The fishing has been great! Smallies are being caught off the beds. They are finished spawning as far as we can tell. We are catching 30 fish day on average, and they are large smallies in the 18 and 20 inch range. Huge trout are being caught on most streams. Overnight trips are being enjoyed with great weather.
The fish are starting to spawn, the water temp was 65 degrees on surface this week. I have seen fish feeding on minnows. We are catching 30 fish a day on average, some of them are up to 16 inches. Trout are being caught regular on most of the smaller streams. Turkey season starts today. Birds being seen, but they are being quiet and hening up early. We'll get em.
The fishing is on.We are catching large fish and great numbers.If you want to go fishing,give us a call.The next 2 months are prime. Give us a call or stop in at our new location on Court Street in Fayetteville.
Check out the size of this amazing fish caught recently on West Virginia's New River. The fishing is really heating up this March. Give us a call or stop in at our new location on Court Street in Fayetteville.
The New River is 9 feet or so. The water temperature is 42 degrees at the mouths of most creeks, and Smallmouth were caught this past weekend at Prince. A few more nice days and it should be on. We have trips booked for the first week of March. The Gauley is running about 1000 cfs at Belva and the Muskies should be hungry. Trout are also being caught on the Gauley below the damn, it is releasing about 600 cfs. We have a new location in downtown Fayetteville on North Court Street. The old Back Country kayak shop. Drop by and see us.
March is around the corner, The diehard fishermen are ready for trips already. We will be starting Smallmouth trips on the first of February. We will be trout fishing the streams until then. Drop us a line and book your trip now.
We are entering the second week of rifle hunting season. The first week filled the frezers with small bucks. We have spotted some nicer bucks chasing does,but no shots. We have plenty of time left. We have muzzle loader season around the corner, which always provides some nice late season bucks and does for management. Fishing has all but shut down except for muskie and trout. We are catching trout on the Gauley river and a few small streams. We fished the New River a week ago and landed five smallmouth one 18 inches. Drop us a line for a late season hunt or fishing trip.
The Smallmouth are being caught on tubes, grubs and flukes. Darker colors seems to be working best. We are fishing All three rivers on regular bases: The New, the Gauley and the Greenbrier. The rain is keeping us moving. Our fishing trips are averaging 30 fish a day on the Gauley and Greenbrier rivers. When fishing the New we are catching 50 a day on average. We have had a few 100 fish days even in murky, dirty water and have landed several 18 and 20 inch fish. The water is dropping and should cotinue to do so. Trout are being caught on our walk and wade trips on the Gauley river and small streams. We have had luck on spinners on the river and live bait in the small streams. The weather is looking good. Drop us a line.
The fishing is settling down, smallmouth are being caught more often and easier. On our New River Fishing Trips, we are pattering them on dark tubes, grubs and crank baits. We are catching them on live bait when avalible: spring lizards and minnows. On average, we are catching between 12 and 15 a day on fishing trips. Some fish are in the 18 to 20 inch range and also many average smallies. The strypers are starting to be caught on large minnows. Turkey season starts Monday, April 27! We have called in several and seen nice gobblers. May is booking up quickley. Book now so you dont miss the boat.
Although the weather has been wet and cool,the fish are getting busy. We are starting to catch fish in the 24 inch range regularly. The water temp was 50 degrees today. On a recent half day New River Fishing Trip, we caught over a dozen fish using crank baits, stick baits as jerk baits and some plastic. The best fish was 18 inches and caught on a live minnow. The water is at stable levels and at an ideal temperature for a fishing trip. Trout are being caught on small streams on live bait, small jigs, and Mepps spinners. The Gauley river is warming up and trout should be feeding. Also, the Army Corps of Engineers will be holding back water to fill the lake over the first few weeks of April, so the river will be at a very consistent level and great for a trout fishing trip. Turkeys are being seen regularlary and starting to get defesive towards other gobblers. Spring fishing season is best in April. Don't miss the boat! If you have any questions, drop us a line.
Fish are being caught on black grubs and green tubes fishing slowly on the bottom. Several 20 inch smallies have been caught this week. Trout are being caught on trout magnets jigs, large Mepps spinners. Large flocks of turkeys are being seen on trips. This is prime time for all species of large fish. DONT MISS THE BOAT!
We have spotted and heard turkey on float trips already. It should be a promising turkey season. Give us a call with any questions or to book a New River Float Fishing trip or a Cast and Blast trip.
Trout are being landed in lakes on ice up north and stocked streams in the local area. We are using jigs, live bait, eggs and meal worms. Trout fishing on the Gauley River has also been great. We've been having success using spinners there.
The water temperature in West Virginia's New River is slowly warming up. It was 39 degrees on February 7, 2009. No fish were caught on our half-day float fishing trip, but it sure was beautiful. We had the river to ourselves on a warm winter day. Usually we start landing large smallmouth bass at a 42 degree water temperature,it should not be long because the outside temperatures are predicted to be warm for the next few days.
We have spotted and heard turkey on float trips already. It should be a promising turkey season. Give us a call with any questions or to book a New River Float Fishing trip or a Cast and Blast trip.
Trout fishing on the Gauley River is heating up. The water is up and moving the stocked trout around. We are catching Large Rainbows in the Upper Gauley, especially downstream of Summersville Dam. Brown trout are being caught on live bait in the smaller streams like Dunloop Creek and Piney Creek. Muskie have been seen and caught in shallow water on recent bottom Gauley River float fishing trips. The flatwater section of the Gauley makes for great winter time muskie fishing trips.
Call ahead to reserve your spring smallmouth float fishing trip on the New River with Robert and the guides at Freelance Fishing and Guide service. Prime fishing weekends in April and May are booking up fast for the best smallmouth float fishing.
Spring Turkey season is right around the corner as well. Give us a call and schedule a Cast and Blast, which will include great fishing and spring gobbler turkey. Large birds are alredy being seen in numbers. West Virginia varmit seasons are open in the winter months. Let's go get some Coyotes, Fox, and Bobcat out in the woods. Drop us a line.