Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Rapidan or Mossy?

speaking of boats and the jackson... is an anchor or drag chain in violation of king george? 

On Wednesday, August 28, 2013 12:52:38 PM UTC-4, Danny Barrett wrote:
Honestly I have never fished that section of the Jackson.  I know some guides and great fisherman who half love it and half hate it. So I have never made the hike in.  I normally fish from the town of Covington up to the dam.  http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/waterbodies/reports/2013-jackson-river-tailwater-map.pdf.  I hope that link doesn't violate any rules on the blog, but it highlights areas you can launch boats (or in my case get in and wade the around).  I have never had issues at these locations.  The couple that I have had the easiest wading is at Indian Draft, right below the dam, and there are a few swinging cable bridges on the river.  I cant find them on google maps or id highlight them.  But I havent had issues at them either.  In my opinion the name of the game up there is massively deep nymphs and streamers.

Thanks,

Dan Barrett
 
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On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 12:27 PM, TurbineBlade <doubl...@gmail.com> wrote:
Danny -- my understanding is that the "hidden valley" area is pretty well-marked and requires a hike-in to reach a lot of the more popular water.  Is this area a place where you're likely to be confronted by landowners? 

I hadn't considered this to be a problem but would like to know before heading over there.

Thanks,

Gene


On Wednesday, August 28, 2013 9:42:12 AM UTC-4, Danny Barrett wrote:
The landowners down there are a pain. Ive had a few run ins and when they call police they get laughed at.  I normally stick to the points marked on one of the VDGIF boat launch sites.



On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 2:37 PM, Eric Y. <theeri...@gmail.com> wrote:
The Jackson is my homewater and it is a good trout fishery. There is a ton of good wading below the dam in the tailwaters, however, if you aren't up on your knowledge of the what sections are okay to fish and what sections aren't, I'd suggest doing a good amount of research before you go wandering down the river. There are some major landowner rights issues on the Jackson and you can find yourself in a lot of legal trouble if you don't respect them. Several landowners have brought hefty suits against anglers on the Jackson in recent years and, if history is any indication, you will lose that battle. That said, since it is just one day, you'll find plenty of trout in the tailwater immediately below the dam - more than enough water to keep you entertained for a day. 

On Tuesday, August 27, 2013 12:17:11 PM UTC-4, Danny Barrett wrote:
Id pick mossy over rapidan this time of year personaly.  if you head up to to rapidan, its a rough road getting in without a suv.  rapidan has better scenery for sure.  if your ok with a drive, id suggest the jackson.  above the dam its around 40 CFS and below dam it is about 200-300 CFS. there are some spots ive found for wading.  if you are both good with covering water then you can hit a variety of spots on the jackson in a day.  i live out by winchester and can get down there in abou 3 hours.  if you end up down there and want some other advice, hit me up dannyt...@gmail.com. i spent my entire spring break in that part of the state.  7 days and never fished the same part of river and almost fished a different river each day.

Tight lines,


On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 9:35 AM, Kevin Huntington <huntingt...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello all,
 
A buddy and a I are going to take a day trip for some trout this weekend and are trying to decide between Mossy Creek and the Rapidan.  We're cool with the couple hour drive to get there, so that's not an issue.  But neither of us have ever fished either place, so just looking for input.
 
I've heard Mossy trout are spooked very easily and it's a tough place to fish.  But I also don't know if the water temp is still low enough this late in the summer for the Rapidan.  We just want to catch a few trout and soak in some scenery.
 
Any other river or stream suggestions are welcome too, we're just jonesing for some trout.
 
Any thoughts or input from anyone would be great!  Thanks!

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