Good points made so far - definitely wade where you can, you can explore the water in more detail that way. Also, if at all possible, convince another person to paddle the canoe for you, or spilt time front/back with someone. It can be kind of frustrating trying to hit spots and control the boat solo.
-- couple of other things I've gleaned
1. - topwater bugs at the shade line/near the bank for sure. The sliders Rob mentioned are great - the blue ones look like a damselfly, fish go stupid for them. If you have a heavier rod, like a 7 or 8 weight, you can throw some bigger topwater patterns too.
2 - baitfish patterns - the wool-body CK-Baitfish-style patterns can be a ton of fun to fish - they fish under the surface, but they are visible (especially the white one), so you can see the strikes. Work around drop-offs and the edges of pools with those. Shiny kreelex-type minnow patterns are also great; the basic clouser minnow will find fish too, but I like the CK's and kreelex the best.
3- crawfish - biggest bass I've caught on that river was on a crayfish pattern, weighted and bounced on the bottom. It's like nymphing without an indicator. Anywhere in the deep cuts between ledges or the bottom of deep runs is good for those. They are a great search pattern for a boat.
4 - watch for woody structure. There are big largemouth in the slow-water woody stuff.
On Monday, July 17, 2017 at 2:17:05 PM UTC-4, Marnie D wrote:
On Monday, July 17, 2017 at 2:17:05 PM UTC-4, Marnie D wrote:
Good Monday Morning!!!Heading out to Shenandoah River via canoe this coming weekend and would appreciate your advise/experience/things to know...especially when it deals with fishing from the canoe...My experience comes from Casting For Recovery and have done some wading and shore line fishing, but not while floating...Thanks in advance!!!MarnieCfR 2013
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