I'm late on this trip report - but as they say, better late than never!
Over Veterans Day weekend, my dog and I made our way up to Barnum WV for two nights and to do some fishing on the North Branch and Savage. They have cabins available (http://www.mineralcountywv.com/parksandrecreation/cabins.asp) you can rent, if tent camping isn't your thing. They have electric and a small heater if anyone is thinking of doing some winter fishing.
As soon as I arrived to the NB I geared up, and fished my way towards the dam starting in the C&R section. No more than 30 minutes after hitting the water, using a double nymph rig (size 14 and size 18) through some nervous water at the tail of a run, my indicator shot down and a huge bow elevated out of the water several times. Given my biggest fish was an 18incher, I knew this one was bigger and it put up a really good fight -I worked my way cautiously down river with the fish trying not to trip/slip on the greasy rocks. After a good 10 minutes I landed the fish as close to the bank as possible since it was overwhelming my net. I quickly got out my tape measure - 22incher.
Unfortunately, it was a bittersweet moment, I left my camera/phone in the car (to anxious to hit the water I guess). I actually contemplated running to get it - but realized that was unrealistic. So I gathered myself, took the best mental snapshots I could and let her head back to deeper water. I immediately headed back to the car, still shaking with excitement grabbed my iphone and wouldn't you know it - didn't catch a thing the rest of the day.
The next day I hit the water again, using a variety of streamers and nymph rigs. I had some success on and off catching some nice 12-14 inch bows, and one really fat 17 incher on a streamer.
I also hit the Savage and took a small brookie and nice brown on a small caddis near the bridge. Overall, great weekend, minus falling in the NB and filling my waders up - thankfully it reached 65 that day.
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