Wanna come fish the Elk with me this weekend?

[Ashley Frohwein]

I'm driving down early Saturday AM, fishing all day with a buddy who lives out there, spending the night (TBD whether camping or lodging), then doing a full-day guided trip on the Elk on Sunday (you can join for ~$200, or just go fish unguided for the day) and driving back late Sunday. 

Not a trip for the meek, but should be a blast. PM me if you want to join

[Dan Kozel]

Sounds fun. If I didn't already have plans I would likely join. I've not yet fished the Elk. Who are you being guided by?

[Ashley Frohwein]

The elkfisher. Unfortunately, there's a cold front rolling through Sunday (high in the high 30s). But when the going gets tough...

[JT]

The Elk is a very cool river.  I've only fished it once, but I really enjoyed it.  Wish I could tag along, but it looks like I'll have to work this weekend.  I hope the cold front doesn't kill the bite for you.  Take note of the put-in and take-out accesses you guys use, and ask the guide what flow levels are good for floating.  Maybe we can float it again later this spring in my small raft.

[Ashley Frohwein]

I didn't realize the Elk is floatable. Interesting

[James Fletcher]

What sections of the Elk are good to focus on? Or is fishabke everywhere for trout?

Making a point get on some WV water this spring.

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[Ashley Frohwein]

The Elk was great. Air temps started in the teens and got up to ~40. But most action oddly enough was in the morning. All on nymphs, although we saw a few fish eating dries and emergers. Netted around a dozen bows (no browns, although we saw a few), including a few wild/stream-bred ones. Lost one in the 23"-ish range after a long and jumpy fight. 

I confirmed that there are no sections of the elk that are floatable and inhabited by trout, although there are sections way on the lower end that are floatable for bass.

On Friday, February 24, 2017 at 1:33:26 PM UTC-5, James Fletcher wrote:

What sections of the Elk are good to focus on? Or is fishabke everywhere for trout?

Making a point get on some WV water this spring.

Best,

On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 11:03 AM Ashley Frohwein <ashleyf...@gmail.com> wrote:

I didn't realize the Elk is floatable. Interesting

On Friday, February 24, 2017 at 10:47:20 AM UTC-5, JT wrote:

The Elk is a very cool river.  I've only fished it once, but I really enjoyed it.  Wish I could tag along, but it looks like I'll have to work this weekend.  I hope the cold front doesn't kill the bite for you.  Take note of the put-in and take-out accesses you guys use, and ask the guide what flow levels are good for floating.  Maybe we can float it again later this spring in my small raft.

On Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 11:12:19 AM UTC-5, Ashley Frohwein wrote:

The elkfisher. Unfortunately, there's a cold front rolling through Sunday (high in the high 30s). But when the going gets tough...

On Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 4:31:10 PM UTC-5, Dan Kozel wrote:

Sounds fun. If I didn't already have plans I would likely join. I've not yet fished the Elk. Who are you being guided by?

On Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 4:31:01 PM UTC-5, Ashley Frohwein wrote:

I'm driving down early Saturday AM, fishing all day with a buddy who lives out there, spending the night (TBD whether camping or lodging), then doing a full-day guided trip on the Elk on Sunday (you can join for ~$200, or just go fish unguided for the day) and driving back late Sunday. 

Not a trip for the meek, but should be a blast. PM me if you want to join

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[Connor Donovan]

What was the smallest fly that the guide tied on? 

[Ashley Frohwein]

22, although at other times things would go down to 32

[Connor Donovan]

Nice.  Was curious if he put on one of those 32's.  While I have not fished the Elk, I've heard that particular guide is a total game changer if you plan to fish there again. 

Sure sounds like a great trip.

[ALarge]

Was looking through the Elkfisher's photo and found a pic of this incredible guitar-shaped landing net. I emailed Dave and he said it had been a gift from a local, but he had long lost his contact information. If anyone knows where I can find a guitar-shaped landing net like this one, please let me know. 

[Luke M.]

There's a guy in California who makes them. Not sure how pricey they are. Joseph Lenchner. That looks like it might be the one he lists on his website, just with a rubber net.

http://www.joelwoodworks.com/index_files/page0030.htm

[Ashley Frohwein]

Yeah, his guitar net was pretty cool. I was hoping to fish 32s, but apparently summer is the time for that. I can't recommend Dave highly enough. He is an absolute master and great guy. Fish with him.

To sum up the Elk, I'd rather drive a full day to fish a half day there than drive a half day to fish a full day anywhere else in the area (with very limited exceptions depending on conditions/time of year). But spend the night if you go. 

[ALarge]

Luke, I saw that too. It was the only hit on the internet I could find. Unfortunately, I got a bounceback from his email address and haven't received a return phone call yet -hardly expect to.

Still on the hunt for one.

On Monday, February 27, 2017 at 10:21:16 PM UTC-5, Luke M. wrote: