Southwest VA Fishing Reports (and more)
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8.21.24 Chilhowie
It’s been a long time since I’ve fished for trout! Most of the time the heat and water conditions sent me in search of smallies. Finally cool enough weather to entertain trout. Air temp was 73 and water temp was 66 when I started around 4:00pm. Be carefeul fishing midday. Small mahogany duns size 14/16,…
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7.30.24 Damascus
4pm, water temp in Big Laurel and Beaverdam was 66.5. Flows at 550ft/s and somewhat muddy. High temp around 82. Mornings are going to be good and you should be able to fish a lot of the day, more so if you get to higher elevations. Slate Drakes, tan caddis and terrestrials will be your…
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7.10.24 Damascus
It’s hot! Nonstop 80+ degree days. I went and took some stream temps yesterday afternoon on my way to a warm water lake. Time: 4:15pm. Air Temp: 80 degrees. Beaverdam Creek in the Park: 71 degrees Big Laurel: 71 degrees Whitetop Laurel at Straight Branch: 70 degrees Moral of the story? It’s too hot for…
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7.4.24 Hot Springs NC
Happy 4th of July! Spent some time with family in NC and took my nephew out early for some fly fishing. My fishing these past weeks has been limited to smallies on conventional tackle. Check those water temps regularly. Had dry fly takes on Adam’s and pink and yellow hoppers. Dropper wise a pink hotspot…
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6.22.24 Chilhowie
Hot day, low of 62, up to 90. Low water. Water temp 6am was 63 degrees. Water temp at 9:30AM was 64.5. Be careful with the heat. Got two to take a pink Wiese Bob Hopper. The rest took evil olives, pink frenchies, dark gray caddis pupa. Saw some tan caddis, a handful of yellow…
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6.16.24 Damascus
Got way up on the mountain at dawn to beat the heat. Yellow sallies and tan caddis were the best flies on the day. Not very active and it was one fish per pocket. Low water, mind the stream temps. If I had to fish in the afternoon I’d go target smallies.
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6.13.24 Damascus
Finally got back on the river. Caught several on sulphur dries. Didn’t have a long time to fish. Saw some quill body dries 14/16, tan caddis spinners, and white midges.
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5.31.24 Chilhowie
Didn’t have a lot of time. Stream was PACKED full of fisherman. Hit the special reg section. Temp was 70, skies were mostly sunny. Water 160cfs. Had immediate success running yellow frenchies on the euro rig. Caught a dozen in the first hour. Saw sulphurs, blue winged olives, quill body mayflies and some sporadic tan…
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5.30 Chilhowie
Took a kid out fishing at their request. A ton of bugs coming off and a lot of pressure from spin fishermen. He took one on a small, size 16 quill body dry. There were blue winged olives, sulphurs (12), tan caddis 12-16, larger quill body sized 10/12, and a ton of midges. Spent midges…
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5.24 and 5.25.24
Damascus and Chilhowie 5.24 Big Laurel was a little high around 850cfs. Only had a little time to fish before high school graduation. Frenchies and tan caddis were the ticket. Hooked a couple under an indicator rig but they came off in the surface current. 5.25 Chilhowie was about perfect. 120cfs and a slight tinge…
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