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Maps of James River spots?


Seth

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Does anybody have links to some maps of the James River and the names of the holes?

The only ones that I know of are Flat Creek and Asher Cane Bottom. I don't know where the other ones are exactly.

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Funny that you asked... I've been all over the net and looked for paper maps and can't find any. I started tracing the James River last year and haven't finished it... but when I do I'm going to need alot of help identifing access points and names of holes. I know this isn't going to be welcomed to many who don't want their favorite fishing holes showing up on someone's map but even I'd like to learn the river a bit better. It's on my list........

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I only know of those two becuase that is where we do most of our snagging around.

I heard last year though that some monster spooners were caught by McCord's Bend, made me wonder where exactly that spot is.

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Isn't McCord's Bend just upstream from Blunk Hole?

Nope. McCord Bend has the first ramp DOWNSTREAM from Galena Park. Blunk Hole is above the first bend UPSTREAM from the Park.

If you're doing the lake map from the dam to Flat Creek, that won't do it. All the places we're talking about are above Flat Creek, quite a ways.

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Lilley - Maybe I misunderstood? Maybe you meant from the dam (Lake Springfield?) at the TOP of your tracing down to Flat Creek? I thought you meant from Tablerock Dam up to Flat Creek.

The only part of the tracing of significance to white bass fishermen is the very bottom, from Tablerock Lake up to Galena. James River is only passable by waders, bank fishermen, canoes, and car-topper boats on float trips above there.

I know the river well between Gentry Cave Hole (below Galena) and Bridgeport (Tablerock Lake). If you want, I'll work with your tracing and add the names, holes, ramps, and access points I know.

Let me know whether you intend to map the whole river as shown on your tracing or only the white bass areas near the bottom. I don't know the river above Gentry Cave, but if you're doing only the bottom part I can help.

- Sam

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I'm planning on doing the whole river eventually because alot of people float it for smallmouth. And there are public accesses up and down the river I'd like to identify plus the sections canoe outfitters offer for floating. Like I said before- there's nothing out there as far as maps or info like this- even MDC doesn't have anything that I know of.

the original map I'm working with is 1900 x 3000 px so it's a huge file. Well- here- this is a section of the map I think you're talking about.

galena.jpg

Lilleys Landing logo 150.jpg

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