Maiden voyage

[Mofloatjunkie]

I bought a new to me canoe over the winter and plan to float from Delaware to shelvin tomorrow. Guess I'll have to learn the river all over again since the flood changed everything. Anybody been doing any fishing in this area? Any good or bad reports would be appreciated. I have a game plan for crappie, but hope I can find them smallies. I will post a full report when I get back tomorrow. Thanks 

mofloatjunkie

[Ryan Walker]

Have fun! That's my favorite stretch of the river...I bet you find the river hasn't changed that much, looking forward to your report!

[Don]

Great idea junkie. Wish I could go. My favorite hole from Del to Shel is the stretch below the nice house on the river right after it makes a sharp right. Good luck.

[Slippery]

 

Great idea junkie. Wish I could go. My favorite hole from Del to Shel is the stretch below the nice house on the river right after it makes a sharp right. Good luck.

I have witnessed 2 of the biggest James River smallies pulled out of that hole. It's always a solid spot.

[Mofloatjunkie]

Well... I put in at 7 am with a cold wind and fog on the water. The new canoe floated like a dream,and that's about the best news I got. I threw everything in the tackle box. Tubes, jigs, crankbaits, that Ned thing, stickbait, spinnerbait, pretty much you name it I tried it. I had a total of 5 hits and no boated fish. Crappie showed no love at all. I took my friend Brent with me and he caught a baby smallmouth and a sunfish on a chartruese and red crappie tube. I didn't see any fish swimming at all. No minnows no nothing. It was still nice to be on the water. Saw a few bald eagles. I'm gonna give it a few weeks before the next trip. Just not the time yet.

[RSBreth]

There's a few spot on the James I hit when the water is still cold - that's not one of them. Give it a few weeks of warm weather.