Woolly Bugger,
You shoulda been there...
Was Grand to make it to Shady Valley this year!!!
Seeing old friends and meeting new ones.
Thanks to the Straw Boss (es), cooks and galley wenches.
A few yondering thoughts, recollections and pictures in no particular order...
Got a delayed early release on Wed. (would of headed north Tue. Ifn the truck didn't have a leaky radiator).
Dropped off some Shrimp by JT' & Saint Carols house. Hope the neighbors will forgive me for slingin'
a ton of gravel outta the road.
Stopped at a spot on the way over the mountain and caught 8 of these in @ 30 minutes.
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And one of these from the same hole...
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Only one wrong turn before I found Bill on the SOHO that evening.
Caught around 20 of these while standing on the same rock.
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Thanks Ralph for the DMC Soft hackle fly. You are the Man!!!
Thanks Bill and Phil for letting me bunk with ya.
The Spinner fall above Doc's was something to see...
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Devinsdad with # 50 on the Beaverdam, He didn't want it hot spotted so I camouflaged that
place.
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Rubber boots and rain coats mandatory.
Hang gliding on the cook tent optional (requires 50 mph sustained wind).
Beautiful, colorful, scenery, flora, fish and fine folks ...
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Looking forward to the next gathering.
Ain't Life Grand!!!
croaker
Aint life grand
It was this weekend But I'm still paying for it 0--0
Thanks Croaker and it was great to see ya again
wish i could have but soccer season ran late and we all went to memorial in Siler City..
looks like a good urn..
looks like a grand time to me..
cheers fella's.. 0--0
way to get after them cold water feesh 0--0
One of the best PFF's that we have ever had.
Ended up with about 40 guys who all caught the hell out of trout and smallmouth.
Croaker,Phil and I had an absolutely perverted dry fly bite on a small creek saturday afternoon.
Anybody who missed this one,missed a dandy
JT
That sulpher spinner fall looks unreal, that was on the Thursday night? Nice fishes too. 0--0
I camped on the Holston this weekend and ran into a three fellers at a turnout on Rock Bridge Rd. on Saturday that said they were camping over at Shady Valley. It was a great weekend to be down there.
It was indeed!!
One of the best PFF's ever. Absolutely slayed them on Friday with Flyguy.
The food, especially Sat breakfast was out of this world.
The sulpher hatch was like nothin I ever seen on the holston before. 18-20" fish literally going airborn to catch a bug
Thunderstorms that would have you running for the underground shelter
Great Campfires and entertainment to go with it.
Sorry you missed it Woolly..
Quote from: Devinsdad on May 22, 2010, 20:36:57 PM
Thunderstorms that would have you running for the underground shelter
Sorry you missed it Woolly..
I'd would have much rather been there. I WAS in an underground bunker!!!! I hope I can make it next year. It's been a couple years for me. See you guys soon!