Misha - I'm guessing the water was still a bit stained? While I haven't fished the main stem much, I float the South Fork at least a few times a summer not TOO far away - usually around Luray. Last year in mid-June I did a float on a day where flows were actually exactly where they are today, and it was definitely challenging fishing with the decently high and stained water. I was facing the same type of results as you with the standard subsurface Shenandoah flies - not much luck. A couple possible nibbles, but no hookups. Nothing on the surface either, which surprised me a little because I was expecting the commotion to attract the fish with the limited visibility. What finally ended up triggering the bite was a Kreelex. It must have been the massive amount of flash that really helped the visibility of the fly and let the fish hone in on it. I stuck quite a few nice smallies and a couple hefty largemouths on that, along with some ridiculous slabs of sunfish. Try keeping a few of those (or other really flashy flies) on hand if you see conditions similar to that again. It was literally the only fly that produced anything under those conditions.
On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 8:24 PM, Misha Gill <misha4455@gmail.com> wrote:
In case anyone was wondering, 4.9 ft on the NOAA Millville Stream Guage is too high for good fishing on the Shenandoah main stem. Miles and I floated 10 whole miles today and only turned up a coupla dinks. I'm looking forward to fishing the main stem some more this summer though, so I was curious if anyone has any wisdom or experience they would care to share?--
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