Trout fishing

Figured I'd change it up a bit. I know some of the members here fish , been kinda getting cabin fever the last few weeks. Me and several friends have hit the streams and lakes in Va and Wva the past several days. Here's a couple pictures. Btw the second picture is a buddy of mine 6lb 5oz Rainbow

Nice fish you guys caught. Looks warm

Nice Catch Troutnut.

What a great way to start the year.

Keep the pictures coming.

Another limit, this time mainly Browns with one rainbow mixed in. Caught on an area stream this morning before work.

Very nice...!

Now the end result of some of the fishing trips, trout fillets in corn meal and beer batter.

Man those look good, I can bring some more beer, are they still hot...?

Awesome.

troutnut lives a good life.

More pics please

Not quite the stringer of Mr. Trout, but they will be tasty.....

Nice Brookies , my favorite to catch and eat!

Trout - we should trade some goose hunts for some trout fishing

Rallen that sounds like a plan to me. 3 of us fished Wva today, caught around 40 total. We kept 6 brook trout each. Fishing the South Branch of the Potomac in Pendleton County. Below is a picture of part of the stream and then the fish kept. Btw for all you NOVA guys this is the same river that goes through DC , just a bit smaller and cleaner.

Another great trip today, 4 of us fished Jackson river Hidden Valley area . We caught about 50 total had one rainbow around 24" 5.5lbs which was released so someone else can have fun. Btw all you turkey hunters they were gobbling this morning.

Did a little better today at Hone Quarry....!

Nice trout, dinner almost served .

In a gallon freezer bag with water to cover, saved for winter....

That is fantastic,had no idea trout were in the waters around here...now you guys got me looking.Tasty.nice tip with water in freezer,do you gut first or whole freeze?

Another good day on the water. 3 of us fished Greenbrier river near Durbin Wva. Caught around 40 total, mostly Rainbow but a couple nice brook trout. Both brook trout in the pictures are 21 "one is 4 1/4 the other 4 1/2 lbs. Guy in the pic is the son of a co worker of mine , first decent trout he's caught.

Draco, as far as freezing fish you would clean them first including all guts. Freezing in water or vacuum seal works well too.

Totally agree with trounut, gut em, cut the head off, clean em up some, and put 2 or 3 fish in a gallon zip lock bag, fill with water till the fish are covered, sit very carefully, upright in the freezer, less water makes it easier to thaw out and eat......

Nice fish! Btw that pic of the beer battered fillets makes my hunger even worse after seeing them. Haha

4 of us fished the Smokeholes section of Wva today. Caught and released about 100 and kept 6 each. Saw a few eagles and a gobbler in full strut. All in all a pretty good day.

Anyone catching any crappie or bass yet ?

I was trout fishing and using a wax worm on white egg and caught a perch......
Needless to say I threw him back

My dad went to Elkhorn on Wednesday slayed 6 of em, went back on Thursday and never got a bite, go figure..

Not trout pics but some crappie a buddy and his son got into on an area pond today.

OMG, nice mess of papermouths

Fished Smokeholes section of Wva today. 3 of us caught about 35 total. Too windy for decent fishing though. Did bring home dinner at least.

Hey trout.....Do you charge for teaching lessons

Haha no they're free. Just been fishing some decent spots lately.

Fished Swift Run in Green Co today. Had one 22 " rainbow the rest were decent Brook trout.

A rusty stringer, now that's a real fisherman, nice job.....oh and you were right.! Thanks again

Yeah that stringer has seen it's share of fish.

Fished Wva again today, too windy for decent fishing. Did catch 4 gold trout and heard some turkeys early this morning. I know I'm not the only one fishing, post up some pics. Bass , crappie, catfish or stripers I just like to see em.

Had a hen clucking in the front yard, and a gobbler talking back, early this morning. Did not see him, but got her on video
Nice stringer there trout, once again, you the man...!

Quick trip this morning, then yard work. Btw trout fillets are great on the smoker , and since I was using the smoker may as well do a deer ham.

That's just not right......I am telling a MOD.....!

