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A BS leader compadre rang my phone this week inquiring about local floaty trip. I offered my support and it was decided that we'd float a section I hadn't floated in 7 years. This particular section runs through a state park for a couple miles, and straddles a Foothills/upper Piedmont Fall line. Aforementioned fall line runs from Hanging Rock Park on the Dan across the Yadkin at Shoals, Lookout Shoals at the Catawba, and Cherokee Falls on the Broad
The flow was low, and water clear. However, I'd forgotten this portion of the river grows up in weeds, and wispy green crap. This rendered 80 percent of this section river unfishable. This stuff starts making its presence know in August.
I tried to elicit responses from some topwater stuff, but no dice. I can safely say the smallmouth of the Yadkin have an affinity for Peanut Envys.
Heck, even a flathead took a chance on one.
Beautiful misty morning
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LoginApproaching the top of Bean Shoals
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LoginThe weeds populated the rocky areas, the green cotton candy was every else. Blobs where ghosting about in every pool.
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LoginThe flattie took it after a spell of rain. It rained a fair amount in the afternoon, and oddly enough, none of the precipitation showed up on the radar.
2.5-3 miles of this float contained water that was nearly useless. I'd become frustrated with the quality of water, and the weed situation but the river redeemed itself somewhat towards the end. Catching a flathead on a PE was the flyfishing moment of 2017 for me.
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