Tito Degiosio

to add to the collection just a small buck swimming on the other side of the river from me fishing he came from the spring branch down below the first shoal before getting out of the water

17.25ft and 31,000 cfs WOW that baby is rolling

just a few pictures of the worst thing to come between me and some nice rainbows when will ever go away

not a problem but something I will add to my other post is that I have been told that upper section of the river is still running brown so fishing would not be that good but if you just want to get out and injoy the fall colors then just keep your eye on the river levels before coming down

Rain,Rain,Rain and more Rain whats the deal haven't we had enough just can't win here the river is still up guys and was on it's way down but came up more last night due to the rains we had yesterday And they are calling for more rain thurs and friday so don't expect this river to be ok anytime soon anybody know of any other trout streams or creeks that are fishable right now there is a plus side to the high water if you just want to get out and fish for smallies the upper section would ok in a few days as long as we don't get a down pour well be sure and check the levels before heading anywhere looks like high water no matter wear you go

if anyone is camping it will mostly be at whitten the river is only used by a handfull of hunters during hunting seasons but seeing one or two is not out of the question If it was me I would be wearing a orange cap and vest for your safety some hunters will walk in from the upper roads and may not see you in there line of sights when shooting near the river if your not wearing orange

gauge broke at 5,240 cfs and 7,79 ft Most recent instantaneous value: 5,240 10-23-2009 20:30

here's a few pictures of the flood (from left to right ) Riverton,Greer,Turner,142 the Narrows Anybody want to fish the parking lots ?

6 or 8 would be fine mine was on a 6 2x long perfect bend

I'm sure I'll see ya around sometime in your neck of the woods don't have a clue when though but it is on the to do list of trout waters by the way nice write up on the eleven point river

went out today with a couple of regulars and was rewarded with another nice fish for the eleven point this Time I got photo's for ya so injoy this was a nice female fly of choice my rubber leg Stonefly just your average rubber leg stone if anyone is wondering

Great photo's got to love those fall colors Brian S. and I took off to the river in time to fish the afternoon from sunburst to patrick bridge didn't catch alot of fish but did catch my first brown out of the NFOW and measured in at 17 inches so it was worth the trip right there did land a few more between me and brian mostly small rainbows with brian doing what he is good at catching those scared rainbows out of some holes that call for alittle more then what I could throw at them And thanks to him I was atleast able to see some healthy rainbows that were getting some nice color to them all in all besides the drunk at patrick who grabbed the canoe and almost got tangled in our rods in was a great afternoon and will be back as soon as I can I hope to make it down before Oct. is up but if not I will be down in Nov.

Are you the shadow outside my window cause you just nailed it and yes lead too for the body I made one like it before but it didn't sink as fast as I wanted so I been playing around with lead and I like the results

great job on the artical turned out realy nice

something already I have to takein into acount It may flip sometimes but it seems to catch some nice trout so I'm not sure I will do much change if it is catching fish then it has done it's job and hope it continues to do so for others

here you go injoy

Thanks guys I had a lot of fun fighting that fish there were times when I just chuckled I couldn't beleive what I had dreamed about For many years was finaly happing just to get to fight a trout that big in a river where there are just too few trout of this size was a honor then to hold it in my hands was a bonus makes you wonder how many times you have or I just been to slow or done something wrong when hooking a fish of great size and just snapping the line before the fight ever starts your always are left with that memory of there's something bigger out there just waiting to be caught makes me wonder whats next I still dream Of a two foot brown to bad it want be my home river when that one is caught last night this fight was replayed in my dreams the best dreams a angler could have may there be more !!! The Ghost Angler

well of course It is or is It? yep it's me have to say thanks for the cool Name Maxdrown

You know that feeling you get when you think your snagged then your line starts up stream in a strong current your mind ponders for a second you think what have I hooked you give a slight jerk of the rod to insure what ever it may be is hooked good. Then all In a seconds notice before you have time to respond you see a montser of a Trout airborn your heart is pumping cause you know this may be it you get ready for the fight Of a lifetime next thing you know before you have time to blink there goes your fly line your hand is burnt from the shear speed of the run but you don't give up now you know you have hooked something worth talking about the next thing you think is I hope I tied a good knot between my fly line and backing cause you see that fly line turn colors and in the backing you go. no to time worry about this now it's too late you have over hanging tree limbs and that are skimming the suface of the water not 20 feet from you your looking down stream looking at what is around you and around your fly line you see trees down in the waters edge that could break you off if he dives deep you give a slight pull and hope to keep this monster from wraping you up in the debree and you get ready for another run then it happens he runs straight under the over hanging tree limb you were worried about 20 feet from you at a last min. notice you shove your rod tip into the water in a attempt not to tangle your line in the limbs your free and the fight is still on you can't beleive all thats happend so far but the fight is not over yet no time to care about the slick moves you just did you just hope to get this fish landed soon before you break your 5x tippet you have tied on off he makes one more good run putting you back into your backing then just like that he stops you start bringing him in you feel your heart racing as you get to see him and you start reaching for your net as he comes in closer with one hand on the rod and the other behind your back on your net he tries to run again but is too tired to go far. finaly you get him in your net his tail sticks out 2 inches or better and your net doesn't measure past 24inches you can't believe it As you wrap your hands around this lunker you see the girth is so much you can't touch your fingures together you give a quick look to see if this is a old stocker or a wild trout you see huge fins with white tips and notice the big hook jaw on the bottom that looks unreal as you dig in your vest for the photo of a life time and try to balance your rod and the net,. Then splash your camera is wet and your biggest fish has darted into the depts of the river you let out a scream (Noooooooo) you know that this may not ever happen again in a long time in this river and you couldn't get the photo but who needs A PHOTO when it is replayed over and over again in your head you have caught your biggest trout ever and can't wait to share it with some one And Now I' sharing it with you This trout was caught In the Eleven Point River At around 6:15 pm on Sept.-23-2009 fish was beyond the 24inch mark On A fly pattern That I tie I call It Tito's Crawdad and you can look for this pattern in the future At Eleven point Canoe rental along with other tried and true patterns that I will be offering I hope you Injoyed My fishing report and hope to see you soon at Eleven point Canoe The Ghost Angler

They may be ghost in the Fog,,,, but there is only one person's name that will come to mind when the ghost angler is mention at the eleven point Canoe

Do you fish current often I would like to fish it more but It can be alittle more fun to fish with someone else if you are ever thinking of heading that way again send me a mesage I'll be glad to meet you there and fish with ya thats if I'm off work of course but this time of the year can be slow at the Canoe rental And fishing is always on my mind It's about a two hour drive for me same goes for anyone else who just may read this I don't have many people to fish with and when they can fish.. I can't . so time to meet some new trout lovers alike and meet up and fish my email is theghostangler@yahoo.com

I take it you floated Cane bluff to greer then greer to whitten if so can you give a water level report for cane bluff to greer had some guys interested in doing that strech but didn't want to drag a canoe half the day so any info would be helpful there just know way to tell unless you float it or talk to someone who has were you perhaps the guys who were out on last sunday THANKS The Ghost Angler

did not know that thanks for the info

I like it good catch wheres the current river ghost angler Anybody?

yea I remember you gray suv I think you say you had it slow i was worried to when I went to tan vat I started at Parkers and had a great time right off get go with a black bead head prince then I lost it to a brown and after that nothing was happening so I went up to tan vat went up a ways and finaly after some time I was into trout again but man Did I have to present everything right this fish were spooky but I had a great time though