Farm Pond Time

Well it's definitely been a March weather wise that's been way warmer than we are used to. Had some time after work and a short window with some good weather before the rain rolled in. So I headed to a local farm pond. The bass and the blue gills were hanging out in good numbers on the surface. So tied on a nice little popper and went to work. First fish was by far the best bass of the day and it didn't take long to pick him up. The short time I was there the gills nearly tore up the little popper. Ended up with a couple good bass and a dozen chunk blue gills! Great evening on the water with a constant bend in the 3wt. You just got to love these warm March temps for fishing.

The Lady

Sometimes when you head to a stream catching fish is just an extra bonus! This past Saturday was one of those days! Got the opportunity to fish The Lady with a few great WVAngler friends Zach Adkins(McFishin), Jonathan Paine(Brookie), and C.D. Caldwell(ccaldwell). The Elk was slow to start the day but it managed to give everyone a good taste of Elk River butter! It was great to be back on the place that many call the high church and seeing the elkfisher himself. The Elk has taught me so much over the years gave me many truly great friends that I can call brothers, and even gave my WVAngler website its roots. The great thing about being on the river at times even on a day you don't catch a ton it still ends up being an epic great day. It's a place where there is amazing hatching the black stones were popping and huge browns and rainbows, but what makes it that much more special is a brotherhood found there the friends of the Elk. Days like these I could spend hours with great friends sharing the day and stories from days passed gone by. The Elk will always be a special place not always for the fish it provides for me but for the family that's always found there. I will always be proud to call myself a friend of the Elk!

WVAngler Dinner 2012

Well Saturday February 11th brought on a great fishing trip that was off the stream. The WVAngler Dinner took place this year at the Days Inn in Flatwoods. The weather didn't exactly cooperate this year but the turnout was great. The food as always was top notch a plate full of prime rib is hard to beat. Then you have the fellowship what the night and the site is all about! It's always great to meet new and oldfellow wvanglers and get the opportunity to talk fishing. Philip Smith and Rick Bebout walked away with WVAngler of the Year awards being do dedicated and providing so much to the site. Great night as always look forward to next year already and meeting even more fellow WVAnglers!

Musky Float

Time for my first blog entry! Left with an unseasonably warm January day it was time to hit the water! Armed with some new 8 inch long, the Temple Fork Outfitters 10wt, and the kayak it was time to drive over the hill to Middle Island for an evening float. Put in at the boat launch in Blue and paddled up the creek for a while then let the casting and stripping start. Nice winter day on the water with some great new flies. No fish landed or raised but a great peaceful float!

Tis The Season!

This the season to start a blog I guess!  After reading the Brookie Report from my good buddy Jonathan Paine I figured it was my turn to try to put up somehting interesting! We will try to keep this all WVAngler.com related!  Trips, events, or just interesting happenings!  Santa should be here soon hopefully he has some nice fishing goodies under the tree to try out in the new year!