World class fly fishing in West Virginia? Well that was the statement given by Curtis Fleming of the Fly Rod Chronicles, a fly fishing show hosted by the The Sportsman’s Network. It could be quite possible.
West Virginia DNR has been working for several years to improve the conditions of its trout populations in many of its streams. There are examples of this in the Monongahela Forest and now another example of it in the Pipestem State Park.
Pipestem State Park in corroboration with WVU has been work to stock the Bluestone river with citation trout (or in fly speak “Pigs” or “Hogs”) big trout. Most of the trout that were stocked last fall were ranging from the two to five pound mark, with some of them five pounds plus.
The folks from WVU tagged the trout with radio tags to help them determine whether or not they would stay in the one to two mile stretch they were aiming for. They were pleased to fine most of them did.
Curtis Fleming and his film crew, along with some guides from the area, were taken on a special trip into the canyon on a dry run for what the Park hopes to be a regular event.
Pipestem Park has dubbed this the “Trout Wrangler” package. The package will, it appears , only be available in the spring and fall of next year, and hopefully the years to follow. The package includes a horse back ride into the canyon, meals, lodging at the Mountain Creek Lodge, and it’s guided to boot.
The price tag – $319.00! Not bad.
The only catch is you must have a party of at least six but no more than ten. The minimum is for economic purposes and the maximum is for comfort purposes – you can only stretch a guide so far.
I hope to hit several West Virginia streams in the next year, I think I just found one of them.
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For more information call Ed Wooton, Pipestem’s outdoor specialist, at 1-304-466-1800
Or email him at edwootonATwvdnr.gov
Or visit the Pipestem State Park web site.
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