Big Run LAT/LONG: 38.253711 -78.684289 Description I hiked into the Big Run Valley and camped over night: 12-13 MAY 2018. Big Run is the largest drainage basin in the Shenandoah National Park. Big Run Overlook is at mile post 81 and runs west through a wilderness area into the Shenandoah River . This area is …
Stony Creek, Saint Anthony’s Wilderness. LAT / LONG: 40.420779 -76.745903 Background: Saint Anthony’s Wilderness (State Game Land #211) is almost scared ground to me. I spent many days hiking, turkey hunting and camping along the trails and fishing Stony Creek as a much younger man. I learned fly fishing along Stony Creek and caught my …
Jeremy’s Run, Shenandoah National Park. LAT / LONG: 38.73849 -78.3102 Background: I was on a business trip (TDY) to Reston VA over the Veteran’s Day weekend in November 2017 and used the great weather to fish the mountain streams that are found in the Northern portion of the Shenandoah National Park. At this time of …
South Mills River, Hendersonville NC: Lat / Long: 35.404591 -82.661211 Background: For my second back country fishing trip, I chose South Mills River. Western North Carolina has many alternatives to choose from near Asheville. Alternatives near Asheville are Avery Creek and Davidson River. Several articles and blogs provide some limited background which made selection challenging …
North Fork, Moorman’s River, Charlottesville VA: Lat / Long: 38.13948 -78.74966 Background: While I was on a business trip (TDY) to the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) which is located in Charlottesville VA, I took my fly rod and headed west to the mountains after work and I was not disappointed. I selected North Fork …
If you have never gone back packing, planning an overnight fishing trip into a wilderness area can be intimidating. There are risks but a good plan can mitigate those risks and provide you an opportunity to catch native trout. For some of us, this is a bucket list item. This post assumes you can …
Harpers Creek, near Collettsville NC and south of Mortimer. Lat / Long: 35.977597 -81.778265 Background: This was my first attempt at an overnight back country hiking and fishing in decades. It was a short 3 miles but after a winter of health issues, this was a plan with several options. I drove on Friday night …
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