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TWRA Fisheries Chief Bobby Wilson discusses using a umbrella rigs in Tennessee's waters.

#Umbrella Rigs #Alabama Rigs #Bama Rig #A rig #Tennessee

Last smallie of October from the Clinch for me. How did this year go by so fast?

#Smallmouth Bass #Clinch River Smallmouth #Smallie #Fall Smallmouth

On October 8, 2011, Team Estonoa collected the silos from their sites in Dungannon, Carfax, Burton’s Ford and St. Paul. From there, they were brought back to Wetlands Estonoa, measured one last time then turned over to VDGIF where they will be tagged and prepared for release. The pictures below are from the retrieval at Burton’s Ford, Carfax, Dungannon. We’ll add photos from St. Paul as soon as they’re collected. Thank goodness for cell phones because we forgot the camera. The public is invited to witness the release of the tagged mussels on October 21 in the Clinch River at A.R. Mattews Memorial Park in St. Paul, VA at 1:30 pm. Join us, won’t you!?!

#Wetlands Estonoa #Clinch River Mussels

October on the Clinch.

Clinch River Recreation Opportunities Subject of Community Workshop

Residents of Russell, Scott, Tazewell and Wise Counties are invited to participate in a community workshop that will help guide the strategies for outdoor recreation opportunities in the Clinch River Valley. Workshop planners are hoping residents will share information, personal stories and old or new photos of the Clinch River that highlight recreation, community spirit, natural beauty or history.

The community workshop will be held Tuesday, October 4th from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Oxbow Center, 16620 E. Riverside Drive, St. Paul, Va. 24283. Dinner will be provided at 5:30 p.m. with the workshop running from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Reservations are requested by September 30th. Reservations can be made online at www.surveymonkey.com/s/PX9VZ25; via email at [email protected] or by phone at 540.231.5644.

“The Clinch River Valley is an incredible place,” said workshop organizer Kim Steika. “This community workshop will help ensure it remains that way for generations to come.”

Claiborne Woodall, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, said, “The biodiversity of the Clinch River is of global significance. The Clinch River watershed supports more rare species of freshwater mussels and fish than any river system in North America. Promoting land conservation and recreational opportunities on the Clinch will help preserve that biodiversity and will enhance the quality of life for communities along the Clinch and throughout southwest Virginia.”

The Community Design Assistance Center at Virginia Tech and the Institute for Environmental Negotiation at U.Va. have partnered with a number of organizations (The Nature Conservancy, the Virginia Department of Forestry, Scott County, the Policy Consensus Initiative, the Andrus Family Fund and the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority) to host this important program.

Steika said, “The community workshop is in direct response to a suggestion offered during a focus group discussing the potential Clinch River Linear Park. We want to use this workshop to capture stories about the Clinch River; highlight outdoor recreation needs and opportunities, and raise awareness of the significance of the Clinch River. Only through the input of residents of Russell, Scott, Tazewell and Wise counties can this be accomplished.”

Additional information is available at http://www.clinchriverva.wordpress.com/

#Clinch River Linear Park

We decided to fish the Clinch River today instead of the main body of Watts Bar. Around 1pm my brother Brian Bunch snagged this 6lb largemouth from underneath a cliff edge. Bass were hitting good on buzz baits, lizards and spinner baits. The clinch water temperature was about 75 degrees. Mostly hitting along steep bluff edges and rocky outcrops. We had several other catches most in the 2-4 lb range.

#Tennessee Clinch River #Watts Bar

Mike Iaconelli's 13" smallie from Beaver Creek beside the Bristol Motor Speedway.

#Mike Iaconelli

We've been reporting for years now about efforts to protect the rare and endangered species of mussels that exist along the clinch river. And today a breakthrough. Thousands that were raised in a hatchery were released into the river. The largest recovery effort for these mussels since the enactment of the endangered species act. Little red flags placed in the clinch river near cleveland island mark spots to see what makes this river special. Rare and endangered fresh water mussels. "There's no river like it in terms of number of species of aquatics, not just mussels.

#Mussels

#Small Mouth Bass #SWVA Clinch River

First Father and Son Wade Trip

Yesterday was a day I had been waiting on for a long time. At dinner my son as if we could go fishing this evening, but he didn't want to go down to local public lake. I asked him if he was ready to for a wade trip with me to catch some smallies. This would be a huge step for him as he as some fear of the water and not the best swimmer around. So after a little coaching he was ready to give it a shot. We headed off to one of my favorite spots not far from the house, only to find it packed with cars. Lucky for us all of them where up the river swimming.

