{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Smallies on the Rapidan River? Also brief SNP Fishing Report

As Eric said, there are smallies the entire length of the Rapidan up to the mountains/foothills. You can fish at any of the boating access areas and most of the major bridges. I've generally caught more bream than smallies at most spots I've tried. Numbers of smallies tend to be higher in the spots with more rock/gravel habitat. As a connected watershed, the Phelps WMA area around Kelly's Ford on the Rapp is also a decent wading spot.

On Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 3:17:03 PM UTC-4, Andrew Chaney wrote:

Hey all,

Does anyone have any experience going after smallmouth bass on the lower Rapidan River? I'm curious how far upstream from the confluence with the Rappahannock River one can reasonably fish for smallies.

Also: I explored a couple brook trout streams in SNP last weekend, but didn't fish much. I tested the water temperature in several places. It was consistently between 65-66 degrees and for the most part, the trout were all huddled together at the bottom of every deep pool, moving as little as possible. The rain earlier this week may have cooled things off enough, but I think it's still too warm for trout, in VA at least.

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