WV Brook Trout

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feeds@yuku.com (Berry Point) — Sun, 25 May 2008 07:05:47 GMT

What a beautiful location and lovely fish. You've inspired me to go back soon to West Virginia. I haven't been there in many years but it holds a very special place in my heart and personal fly fishing history. I caught my first trout with a fly rod there, near Marlinton, too many years to count ago under the careful tutelage of my Uncle Jim. To a boy of 6 that fish was monstrous and mystifying. Although today I know it was more like those in your photos, it still holds mythical...

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feeds@yuku.com (WatercolorMan) — Sun, 25 May 2008 00:34:06 GMT

Wonderful story and great photos, Thanks

All this talk about tiny rods made me feel like my 7' 3wt is a thunder stick.

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feeds@yuku.com (boarmountain) — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:25:28 GMT

Thanks

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feeds@yuku.com (wvangler) — Mon, 19 May 2008 10:09:15 GMT

One wt. is actually Nunley's Sunfish 6' 2wt. taper. I've made two of them and my friend Lee has made 3 or 4 of them. Everybody has preferred a one weight on it compared to the 2.

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feeds@yuku.com (boarmountain) — Sat, 17 May 2008 16:00:33 GMT

OK, I knew one rod looked awful tiny,LOL.What taper did you use for the one wt?

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feeds@yuku.com (wvangler) — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:23:39 GMT

boarmountain wrote:
Beautiful fish! What rod are you fishing?

I was fishing a Sir D (7' 4wt) that I made and my friend Chris is fishing a 6' 1 wt. that I made for him. The Sir D is WAY overkill for that kind of fishing, but my brookie rod (PHY Smidgen copy) has a broken tip right now and I can't find the time to fix it.

Spruce, pm sent.

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feeds@yuku.com (spruce grouse) — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:24:30 GMT

Beautiful stream. When I was down fishing the Elk and staying in Slatyfork I wanted to try fishing the Cranberry area but didn't have enough time. (I did fish some small creek off of a USFS road but don't remember which one.) Hopefully next time. Wvangler, if you don't mind doing so (and it's OK if you don't), could you PM me a few of the better places to try, either the mainstem Cranberry or its tribs?

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feeds@yuku.com (boarmountain) — Wed, 14 May 2008 09:08:43 GMT

Beautiful fish! What rod are you fishing?

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feeds@yuku.com (mmorris236) — Wed, 14 May 2008 09:08:04 GMT

I never got to the Cranberry outback, it was on my list of places to go but, being WV I had more than i could get to just around Elkins. I've been back a couple of times since then but not to fish, I think I need to plan a trip this fall....

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feeds@yuku.com (wvangler) — Wed, 14 May 2008 08:56:33 GMT

Tributary of Cranberry River. It could be any number of places though, there's more where that came from.

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feeds@yuku.com (mmorris236) — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:32:36 GMT

Beautiful, where in WV is this? I went to college in Elkins, I miss the mountains.

WV Brook Trout

feeds@yuku.com (wvangler) — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:31:17 GMT

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