Since the weatherman was reckoning the temps would be way above avg this weekend, I decided to let 'er rip. Foulhook and I missioned up thru private land to a State Park stream only to find that this little RIB (rhodo infested bitch) is a mere 2feet wide. Off to Plan B. fished a blueline off the Parkway and saw very few fish, this stream doesn't have numbers but sure makes up for it with the rogue 12-14" wild browns who for some reason show up quite often. It too is a tiny stream, but has some nice pools and alot of cover to sneak up on the fuckers -0- Foulhook's new 6'6" broomstick will surely afford him more opportunity to tear up the fish on the bluelines now ;) He had the bazooka last year :o
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LoginI came to the party with a pune brookie, very unusual to find them below the falls...look carefully, looks like some rubbish heron took a swing at him.
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LoginOvernight temps were not too bad, but somehow, I still ended up freezin my ass off in my new tent.
Today I attempted the impossible. A little known bleuliners dream was there, waiting for me to take aim at it, except there was no trail alongside a feeder stream, probably just as well, because the hike back up would make the "house of pain" or the "Gold Mine" seem like a stroll through the Shopping Mall. I didn't make it down tothe bottom this time, but between my burning calves and heavily chaifed ankles, and a case of PBR Im gonna plan a counter attack, some folks on here have access from the bottom, if I were them, I'd keep the lips sealed too...u lucky p;- -p-
Heres evidence of the oh so sketchy terrain:
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LoginI have some contacts in the various Departments of North American Fresh Water Fish Research and they send me electro shock survey info occasionally, when I saw the reports coming in on the brookie populations on some of these feeders, I almost shat myself. The pic above is of the headwaters of a feeder. I musta spooked between 30-40 4"-8" brookies while I was attempting the roller coaster hike downwards.
I started having doubts about what I was doing and this is never a good omen. I bailed swiftly back uphill, hopped in the car, busted North bound on the BRP and fished two streams in VA. The 10"+ pf snow on the ground up on the VA section of the parkway is just retarded.
Southern VA Streams? Heavily poached? Maybe, water temps anything but optimum? gotto be, 39F is cold as all hell, dunno how I even managed to coax one from under a rock...
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LoginIt's the first time in 3 years I managed to get on a blueline in February, mostly because bluelines are no place for anyone this time of year, iced up box canyons, frozen cliffsides, dodgy loose rocks etc, so I hastily retreated back to the safety of my home in Raleigh. It certainly was a treat to get to fish this early on, have some good company, catch all but two fish and of course, gulp back some nice beer for a change in the parking lot -0-
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As usual, damn fine report. Froze your ass off in your new tent, huh? Not good, I'm planning to camp Tuesday and Wednesday night in the GSMNP, I am sure I will freeze as well.
good stuff man..looks like a damn fine time, and fat tire at the end of the day..can't beat that shit..
Wasn't too bad a day. Ready for spring hatches though.
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alright whitey you done caught 2 o dem fish, n petey caught 115 in dis hood... when u get up in dis hood, i'll get you on em like nuthin else.
dat report was right on nice pictures
Quote from: Woolly Bugger on February 20, 2011, 12:09:15 PM
a trespasser :-*
Poacher? Hmm, trespasser? Yes. I like the taste of "legal stockers" between the 1st Sat in June. I usually catch a bunch of em the night before and keep them on a stringer, the next morning, I have my "limit" :laugh:
I bet you are sore for a week after that escapade {S; good to see you city slicker ass get out 'c;
Mighty fine report. Better to get them legs in shape now and ready for spring...I overestimated a hike on Friday and realized I AM NOT in shape, still paying for it today.