The James Or Eleven Point For Fly Fishing?

[butterhook]

hello,

i just joined the forum and was wondering if anyone had any advice on which river to fly fish in october. a few of us are planning on hitting both the eleven point as well as the james and are more experienced with the trout but continue to hear great things about the smallmouth fishing on the james. we would like to do a 2 day float and camp out on the saturday along the shore somewhere. any help would be appreciated.

thanks

[Guest csfishinfool]

hello,

i just joined the forum and was wondering if anyone had any advice on which river to fly fish in october. a few of us are planning on hitting both the eleven point as well as the james and are more experienced with the trout but continue to hear great things about the smallmouth fishing on the james. we would like to do a 2 day float and camp out on the saturday along the shore somewhere. any help would be appreciated.

thanks

I have floated both the rivers, and if your camping for two day on the river I would with out a doubt go for the eleven point. It runs through the National Forest so no land owners are going to gripe. Trout fishing is unreal on it, but theres a chance to catch trophy sized smallies as well.

[butterhook]

I have floated both the rivers, and if your camping for two day on the river I would with out a doubt go for the eleven point. It runs through the National Forest so no land owners are going to gripe. Trout fishing is unreal on it, but theres a chance to catch trophy sized smallies as well.

sounds good. any suggestions on where to put in and take out? do you think a guide is necessary for the first time and if so do you recommend any outfitters?

i appreciate your help and will report back after our trip.

[Flysmallie]

I have fly fished both for smallmouth. I fish the James the most, since it's only a short drive away, so that's where I've had the best luck. But if I were doing a overnight float it would be on the Eleven Point. Such a beautiful place.

The best section for smallmouth is from the Hwy 160 bridge on down.

[Guest csfishinfool]

I have fly fished both for smallmouth. I fish the James the most, since it's only a short drive away, so that's where I've had the best luck. But if I were doing a overnight float it would be on the Eleven Point. Such a beautiful place.

The best section for smallmouth is from the Hwy 160 bridge on down.

yeah if your going for smallies I would go from riverton, not sure where to take out though. I have always floated from greer to riverton. Its awesome trout water and i think is about 18 miles. If you want a guide look up brian sloss on the eleven point forum. He will know of someone if he doesn't guide himself. I always threw jerkbaits this time of year for the trout and did good. But I dont fly fish.

[butterhook]

yeah if your going for smallies I would go from riverton, not sure where to take out though. I have always floated from greer to riverton. Its awesome trout water and i think is about 18 miles. If you want a guide look up brian sloss on the eleven point forum. He will know of someone if he doesn't guide himself. I always threw jerkbaits this time of year for the trout and did good. But I dont fly fish.

thanks all.

[Kyle Kosovich]

If your looking for a guide on overnighters check out my site. Its my specialty...

I would definitely vote for the eleven point in October over the James. I float it myself with family every October because it is so beautiful. There are trophy smallmouth and rainbow trout in the entire river so anything is possible. early October is going to be beter for smallmouth though and the rainbows happen anytime.

Good luck and I'll have a report on the Eleven point after this weekend.

A few photos from the Eleven Point last year.

[Gavin]

Fly fishing for smallmouth is good right now, but it will get a lot tougher in October. Float the James now if you can...then float the Eleven Pt. in October. Cheers.

[Brian Sloss]

I do guided fly fishing in a drift boat on the Eleven Point if you are interested. Oct is a great time to be on the river here. Cane Bluff to Greer is great smallie water, though the water may be lower than you would want in Oct. Greer to Riverton has about 20 miles of trout water after that. Feel free to contact me via my web site @ www.11pointcanoe.com or call 417-778-6497.