Road Trip to NC

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thedrake
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2011/06/09 19:50:27 (permalink)

Road Trip to NC

Last week, my wife and I decided to go see some friends and relatives in Asheville, NC. The plan was for her to visit her sister, who just had twins, while I met a friend in TN to fish the cicada hatch. Just before we arrived, some family obligations tied up my friend in TN, so I decided to stay in NC and fish in the Pisgah National Forest. Armed with a new camera and a fly rod, I did some exporing....

A few browns from Pisgah:

Brown2 by dpbaughman, on Flickr


Small Brown by dpbaughman, on Flickr

A friend suggested we try to catch some bluegills from a nearby pond. He said he knew where there's a pond full of big gills, and bass. Said he never fished it, but noticed the fish on his morning bike ride. I agreed to go, not knowing he was dragging me to a pond next to a country club in the wealthy part of town. It was said that Andie Macdowell (from Groundhog Day, and some makeup commercials) lives in of the homes overlooking the pond. We had a blast catching their fish.


Gill by dpbaughman, on Flickr

Carrying a chest pack full of beer can be tiring. Luckily, I made a friend who was happy to help. After this photo, we moved him to the other side of the road he was crossing. I hate seeing turtles on the road.


Turtle Helping Carry Beer by dpbaughman, on Flickr

On the way home, my wife and I decided to spend some time in WV.
The New River Gorge Bride:

under bridge by dpbaughman, on Flickr

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    indsguiz
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    RE: Road Trip to NC 2011/06/09 20:13:20 (permalink)
    Nice pix, looks like you had a good time.

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    HotNdangerous
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    RE: Road Trip to NC 2011/06/09 21:46:51 (permalink)
    fSh ar smAll

    blUgiLLz r wEEk
    hOper this hElpa

    thE briDg is awEsum tho

    unDrtHe bRidG

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    Fisherlady2
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    RE: Road Trip to NC 2011/06/09 21:54:19 (permalink)
    Sweet pics drake... glad to see you enjoyed the trip!
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    RE: Road Trip to NC 2011/06/09 22:33:13 (permalink)
    nice turtle



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    RE: Road Trip to NC 2011/06/10 06:52:21 (permalink)
    Nice !
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    RE: Road Trip to NC 2011/06/10 07:09:24 (permalink)
    Very nice pics....

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    RE: Road Trip to NC 2011/06/10 08:45:50 (permalink)
    Nice post. Great pics. What camera did you use?

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    RE: Road Trip to NC 2011/06/10 09:43:32 (permalink)
    Good stuff, Dan!
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    tippecanoe
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    RE: Road Trip to NC 2011/06/10 10:35:50 (permalink)
    very nice pics. 
     
     
    watch your speed in fayettevile, it is the new summersville.
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    RE: Road Trip to NC 2011/06/10 10:48:38 (permalink)
    Great photos!
     
    You always find someone (thing) to help carry the beer.
     
    The only thing missing is a photo of a big suc...
     
    Never mind.

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    RE: Road Trip to NC 2011/06/10 11:55:41 (permalink)
    Very nice pics Drake ! I especially love the Wood Turtle , but the ones of the trout and the bridge are equally impressive .
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    RE: Road Trip to NC 2011/06/10 12:17:52 (permalink)
    I think the photos should be in the South Central forum because they exhibit too much ego here.

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    RE: Road Trip to NC 2011/06/10 13:03:01 (permalink)
    nice pix dan!! 
    i've fished down that way. a lot of nice mountain creeks.
    my son just moved back up to ashville so i'll be down fishing that area again soon!!
    beatiful scenery and trout streams.

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    RE: Road Trip to NC 2011/06/10 14:46:36 (permalink)
    Those fish look plastic. Is that one of those LSD lenses?
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    thedrake
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    RE: Road Trip to NC 2011/06/11 09:53:02 (permalink)

    ORIGINAL: tippecanoe

    watch your speed in fayettevile, it is the new summersville.


    Yeah I noticed that. I had my bachelor party in fayetteville. We fished the new river for several days and drove back and forth on rt 19 going from where we camped to where we fished. I don't think we got on 19 one time without seeing a someone pulled over.
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    thedrake
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    RE: Road Trip to NC 2011/06/11 09:57:17 (permalink)

    ORIGINAL: bigfoot

    Nice post. Great pics. What camera did you use?


    Nikon D3100. It's not the highest end camera, but at this point it's much better than it's user.
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    flyfishindave
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    RE: Road Trip to NC 2011/06/11 10:31:17 (permalink)
    nice pics Dan
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    RE: Road Trip to NC 2011/06/11 11:11:09 (permalink)
    Very nice! The colors are amazing!

    I love cats. I just can't eat a whole one..
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    RE: Road Trip to NC 2011/06/14 13:56:46 (permalink)
    Great pictures. Isn't the second picture a wild rainbow?
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    RE: Road Trip to NC 2011/06/19 02:10:44 (permalink)
    i like turtles

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