Southwest VA Fishing Reports (and more)

  • 5.22.24 South Fork

    Weather was 79 and cooling. Front was coming in. Water was about 150cfs. Nothing rising and elevated water so went to the euro rig. Frenchies and evil olives were best. Small.. 16/18. Caught a bunch with many taking the higher fly in the water column. With temperatures up, mornings will probably be better. Looking forward…

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  • 5.14.24

    South Fork Holston – ~80CFS, air temp around 70 degrees. partly cloudy Fished for a couple hours after work. Tan caddis size 12/14 and Adams size 14 were the main winners. Saw black caddis, tan caddis, green drake spinners? March browns. Caught several. Weather was coming in as I got done.

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  • 5.9.24

    We had some rain last night and are looking at more this weekend. As long as the water levels don’t spike too high fishing can still be done. Look for clear water. Be safe and always use caution during high water levels. All the same flies from the previous post should be around still. At…

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  • 5.5.24

    SF at Chilhowie: Approx 100CFS, optimumSF at Damascus: Approx 1000CFS, high Water was too high in Damascus so I kicked up into Chilhowie. Yellow sallies are in the air.. mix of pale yellow and some are a chartreuse green. They hatch in the dark so the nymphs are going to work a lot better. Lots…

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  • Introduction

    My name is Bill. I live in Abingdon, VA and have been in Southwest Virginia since 2005. I grew up fishing in the Catskills on the Neversink and Beaverkill Rivers and now fish the stocked streams around the southern I-81 corridor. Most seasons I get right around 50 days on the water, hitting well over…

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