Well I just got back from a 30 day adventure. Thanks to Obama Care I had to take of 30 days from work, with no pay. :pout: But my wife, little girl put it to good use. We took off on a 3 week camping trip up into WV, VA, and Ohio. I got to fish the New River, Greenbrier River, and Shenandoah River. Here are a few fish I got from the Shenandoah.
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I have a bunch more pictures to add as I get them loaded. Caught some really nice smallies.
Cooooooool. :highclap: :highclap:
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Looks like some good fish. Hopefully it won't be your last trip to Ohio.
Jerry
Great 3 weeks use of those 30 days. Can't wait to see more pics and hopefully see the water your fishing - can see a little in the second pic.
Here are a few more pictures of my adventure.
The fish gods were looking out for me.
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Here is a smallie that had these big sores on it's side. I talked with the park rangers and they were telling me that they had a big fish die off for the last few years because of this. Seems some chicken farmers up stream were pushing waste into the river, causing a bacteria that effected the fish. But it only effected the larger ones.
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Those smallmouth sure put up a fight, especially in the current.
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I felt like a pro out there, even had a audience.
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Here is a picture of Sandstone Falls (New River, WV), there have been several kayaker's die on these falls. They don't look it but their about 15-20 feet high. Most of the time it's fishermen, that get to close and go over.
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More smallie water on the New River.
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Shenandoah River smallmouth
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Gorgeous country! Looks like a lot of fun. Glad you got to do it.
THAT CLOUD! wow that is so cool. :holdon: What kind Omen is THAT?
Nice smallies, those things are fun to catch no matter what size they are. Did you keep any? Smallies are good chewin.