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Post by buzzard559 on Mar 23, 2014 14:46:23 GMT -5
Has anyone fished the Staunton yet? I know the striper ain't made it very far up yet because of this crazy weather. Has anyone been to 360 or Staunton river state park and tried them yet?
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Post by piper on Mar 23, 2014 18:46:23 GMT -5
Ive always been told to "wait til the Dogwoods bloom" before hitting the Staunton for stripes. There may be some hanging out at the mouth but almost certain they havnt started to move yet
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Post by buzzard559 on Mar 24, 2014 12:27:29 GMT -5
Yea me to, I'm sure I'll be the first to know when they get here. I live within walking distance from the Staunton in brookneal. I was just wondering if anyone had tried them yet.
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Post by mwardncsu on Mar 24, 2014 12:37:02 GMT -5
I ran into Leo on the water weekend before last - said he wanted to make sure the boat was running right before he hit the Staunton  |
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Post by piper on Mar 25, 2014 10:42:02 GMT -5
Yea me to, I'm sure I'll be the first to know when they get here. I live within walking distance from the Staunton in brookneal. I was just wondering if anyone had tried them yet. I'm right up the road from you in Gladys |
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Post by buzzard559 on Mar 25, 2014 16:57:30 GMT -5
Cool, I was wondering if Leo was still on here I ain't seen him posting anything. We have talked on here a lot in the past. I'm going to make sure we meet in person this year. I can tell he is a real good ol boy. I was hoping to meet some of yall last year but I didn't get to spend as much time on the water as id like to have. My total fish count last year was only 133 "stripers" and I caught almost half of them the Saturday night of the tournament in the rocks.
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Post by bigjon on Mar 26, 2014 5:31:13 GMT -5
If you wait for the Dogwoods you have waited too long. Go now and Walleye fish, you will know when the bucks show up.  Leo is a good ole boy, I hear he takes after his younger brother!  |
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Post by buzzard559 on Mar 26, 2014 10:01:25 GMT -5
Yea the dogwoods ain't always right. I've been fishing this river for years. Most the time I'll pick a few bucks up while fishing for white bass. I've seen some dogwoods bloom on the river bank but I don't know what that weather yesterday did to them. I'm just hoping all the stripers come up the Staunton this year and stay away from the Dan river.
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Post by piper on Mar 26, 2014 13:50:48 GMT -5
If you wait for the Dogwoods you have waited too long. Go now and Walleye fish, you will know when the bucks show up. Leo is a good ole boy, I hear he takes after his younger brother! I think it was just old timer info being passed down. I did some diggin. Most studies put the dogwoods at April 15th or so...thats 3 weeks away...you think that will be too late with current weather trends? |
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Post by Shadslinger on Mar 26, 2014 20:41:20 GMT -5
Should be in full swing by then, temps gone warm up this weekend and that water temp should rise on up. striper tournament is usually the last weekend of april and shortly after they gone...normally
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Post by bigjon on Mar 27, 2014 5:37:21 GMT -5
The old timers are right, when the dogwoods bloom the fish are generally there. BUT, those who wait for the dogwoods to bloom miss a lot of good fishing, sometimes the best of it.
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Post by Gator on Mar 27, 2014 10:58:43 GMT -5
Nice thread going here. I have never fished the Staunton River but it has always intrigued me. Do you float it or can you use a lake boat? Where are the ramps and such?
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Post by buzzard559 on Mar 27, 2014 20:38:39 GMT -5
Its true, if u wait on the dogwoods to bloom just to fish u have missed at least 2 schools of fish. In the years past the stripers have been here by now because we ain't had the cold weather we have had this year. That is a big reason why they are spawning during or short after the tournament in the past few years. And its a lot more water flow this year to.
Gator, a lake boat would not be a good idea in the upper part of the Staunton. On a good day with the water level up maybe 360 bridge witch is pretty much the mouth of buggs island. I fish brookneal area mainly the rocky part and if you are just a first timer to that part of the river you really want to have someone who knows "The Rocks" before you take a boat up there. "The Rocks" are from brookneal boat ramp up above the bridge. I have seen a few to many props took off and even holes in the sides of boats just because some people think a jet drive can fly or something...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2014 21:05:07 GMT -5
On this date in 1794, George Washington authorized the start up of the US Navy.......a couple days later, leo was born. |
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Post by piper on Mar 28, 2014 8:53:28 GMT -5
Nice thread going here. I have never fished the Staunton River but it has always intrigued me. Do you float it or can you use a lake boat? Where are the ramps and such? I kayak it. Way too many depth changes and obstacles for me...mainly big rocks.Ive seen a few flat bottom boats with trolling motors or small outboards over the years but you have to have someone "work" the motor to keep it continually out of harms way. |
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