MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND FISHING TRIP 2014

[GOLD HUNTER]

Guys, I planned to go fishing on this weekend about 2 weeks ago.  Our plans were to spend the weekend in the Alleghany Highland Mountains fishing the rivers.  These rivers are known for their quanity and quality of trout in Virginia.  I had made plans to go fishing on Friday with my Uncle Richard and we caught 5 nice trout each.  It was a great day spent together. 

On Saturday, Rick was taking me to one of his favorite areas which is known for some large trout.  These rivers run through the mountains and are cool and crystal clear.  They offer some quality trout fishing that can't be beat in the state of Virginia.

I stayed with Rick Friday night and we got up at 4:00 AM to begin our day.  Once arriving at the river we had a 2 mile walk back in the mountains to get to where we were going to fish.  Rick said we would catch some trout but I had no idea of the quality of the trout that we would catch. We discussed this on the walk to our fishing spot.  We caught probably 40 trout before 12:00 PM.  Rick missed a monster brown which probably weighed about 8 lbs.  Rick was using a minnow to fish with and he had a 16 oz drink bottle full of them. LOL  He'll tell you the story on the minnows. 

I caught this large rainbow with 4 lb line and a ultra light rod and reel. It took about 20 mins to fight him before he showed himself.  Rick had come up the creek and grabbed my net off the back of my vest and said let him go where he wants to go and when he's ready I'll net him for you. WOW WHAT A TROUT !!!  I caught another big brown and it got away from me.  I caught and landed a nice brown shortly after that further down the creek.  This is a day that I will always remember spending with my friend Rick.  Here are a few pictures of our adventures and the rivers in the area that we fished. 

These areas are strickly confidental . 

They do hold some RIVER MONSTERS. 

Thanks for looking.

Brian

[WV Ridge Reaper]

Looks like a good day back in the mountains trout fishin!!!

[Jbird22]

Looks like yall had a blast! The scenery there looks amazing!

It was a good weekend for fishing. I took my 5 yo son fishing yesterday and we ended up keeping 18 sac-a-lait (aka crappie).

[coyote1]

Awesome scenery and some good eating on those stringers!

[DirtNap647]

Congrats on a great trip...nice pics

[WiLL B]

Congrats !! Pretty country too!! Did you hear any turkeys gobbling?

[Beard Collecter]

Brian, why didn't you let Ricky fish some the holes that held the big fish? LOL!!! Way to go guys, looks like you guys had a great day. Congrats on a good turkey season as well. How does the game commission get back in there to stock??

[BowBendr]

Dang nice trout there Brian. It was a beautiful weekend to fish.
Congrats to you both on some whoppers !

[Rokhal07]

Nice. Congrats. Love some trout fishing!

[vaturkey]

Brian, why didn't you let Ricky fish some the holes that held the big fish? LOL!!! Way to go guys, looks like you guys had a great day. Congrats on a good turkey season as well. How does the game commission get back in there to stock??

Beard Collector

I was guiding so Brian got first crack  ! The mountain roads have locked gates on them & the Game Commision takes 4WD trucks with tanks on them back in the wilderness. ROUGH WALKING ! 

[Beard Collecter]

Brian, why didn't you let Ricky fish some the holes that held the big fish? LOL!!! Way to go guys, looks like you guys had a great day. Congrats on a good turkey season as well. How does the game commission get back in there to stock??

Beard Collector

I was guiding so Brian got first crack  ! The mountain roads have locked gates on them & the Game Commision takes 4WD trucks with tanks on them back in the wilderness. ROUGH WALKING ! 

[Beard Collecter]

And a dang good guide you are!! A little taste of moonshine will be needed after climbing around those rocks all day. Whens the fish fry?

[owlhoot]

looks like a great time

[tomstopper]

Looks like a great way to get over the depression that sets in after turkey season closes. Congrats on some good trout.....

[flintlock]

A trip you will never forget!!  Wow that was awesome.

Wess