Originally Posted by KSMITH
Originally Posted by Troutnut
I do some smallmouth fishing on the Shenandoah River in Virginia. Fly rod and spinning gear. Wooly buggers , poppers early morning and late evening, crayfish patterns and clouser minnows work well.
We rented a cabin on the Shenandoah last year and Wooly Buggers were working quite well. I tried a few poppers but no bites.
I grew up right on the Shenandoah near Elkton and still live about 3 miles from it. River has changed a lot over the years. As a kid 75-100 smallmouth were no problem a day. Zero largemouth. Now 20-30 smallmouth and a good largemouth population with fish up to 8 pounds and some 45-48" Muskie in the deeper holes.