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South Fork of the Shennandoah River otherwise know as South River
Last Post 20 Nov 2007 02:35 PM by Internal Administrator. 5 Replies.
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20 Nov 2007 02:35 PM

    Originally posted by: bigbassfisherman on 2/26/2006 7:06:14 PM


    Has anyone ever fished the south fork of the shennandoah river otherwise know as the south river?I live in Augusta County and fish the south river at Grand Caverns Park and a small park called "Town Park" in Grottoes. (I doubt anyone lives near me but thats not what i wanted to know anyway)So if anyone has any tips on fishing this river please share them.
    Robby cooleyUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:1 Robby cooley
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    22 Dec 2007 06:42 PM
    I live in waynesboro and have been in love with and fishing the south river for many years. My largest bass came from an ox bow just above the conflunence at port republic. Most of the year I fly fish in the waynesboro area for trout and carp but as the weather warms I spend alot of time at grand caverns. if you ever  want company on the water let me know
    slamdmhUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:42 slamdmh
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    28 Dec 2007 08:50 AM

    I have fished the Shenandoah River down stream from Luray for many years.  Before the fish kills you could catch smallmouth with almost anything but lately baits I have had best luck with are swim baits and grubs with a spinner.  Largemouth bass which I catch more often now since there are fewer smallmouths I use buzz bates, rattle traps, and grubs with a spinner. For pan fish, I use in-line spinner baits.  Has anyone caught any muskie on the Shenandoah?  I had read before the state had stocked the river.  A couple years ago I caught a 4 inch fingerling when I was pan fishing.  Since then I have caught nothing.  I would love to catch a nice sized muskie, like I have caught in Minnesota.


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    ultralitefishingUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:49 ultralitefishing
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    03 Jan 2008 07:21 PM

    I fished the Luray section of the river many, many times as a kid. We would camp out on the river and either walk upstream with float tubes and fish back to camp or take a canoe up to the low-water bridge outside of Luray and fish back to camp.

    Even with the fish kills, the fishing is still ok. But, not nearly what is used to be.


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    rbrittiganUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:4 rbrittigan
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    02 Jul 2009 01:06 PM

    I'll be there tomorrow

    Best bet for Smallies -

    3cm or 5cm Rapala 'Floaters', on ultralight rods, from canoe.  Cast out & be ready! Last trip was a bit 'weak' (late May), but still had 40-50 for me, and the same for my wife in 3.5 - 4 hours...

     
    vinmargar vinmargar
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    26 Sep 2009 05:48 PM
    i fish the south fork out of elkton i drop at fords landing and float down about seven miles. i like using coffee tubes grenn pumkin purple in the current for smallies. i use 5 inch senkos watermelon red for large mouth. i went last week and caught a 4 pound 1 ounce lgbass, 4 pound 3 ounce lgbass, 4 pound 15 ounce lgbass, 3 pond 2 ounce small mouth bass, and many one and two pound bass. they say fish kills in the area affected alot of fish but i havent seen it affect but the catfish and the hogsuckers. the bass fishing and the muskie fishing is still going strong.
    virginiabass

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