After getting set up and showing him how we were going to catch them the fish decided to make me look like I knew what I was doing in front of my son. On the first cast I have a smallie pecking on my jig. I got a good hook set in him and tell Jacob to take my pole while I try to get his unstuck. After a good fight he has his first SM of the trip...

Doesn't take to long for him to settle in and start working his tube bait

The next cast out another peck is on the line. This time we pull a rock bass out of the same hole. With two fish in two cast I really hope we are on to something. We seemed to have hit the river at just the right time as the afternoon showers had put some good color to the water, which a couple days earlier had been gin clear. On the 4th cast out there is another peck on the line and this time a little bigger smallie...

Now he is ready to catch on his tube bait...

As we get read y to finish up the day he want to change lures out and give a jerk bait a try. First cast he is in business...

It was a great day on the river. We ended up with 7 or 8 fish in less that 2 hours and I know there could have been more if I wasn't untangling line or or getting lures unstuck, but I wouldn't have traded any of those extra fish for the smile on his face and the “I had a great time today, Dad” at the end.

#Wade Fishing #Clinch River

Stickapalooza on the Clinch

I decided to hit the water early this morning and try to beat the heat and still have the afternoon to spend with the family. It was a great sight walk down the river bank and see fish jumping every where as soon as the sun a came up. Since the big bass have been few and far between this Summer it was time to break out the UL and have some fun with the little fellas. My flash didn’t make a dent in the darkness... This year I have set it as a goal to learn a few new tricks. I’ve been a jig and tube fisherman since I can remember and at times I can get stuck in my way, so this morning was going to be all stick baits. I had made a run the weekend before to BPS and also traded a few with a buddy at work to give me a good sample to test out. On this day I had a bag of Yum Dingers, Yamamoto Senko, and BPS brand knock offs. It did not take to land my first smallie on a stick bait as this one took off running with it just at sun up I ended up the day with 6 smallies and had 2 early catch and release fish. I must say the fish seemed to be a huge fan of the Yamamoto as every fish I caught was on it, but man are they soft and either wear out fast or get thrown when you land one. It was a great morning on the Clinch and great to get some confidence in a bait I’ve never used before.

#SWVA Clinch River #Yamamoto Senko #yum dingers #Stickapalooza #stick bait

Kayak Bass Fishing on Melton Hill Lake. Melton Hill Reservoir is on the Clinch River in east Tennessee. It extends almost 57 miles upstream from Melton Hill Dam to Norris Dam. The dam and reservoir take their name from a high knob located about two miles from the dam.

#Kayak Bass Fishing #Melton Hill Lake #Clinch River Tennessee #Clinch #Clinch River

The Clinch River is much cleaner between Hill Station and Clinchport, VA thanks to a group of local high school students. On Sunday, September 26, 2010 Rhonda Kilgore, a teacher at Gate City High School, Gate City, VA brought her leadership class to Natural Tunnel State Park for a canoe trip. This was not an everyday canoe trip. Their focus was to pick-up trash while giving back to their community. The students did just that in the pouring rain. They pulled out 6 tires, 2 plastic lawn chairs, 2 tractor batteries, and several bags of plastic, paper and glass. Mrs. Kilgore will be back Sunday, October 3, 2010 with another group of students participating in another Canoe Clean-up program that will focus on a different section of the Clinch River.

#Clean Up #SWVA Clinch River #Hill Station

"The Slant site offers Scott County another great location for the Clinch River, allowing more diversity in the types of floats and fishing people are able to do," Sheets added. The access site in Slant is located on Channel Cat Lane and can be found by following these directions. From Gate City, turn left onto Reed Hollow Road and travel approximately 2.7 miles. Then turn left onto Alley Valley Road, travel approximately 1.5 miles. Turn left onto Hill Station Alley Road/Route 664, travel approximately 1/2 mile then turn right onto Starnes Bluff Road and travel approximately 4 miles. Finally turn left onto Channel Cat Lane, travel 100 yards to the access point on the right.

#Public Boat Access #Clinch River Virginia #Scott County

Ever since the end of the Cold War, the water flow in the East Fork has been augmented by water drawn from the Clinch River to help sustain the creek's water quality and aquatic life. This was necessary because lower production at Y-12 meant a reduced amount of cooling waters being released into the creek.

#Fish Kill #Clinch River Tennessee #Poplar Creek

First Bluegill I ever had take a 4" tube

#Bluegill #Kayak Fishing

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