Virginia musky are still spawning and will be through April. As seen in this photo we see battle scars from spawning musky into May. It has been such an incredible year so far brook trout fishing. March was cool and windy but the fishing was solid and water levels were great. Take advantage of what water levels are left while it lasts. Little yellow stoneflies, sulphurs, march browns, hendricksons, and big black ants are working well up in the mountain streams right now.
Our favorite flies include Mr. Stay low, be stealthy with your approach, use light leaders in X as the fish will become steadily more weary as water levels drop. Hit the largest drainages as the smaller creeks are becoming very low.
Enjoy the great weather ahead! Wayne with a double digit spring creek monster that took a small jigged caddis nymph! The spring creeks are fishing well and we are anticipating the sulphur hatch to begin here any day and tricos next month.
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Water levels are continually dropping and most are running crystal clear. Mossy is crystal clear and you have to be especially careful in your approach as fish are very spooky right now. We have downsized our streamers to size sculpin patterns, slump busters, clawdads, crittermites, and a variety of buggers and minnow patterns.
We will be out this weekend and early next week when temps will be significantly warmer and we are hoping to start seeing some bigger insect hatches. Susie Q still has a few weekdays open in May so give us a call if you want to reserve your own private stretch of spring creek! Help us spread the word folks!!!!
This store is located 2 miles from the Ottobine Country Store. If on at the intersection at Ottobine, take a left and remain on Rt Cross Beaver Creek and follow for just over 1 mile. They are a great family owned store. Buy breakfast or lunch and we can be sure the permits will have a permanent home!
And thanks to Grocery for taking management of the permits! Wayne with a picture perfect rainbow trout from one of his favorite spring creeks. We are anxiously awaiting the green drake hatch in a few weeks. We are already seeing a few here and there. If you are running short on your favorite dry flies or nymphs, we have tens of thousands of flies in stock! Here are a few streams that have been fishing very well over the past few weeks. Madison Run, Paine Run, N.
Take plenty of nymphs , streamers , split shot, and strike indicators to get the job done in the deeper runs and pools. Suphurs are popping and stones and caddis are everywhere but the fish are eating just about everything in sight right now. Load heavy on dry flies, floatant and have a great time! Interested in taking your mountain trout fishing to the next level and simplifying your life?
Give Tenkara fishing a try. We will just say it is simple, fun, and extremely effective. Eliminate drag on your dry flies and nymphs and you will be surprised how you find yourself catching more and larger fish! Join the madness today!
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We have the largest selection of Tenkara rods, lines, gear, and information in the mid Atlantic. Dry droppers have been taking fish on the spring creeks when they have been running clear. Browns are rising many mornings to tricos as the swarms of insects continue to get thicker and thicker! The trico hatches on our local creeks are bigger than we have seen in years. The clouds of bugs are huge and the fish are tuning into them most calm mornings. The sulphur hatch in the evening has been strong and the green drakes coming in a few weeks will help add to the evening fishing.
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The weather will cool down a bit over the next few days so get out and enjoy the perfect weather! Help us spread the word folks!!!! This store is located 2 miles from the Ottobine Country Store. If on at the intersection at Ottobine, take a left and remain on Rt Cross Beaver Creek and follow for just over 1 mile.
They are a great family owned store. Buy breakfast or lunch and we can be sure the permits will have a permanent home!
And thanks to Grocery for taking management of the permits! Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries will be out stocking for just a few more weeks before summer arrives. Get out and take advantage of the good fishing while it lasts! Attractor nymphs and streamers will take the newly stocked fish and the holdover fish will target natural dry flies that are hatching. Dead drifted crystal buggers, golden retrievers, squirmy worms, san juans, thin mints, egg patterns, ck nymphs, and psycho prince nymphs are working well.
Slump busters, kreelex, near nuff sculpins, and other attractor streamers are working well swung or stripped rapidly on warm overcast days. Have fun and enjoy the last part of the season! May 19, store mossycreekflyfishing. The James and Shenandoah Rivers.