BTW -- Pocosin is a kind of fun, extremely tight stream to fish. We've only been there once and very briefly, mostly to fish the Conway. I caught 3-4 little browns right away right at the confluence, but nothing further up...and the private property was confusing, so we left. I recall some kind of hunting lodge up there and a blocked gate.
It's easier to hit the Conway from the Wolftown/Rapidan mountain road.
Gene
On Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 8:47:42 AM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:
On Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 8:47:42 AM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:
Red Eft (Newt) -- they're an interesting critter. They're a terrestrial, juvenile form of a fully aquatic, adult animal. So they're lifecycle is aquatic > terrestrial > aquatic, with some slight variation in certain geographic areas and some neotenic individuals as well.Those minnows (that come flying out of the water hitting dries enough to make you laugh) are common with summer low water in our experience. I'm not sure of the exact species, but 'cyprinid' seems safe ;).Fun trip! Beth and I saw our first black bear in the SNP a couple of weeks ago as well! Just a juvenile crossing the stream --Gene
On Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 8:33:33 AM UTC-4, Andrew Chaney wrote:I went out to the Shenandoah Mountains a couple weekends ago for a long overdue fishing trip. First, I hit up Pocosin Creek. The fishing was excellent, though the trout were tiny. I had multiple strikes in just about every pool I fished. I also saw a gorgeous, bright orange salamander and what I'm pretty sure was a small, fresh bear track (thankfully no bear).After a while, the fishing cooled off, so I trekked back to my car at the confluence of Pocosin and the Conway.I nymphed that area of the Conway for a bit. There were no trout, but I caught a bunch of other fish I can't ID. Anyone know what they are?Finally, I ended my trip at the Rapidan River in the hopes of hooking into some bigger brookies, but other than some beautiful scenery, the fishing was terrible. It was very crowded. There were dozens of campers/hikers and about a half dozen other fishermen (just in the area I fished). Does anyone know of any rivers within a couple hours of DC that aren't usually crowded but also holds trout over 6 inches?PS - Google Groups must not have liked the size of my pics. Here they are on imgur:
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