"snakefiddler" wrote in
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"Mark Bowen" wrote in message
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"snakefiddler" wrote in message
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hit the waters of one of appalachia's treasures- the new river-
this
(early)
evenin. other than a brief encounter involving an invitation to
join
some
fellas who were headin down the river in canoes to do a little
fishin, i
was
had the stream all to myself.
i had been fishing there last week, with a woman that my instructor
hooked
me up with, so i hit the spots that she had success with in the
past. i only had about an hour to spend in the water, as i had a
friend coming
in
from out of town for to spend the evening. so, in i went. i hit
the
"hot
spots" first, where i got a little action, but nothing significant.
after
about a half an hour, i noticed that the fish were jumpin out of
the
water
one after another just upstream a little bit, so naturally i headed
up
to
stalk them. when the fly i had tied seemed to have worn out it's
welcome, i
put on a sulfur. i thought that with all this activiy, i would
surely
hook
one. instead i spent the next half an hour frustrated as i
watched
fish
after fish come out of the water to feed, but only got a couple of
strikes.
i keep thinking that if i had been able to stay longer, i would
have
gotten
something, but i can't help but wonder what i was doing wrong.
maybe
just
not picking out the right fly? i know it's hard to say without
being
there,
but any ideas? i don't think i spooked them, because they didn't
go anywhere. they just continued to taunt me :-(
help- snake


Are you certain that the fish were trout? Then New isn't really know
for
it's trout,
but is known for it's smallies.

The fish you saw jumpin' out of the water may have been bait fleeing
smallies.

Hey Snake, Mark is right on, those were minnies fleeing those hungry
smallies. Tie on that chartruese slider I gave you, then cast upstream at
about a 45 degree angle and let it drift down till it starts to drag,
then recast back up again. Smallies love that Sneaky Pete. Also, if the
water depth allows, wade out and cast back into the bank, especially
around structure, stumps, downed trees, etc. Also, cast to any exposed
rock out in the river, expect a strike on the down current side of it.
I'd love to see you tie into a nice smallmouth, you'll be hooked for
life.

Frank Sr.
...your kpos will do just fine :-)