Bigger Whites Are Here !

[Tightline]

Got to the bluff about 11:30 am and looked around for a while,lots have changed since the floods.

Started fishing a gravel point with a nice little eddie.

I had a smoke SM on from the last time I went so I gave it a try,didn't think it would work since the water in James is stained a little, but it did.

Caught 12 nice Whites,9 females,3 males from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm,then they just shut down.

Spent another 1 1/2 trying to catch my limit, but the temp and wind had changed and so did they.

Tried a little bit of everthing after they quit.

Headed for the house about 3:30,very content.

That path coming off the bluff is real easy coming down,but going up,well,you need to think about what your going to pack with you,I had to stop twice before I got to the top.

25 years ago I could almost run up that sucker.

[creek wader]

Got to the bluff about 11:30 am and looked around for a while,lots have changed since the floods.

Started fishing a gravel point with a nice little eddie.

I had a smoke SM on from the last time I went so I gave it a try,didn't think it would work since the water in James is stained a little, but it did.

Caught 12 nice Whites,9 females,3 males from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm,then they just shut down.

Spent another 1 1/2 trying to catch my limit, but the temp and wind had changed and so did they.

Tried a little bit of everthing after they quit.

Headed for the house about 3:30,very content.

That path coming off the bluff is real easy coming down,but going up,well,you need to think about what your going to pack with you,I had to stop twice before I got to the top.

25 years ago I could almost run up that sucker.

Nice stringer. the females are getting fat.

[Jason Essary]

heh tightline, sounds great. what bluff are u talking about, there are a couple to drop off of if someone is adventurous enough.

[Tightline]

Hey Coyote, as you go down Blunk rd and start down the hill toward the ramp there's a road that turns left,follow it to the end and you will see some steps built up over a fence,follow that path down to the James.

The Blunk hole was packed so I decided to get away from the crowd and go way up stream.

Glad I did.

There was a couple of guys fly fishing up there but I didn't stick around to see if they were catching.

[Jason Essary]

ok, so u were above talor shoal, at gentry cave. sounds great, i went to talor last weekend, it was full of dinks. the move must have been made after the rains last week. if u dont mind, what was the water color, knowing it will change again soon? ill head up there when it warms a little after this cold rain. thanks

[Tightline]

Coyote,it was a little stained.

One of the 9 sows had bloody almost empty egg sacs.A few times I seen them doing their spawning dance. (cutting circles).

Don't think I have ever seen that in March.

[motoman]

Hey Coyote, as you go down Blunk rd and start down the hill toward the ramp there's a road that turns left,follow it to the end and you will see some steps built up over a fence,follow that path down to the James.

The Blunk hole was packed so I decided to get away from the crowd and go way up stream.

Glad I did.

There was a couple of guys fly fishing up there but I didn't stick around to see if they were catching.

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That road that comes off to the left is Sandstone road. We were there on friday and caught some nice whites (big sows!) on a small rebel silver and blue stickbait. (I think that's what it's called?.....I'm more of a black bass guy............the white thing was a bit new to me) We were in a nice eddy on a gravel bend. Thankfully, a local helped us out, after he caught his limit. (I wished I would've got his name, super nice guy; helped salvage our trip)

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We went down there for some whites after having a tough time on Table Rock.

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Went back Saturday morning in the rain/sleet/hail/snow, the bite really shut off. Only got one white and some dink largemouths. As we were walking back up the ridge to Sandstone road, we could see the mud slowly making its way down the river.

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Just out of curiosity, how far did you have to head upstream for some better water? (we hoofed it a bit, but it was tough to find a good spot to cast from the shore)

[Jason Essary]

i went up sunday morning, water dramatically dropped in temp. no bite. saw some swimming around in a couple clear feeder creeks, but no good on the feeding. it will be good again as the water warms.