I went to Rockbridge Co today, fished South River. Pile of fish in the stream, caught about 50 total. Everything was on Joe Flys and Trout Magnets. Beautiful day to be out. Btw I only kept 6.

Wva trip for a week. 5 of us fished cranberry river today. Saw a bear, several gobblers. Lost count on the trout we caught. We all kept a 6 fish limit.

Of course no Wva spring trip is complete without a mess of Ramps.

Another good day on the Cranberry River.

Fished cranberry and cherry rivers today and did real well.

Nice sink full....!

Lot of rain overnight, river came up about a foot and a half. Still a good day of fishing.

The trusty rusty good ole stringer....does it again

Last day of the trip. Had a great time and caught lots of trout.

Haven't been out lately because of the rain . Hope to have some more pics tomorrow or at least sometime this week.

Finally got back out fishing. Hit a small stream nearby and caught 6 brook trout.

Is there any meat in your diet except for trout?

Haha yeah I eat other things also . I give away quite a few trout, just something I enjoy doing and they just happen to taste good.

Went out to Elkhorn this evening, caught 3 real nice size rainbows, only rained once....lol

Heard a guy caught a 9lbs rainbow earlier today, 22 inches long, not sure how they figured 9lbs, maybe they had a hanging scale, I did not see it, but several people told me about it.

Caught 6 at North River today, lost one about 7-8 lbs.

WHAT.....! a new stringer......say it ain't so

Found it the other day , figured I'd change it up a bit . Old reliable is still in the truck.

Hit North River today with a friend of mine. Pretty good day ,probably 30 fish total . Big fish of the day was a 3lb 2oz Brook.

Wow! Those are some good looking fish!

Thanks, lot of fun to catch. More fun in the skillet or on the smoker.

Went to Elkhorn this morning and had me some "troutnut luck", great morning on the lake edge.

PS....... I love vacation...!

Good job , looks like you're enjoying your vacation.

you guys are killing me

You make it up this way I will put you on some fish.

may be coming on memorial day weekend

3 nice Brook trout my friends son caught on Saturday. They had a "kids day "on Bullpasture near Williamsville. He took first place for longest trout at 20" . Pretty cool for a 4 year old.

Very nice..!

Fished Smokeholes section of Wva today. Caught some nice browns and rainbows.

Just a bump to keep the thread active.

You fishing the Swift run/South River area, isn't that near Dogwood Valley? I got a lot up there, been in the family since '69. I used to hunt that part of the Rapidan WMA on the next mountain. Haven't been there since I got hurt...sucks, but I'm glad to see the fish still jumpin' in those waterholes!
Nice fishing ya'll are doing!

Here's dinner we had one night after taking my girls fishing in Bath County about 3 weeks ago. They were caught on private property.

Yeah Gray beard some of the fish are out of South River/Swift run in the Green Co area. One of the closest streams to my house. We fish all over the state and most of eastern WV also.

Nice Marley, dinner was served. Pretty area out in Bath Co.

Thanks Troutnut I grew up there now I just get to visit a few times a year. I can't wait until November I will be up there most of the month hunting and troutfishing. We mostly fish the old lower cascades golf course and the Jackson river below the damn.

We fish mainly the Bull pasture and Jackson River Hidden Valley area, as far as Bath Co goes. Used to fly fish the special regs section below the dam. Caught a lot of nice Trout in that area.

I grew up on the backside of Cobbler Mountain. The mountain to the right of the river going along the fields from Hidden Valley towards the Poor Farm. I had some good times in there before and after it became 1 hook artificial bait past the swinging bridge above Muddy Run.
That is a beautiful area and have many a fond memories of hunting and fishing that area. My grandfather was the care taker for Hidden Valley when it was a working farm in the 30's or 40's. Then my father became the game biologist with the D.I.G.F back when it was the Game Dept. I don't think there are very many streams and national forest that I haven't hunted up there. And I plan on retiring and building a small shack on the backside of Cobbler in about 15 more years the good Lord willing.

Couldn't think of a much better place to be . ..Well maybe Wva but that's debatable. Either way great location.