Forsythian Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Took my 12 year old boy and my wife's dog to the North Fork last weekend. 2 floats were made. River #1: Kind of a warm-water wilderness float... snakey and buggy and fishy. This was the 5 miles from Hebron to Twin Bridges on Friday (6/8). The water was a bit cloudy, and maybe a touch up. Only saw 3 other canoes. It took us a while to find a smallmouth pattern... they seemed to be in the faster water, and they wanted to chase fry. The deer flies also liked the faster water. Fishing was a bit slow, and the dog was not happy. Maybe 5 smallies, the biggest was maybe 14 inches. Lots of panfish. River #2: The Saturday float was from Blair to Dawt. I imagine most of you all know this float... lots of easy water, lots of bikinis. Wall-to-wall canoes. The dog was better, and the fishing was surprisingly good. I played a happy swivel-headed thirsty guide. The youngun and the fluffy dog were good conversation-starters. He caught 1 nice rainbow, 3 browns, and 3 or 4 smallmouth. Most all were caught by "trolling" a crankbait through the tail-outs. I caught and released several Budweisers. Final note: We camped at Dawt. Not my idea. Never again. Cenosillicaphobiac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Beeson Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 ...I caught and released several Budweisers. Final note: We camped at Dawt. Not my idea. Never again. You never buy beer or coffee... you only rent them... Why never camp at Dawt again? Just curious... Sounds like a good trip with lots of memories that will last dad and son... TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Wise Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 I played a happy swivel-headed thirsty guide. Brian My Youtube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsythian Posted June 13, 2007 Author Share Posted June 13, 2007 Terry, it was kind of an "anything goes" atmosphere, prolly got 4 hours of sleep each night. I guess I'm an old fuddy anymore, but I don't want to listen to Kenny Chesney blaring at 2am. Come to think of it, I wouldn't have wanted to listen to Kenny Chesney blaring when I was in my 20s! The original plan was to camp on a gravel bar somewhere between Hales and Twin Bridges... I'm hoping there's enough water later this month for that. Cenosillicaphobiac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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