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CURRENT REPORT BASS...Updated
September 7, 2010: Fishing is GREAT
using either subsurface or surface lures. Bass and other species are
mainly taking lures in the evening or early mornings. The waters are in
fine shape, clear, refreshing and easy to wade. Use subsurface lures in
the fast water and sunny, hot days. Switch to surface lures in the
shaded, slow areas late afternoon to dark. We wet-wade mainly in late-afternoon
ending just before dark. To book an outing for Bass, please click HERE.
CURRENT
TROUT REPORT... Updated
September 7, 2010:
There is little to no Trout fishing during the hot, humid and dry
summer. We are
currently booking Smallmouth Bass June-September.
Put-n-Take Stocked Trout Waters:
No more stockings until late-September or early October.. Trout
fishing in these waters is nonexistent until late-September
or early October.
Native, Special
Regulation, Wild and Fly Fishing Only Waters:
Presently spring creeks are flowing at 20% stream-channel coverage and
spring influenced at 60%.
Water temperatures are 69 degrees and may hit or exceed 70 by the first of
August. Fishing in these
waters is over until late-September or early October. Fly anglers
have switched over to warm water species
such as Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass and Redbreast Sunfish.
Special Regulation Specific: Jackson
River (Bath County), Buffalo
Creek (Rockbridge County), Smith
Creek (Clifton Forge): Trout fishing in these waters is very
slim for the summer because of low water levels, high water temperatures
plus the heat and humidity. Most anglers are directing their efforts to warm water fish such as
Smallmouth Bass. For background information on Mossy
Creek, click HERE.
Report Coverage Region:
The above
report covers the following areas:
Shenandoah National Park: From Afton
to the Rapidan and Staunton Rivers. Counties include Madison, Greene,
Albemarle, Rockingham and Augusta. Cities/Towns include Madison,
Stanardsville, Wolftown, Ruckersville, Graves Mill, Criglersville,
Charlottesville, Swift Run, McGaheysville, Harrisonburg and
Waynesboro.
Appalachian,
Allegheny, Shenandoah and Great/Big North Mountains: Counties
include Augusta, Rockingham, Highland, Bath, Allegheny, Rockbridge, Nelson and
Botetourt. Cities/Towns include Staunton, Waynesboro, Harrisonburg,
Wintergreen, Lexington, Buena Vista, Clifton Forge, Covington, Monterey,
Warm Springs, Hot Springs and Natural Bridge plus the numerous small
communities around these cities/towns.
Blue Ridge Parkway: From Afton Mountain Entrance to just beyond
Arcadia and Buchanan. Counties include Augusta, Nelson, Rockbridge and
Botetourt. Points of Interest include Humpback Rock, Wintergreen, Upper
St. Mary's Wilderness Area, White Rock Gap Run and falls, Montibello,
Whetstone Ridge, Irish Creek, Brown's Run, Yankee Horse Cascades and Otter
Creek. Communities include Montibello, Buena Vista, Arcadia and Buchanan.
For a MAP of the above fishing
and stream report, as well as where we Guide, click here.
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Waynesboro, and the surrounding counties.
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River
North River, Buffalo Creek, Back Creek, South River, Conway
Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area
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