Long Weekend Recommendations

[Eric Y.]

I'm hoping to use the long weekend to get some good time on the water in. Anyone have any suggestions in VA? I'm willing to travel almost anywhere in the state. My college buddy, who works down at the Homestead, said fishing on the Jackson (my home turf) has been pretty bad for the last couple weeks, so now I'm looking at other options.  

 

Also, got skunked last night at the Tidal Basin - not a single hit. Fished a variety of olive, chartreuse, and red clousers and bead head buggers from the bridge up on the side opposite the Jefferson memorial. 

[Kevin Eastman]

In the same boat, guys. Thinking of heading to SNP and snooping some streams, pending weather developments. 

[Don Rose]

I fished the Cascades George at the Homestead Monday morning. I don't normally fish much in the winter, but Monday was beautiful and my wife let me slip away for a couple of hours of fishing. After Monday I'm looking for more winter fishing opportunities. I fished with Matt Thompson from the Homestead Orvis shop. He was great. We caught over a dozen fish in the first hour. 3 were over 16 inches! We used San Jaun worms, or wolly buggers with a Caddis pupa dropper. Some caddis were popping off and a few fish were rising to them, but no luck on the drys for me.

The fish in the pic went about 18 inches!

Don

CASCADES GORGE HIKE

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[Eric Y.]

Yeah, I'm sure the Homestead's private waters are fishing great, but I'm not particularly interested in fishing a pay per rod water this weekend.I may just stick around here and see what I can find.

 

That's a great looking fish, for sure, though!

[Misha Gill]

Eric,

If you want an epic trip, head down to the South Holston on the SW border of VA/TN. Look it up on the Orvis reports page (the TN page has the tailrace report). I've been twice and it is really special. They've got dry fly fishing 350 days/year. Unfortunately its like 6 hours away at least. If you have the time and the inclination though, don't let the distance deter you as it is a sure fire bet.

For some stuff thats closer, some ideas are the spring creeks up in the Cumberland valley of south-central PA. Yellow Breeches is the lowest common denominator stream, and there is good fishing in there for mostly stocked fish (and wild browns if you know where to go). You could also check out Big Spring or the Letort. Streamer fishing is pretty good in those streams this time of year, but they are advanced level fisheries. In any case, lots of options up there.

Personally, I will be out in western Maryland. We're going to ski at Wisp on sunday (that's all the day will be good for, looking at the weather - 24 degrees and snow flurries is pretty chilly!). Monday though, I am going to fish in the morning on the Youghiogheny tailrace. If anybody has any experience with this fishery, I would really appreciate your thoughts!

Good luck Eric!

Misha

[Eric Y.]

South Holston isn't a bad idea. I'm from SW VA so outside the Alleghany Highlands and J/GWNP, the South Holston is the next closest thing to home trout waters for me. I'll consult my fishing buddy on this one - would be a good chance to see my folks as well.

 

I may just go pitch a tent at the campgroun near Back Creek. Hot Springs boys are telling me it was hot last weekend.

[Terry C]

Monday looks like it will be the warmest day of the weekend,  thought I would give Yellow Breaches a try in Boiling Springs PA.  Anyone interested.  Only 90 min drive.  

[Jereme Thaxton]

Hey Eric,

I was away on a work trip last week in Eastern Kentucky and also wanted to fish the South Holston or Watauga river on the way home but they are generating 24/7 with all of the rain, which limits both rivers to float trips only (or so I was told by several).  I was more wanting to test out some new rods anyways so I hit Whitetop Laurel for the first hour on Friday and caught 6, then hit the Jackson to test out a switch rod and caught one.  There was definitely a Blue Wing Olive hatch going on just below the dam on the Jackson and fish were rising everywhere, but myself and another guy threw every dry, streamer and bead headed nymph we had and didn't get so much as a courtesy bite.  Frustrating, but still really cool to see.  I hit a couple other spots and that is where I found more accommodating fish.  The water was still pretty skinny on the lower Jackson until they get the lake filled up and I think fishing will pick up in the next several weeks with some warmer water.  

Probably too late to impact your long weekend plans but thought I would share my findings.  

-Jereme

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[Eric Y.]

Thanks for the update. 

What kind of rods are those - really interesting cork.

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[Jereme Thaxton]

Hey Eric, the single handed rod I built on a St. Croix 5F906.4 blank and the switch was built on a Batson IF1085-4 blank, on both I used a mixture of brown burled and burnt cork rings then shaped the handles on a lathe.

-Jereme

On Feb 16, 2013, at 12:25 PM, "Eric Y." <theeri...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks for the update. 

What kind of rods are those - really interesting cork.

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