Finally got to go chase some trout. I talked to Al, Friday, and he had a pretty good morning. I got up Saturday and headed for my 3 1/2 hour drive to Martinsville. Al told me that the water was still a little cloudy downstream so I headed on upstream. When I started fishing there was absolutely nothing moving. Around 3:30 I started seeing fish moving next to the banks. Whenever I saw a fish move I would cast and get a hit. I caught 8 in the next hour or hour and a half. Then the fish quit moving and that was that. Firefly stopped by my car and hollered at me in the river. He had a pretty good afternoon, which is to be expected with BJ on this river. I gave up and went back to my motel and watched the Clemson game. Oops, I meant to say the Alabama game. I got up the next morning and fished downstream for awhile with no luck. I did not see a fish move at all. I went on upstream and started back where I caught my fish Saturday. It was dead untill 4:00 and then somebody turned the switch back on. It was a repeat of the day before. If a fish moved I cast and he hit. I caught 9 and missed a few and had a couple of LDRs. Then just like Saturday they turned off and everything died. I only fished beetles and never fished anything subsurface. If anybody else was up there I am curious if they turned on and off like that for you? Anyway it was great to be back on this river.
sounds like you need a supply of allieworms...?
jus sayin
Al beat you to the punch. He pointed that out to me Sunday night. :)
I fished the Smith on Monday morning from 7:30 to 11:00. I used a No.12 cricket pattern all morning and had strike after strike. Ended up bringing 20+ to hand but had at least 30 more takes without a hookup. I was trying to cull some of the smaller fish using the large cricket but still only managed 3-4 fish that would reach the 12" mark. All in all, a beautiful morning and I didn't cross paths with any other fisherman until the hike back to the car. What a way to spend a day off!!