Fishing…..Then Fall

Let’s rewind the clock to June 25th this year and visit a beautiful lake in SW Virginia for a little Panfish action with a fellow CDCOM member.
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A beautiful high elevation electric only lake at 3500ft filled with standing timber and aquatic vegetation, we launched early and quickly scored some Gills.
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Bruisers cruise these waters, and 8” was the boat benchmark for our collection efforts.
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Tannins from the lakeside rhododendron and laurel help give the lakes inhabitants an awesome coloration, but Gills need little help in the pretty department.
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A few Crappie and a Cracker or two made the trip back to TN, just a good mess of fish and an awesome day with a great fisherman and host.

Fast forward to today, October 9th and the wife and I decided to do some Fall leaf peeping, but where to go? The Great Smoky Mountains are in our back yard but so are literally millions of tourists coming to view them. Let’s head the opposite way to SW Virginia, I know of a 3.7 mile trail that winds around a beautiful lake.
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Best of all, it’s Fall. Cool weather greeted us this morning, 64 degrees but with a little humidity.
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Gosh what a beautiful place in the Fall.
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Of course I always represent this great site when I can.
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The old Crappie dot Com hat was only seen by a few squirrels, some birds and the colorful but fleeting leaves of the season.
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Happy Fall y’all.


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Nice pics .

Stan,

That sure is a pretty area there, looks like you had the place to yourselves. Great pics!

Hopefully we can get back up there soon and test out this xi3. Glad you and the wife enjoyed some beautiful scenery!

Oh and I forgot to add… I might have hosted the fishing trip but Stan brought some good breakfast eats that morning. Smoked ham, egg, and cheese on a breakfast roll sure did start the day off right!

Awesome pics and report. Thanks for sharing

Oh wow....awsum pictures...thanks for sharing them with us

I honeymooned in the Great Smokey Mountains. It was at the height of the color change. Yes….there really are millions of tourists. LOL

Virginia ia a gorgeous state with lots to see and do outdoors. Nothing like being alone to enjoy it.

very nice pictures, thanks for sharing

I love those dark navy blue saucer shaped gills ! Beautiful pictures, thanks for sharing !