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      PRETTY FLY FOR A FISHIN' GUY 
Mike Shingleton W.Va. DNR Fish Biologist "These areas are very popular with anglers. We have about 45 miles of special regulated sections of streams."
Mike Shingleton "The reason baits are restricted is because it creates an unfair advantage. The fish will very often swallow the hook or get it back very far back in its mouth. You cannot release it without cutting the line and the fish dies. There is just higher mortality with that kind of fishing.
By no means am I an expert trout fisherman, but there is nothing better than having a whole stream to yourself. On a catch and release section the fishing pressure is lower, so there is great fishing all year round.
"Because the fish are returned to the water after being caught, their numbers stay fairly constant. A lot of people like the more remote sections. They don't like seeing people fishing around them. They want the solitude. If they make mistakes, they want to be the only witness. Now is prime time for fly fishing. Mike Shingleton "This stream gets really good towards late Spring and early Summer. May and June are two really good months up here. Anglers will fish all summer long."
Mike Shingleton "Law enforcement efforts by our conservation officers have increased on the catch and release areas tremendously over the past few years. More and more anglers are taking information, license plates when they see someone violating the regulations. More Information
Catch and Release Locations Back Fork of Elk River, Webster County, beginning 2 miles upstream from Webster Springs, extending upstream 4 miles. Access by County routes 24 and 24/3. Blackwater River, Tucker County, beginning at the County route 29/1 bridge in Blackwater Falls State Park and extending downstream 3.5 miles to the mouth of the North Fork. Clear Fork of the Guyandotte River, Wyoming County. A 1-mile section from the R.D. Bailey Wildlife Management Area manager's residence downstream to the State Route 6 bridge. * Season: March 1 through May 31. * General regulations apply June 1 through February 28. Cranberry River, Webster and Pocahontas counties, (1) beginning at the junction of the North and South Forks and extending downstream 4.3 miles to the low water bridge at Dogway Fork. Access by foot on National Forest route 76 from the Cranberry Glades parking area. (2) Nicholas County, from the Woodbine Recreation Area downstream 1.2 miles to Camp Splinter (Jakeman Run). Access is by National Forest route 76 from Richwood. Elk River, Randolph County. A 2-mile section from the Elk Springs Campground downstream to the Rose Run bridge. Access is by County route 49 off State route 15 about 4 miles west of Valley Head. Glade Creek of New River, Raleigh County. A 3-mile section extending from the mouth upstream to the National Park Service foot bridge. Access is by Glade Creek Road off State route 41. Middle Wheeling Creek, Ohio County. A 1.2 mile section from just above the upper limits of Middle Wheeling Creek Lake upstream to mouth of Gillespie Run. Access by county route 39/6. * Season: February 1 through May 31. * General regulations apply June 1 through January 31. North Branch of Potomac River, Grant and Mineral Counties Check the 2004 Maryland Fishing Regulations for special regulations on the North Branch of the Potomac and Potomac Rivers. North Fork of Cherry River, Nicholas County. A 1.8 -mile section extending upstream from Richwood's water supply dam to first State route 39 bridge. Access is by State route 39. North Fork of Cranberry River, Pocahontas County, A .25-mile section beginning at the mouth and extending upstream to the limestone treatment dam. Access is by foot on National Forest route 76. North Fork of the South Branch, Pendleton County. A .75-mile section at the mouth of Seneca Creek near Seneca Rocks Visitor Center. Access is by County route 28/3 at junction of State route 28 and U.S. route 33 at Seneca Rocks. Paint Creek, Fayette County. A 2-mile section from mouth of Skitter Creek upstream to mouth of Milburn Creek. Access is by county route 15.
A 5.5-mile section in the Monongahela National Forest, north of U.S. Rt. 250, extending from the mouth of Whitmeadow Run downstream to the mouth of McGee Run. Access by National Forest route 92, which intersects U.S. Rt. 250 four miles west of Cheat Bridge. Slaty Fork section of Elk River, Pocahontas County. A 3.6-mile section beginning at the junction of Big Spring Fork and Old Field Fork extending downstream to the railroad bridge. Access is by foot from County routes 219/2 on the north and 219/12 on the south. South Branch of the Potomac River, Pendleton County. A 1-mile section beginning two miles below U.S. Route 220 at Eagle Rock and extending downstream. Williams River, Pocahontas County. A 2-mile section beginning below Tea Creek and extending downstream. Access by National Forest Route 86. Links to learn more About the Catch and Release Program from the W.Va. DNR Penalties for violating the Catch and Release rules from the W.Va. DNR Catch and Release areas from the W.Va. DNR 8 Splendid Streams for Mountain State Trout from W.Va. Game & Fish Magazine Get your hunting or fishing license online: W.Va. Hunt WCHS-TV8 Online brings you the current Fishing Conditions Report updated every week. |
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