Rapidan River

Parker

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Jun 30, 2017, 10:52:39 AM6/30/17

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I found an oyster shell in the upper Rapidan last weekend. Any theories on how it got there? Evolution...birds...camping in style??

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Charlie Church

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Jun 30, 2017, 11:22:21 AM6/30/17

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That's pretty crazy. It's lost all color too.

I have been fishing oyster bars a lot recently and haven't seen any with coloration like that. Could it be a super old oyster?

As far as how it got there, I have 0 clue.

namfos

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Jul 3, 2017, 11:27:36 AM7/3/17

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That brookie is a beauty

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Matt S.

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Jul 6, 2017, 6:56:47 AM7/6/17

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Cool. Fossil, maybe? If not I'm guessing it might have arrived in the park in a dump truck carrying road construction sand.

Nice brookie. Were the water levels and fishing good? Haven't been up there in a while.

Yambag Nelson

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Jul 6, 2017, 9:09:12 AM7/6/17

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I was there on sunday. Water was lowish but certainly fishable. Fishing was good but the fish were a bit spooky. If you go, watch your step, quite a few snakes around.

Andrew Sarcinello

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Jul 6, 2017, 12:00:13 PM7/6/17

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I was also in the park Saturday and Sunday. Fished a smaller stream - flows were good for the time of year (about the same now as late May of last year). Water temps 62-64. Fish were demolishing stimulators.

Some parts of the park got a ton of rain yesterday, which only helps. I'll be there Saturday hiking.

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