2017 Rapidan TU Fishing Show
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of the 2017 Rapidan TU Fishing Show! We are appreciative of the many hard working volunteers, vendors and especially, all attendees who visited the show. We are grateful for your support and your shared value of the region’s aquatic resources and wonderful fisheries. We hope to see you again next year!
So who were the big winners? Commonwealth trout, all Virginia anglers and the raffle winners (in that order, we think). Raffle winners listed below:
- Montana Trip – Matt McMillen – Gaithersburg, MD
- Bogart Park Classic Cane Rod (Chris Bogart) – Sharon McCaffery – Culpeper, VA
- Orvis Vintage Madison Cane Rod (Red Bourdage) – Kevin Murray – Leesburg, VA
- Streamlight Ultra Rod/Reel(LL Bean) – John Long- Ashburn, VA
- Orvis Clearwater Rod (Mossy Creek Fly Fishing)- Dave Harvey – Fredericksburg, VA
- Firehole 3/4 wt Reel (Fly Fishing Benefactor) – Woodie Walker – Fredericksburg, VA
Hi-Lets meet BillH/host at 9am Thursday August 17 at Front Royal 4H Center for cancer kids support, & help collect & identify aquatic insects in am & fish in pond after lunch.
Fred
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Lets meet JoeR/host at 7:30am Saturday, August 19 on SF Shenandoah River at Alma access on route 340 business. Wet wading: bring staff, small poppers, hellgramites, clousers, & streamers.
FredK
Hi– Lets meet FredK/host at 7:30am Wednesday, August 9 at Hogue Tract parking area in Phelps WMA on Sumerduck Rd near Remington. Wet wading; bring staff, poppers, streamers, water, snacks, & bug spray. Five minute walk to Rappahannock River._CANCELED-High dirty water.
Fred
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Lets meet BillH at 8am, FRIDAY, July 28 at Phelps WMA “Phelps Pond” off Sumerduck Rd(east of Kellys Ford Rd, and first right after Courtney Corner Rd/ intersection at white stone pillar) in public parking area. Short walk to pond. Largemouth bass fishing. Bring bug spray, water, & snacks. Courtneys Corner Rd(route 637) connects Sumerduck Rd with Route 17, about 3 miles south of route 28. See google maps for more details. DATE CHANGED DUE TO WEATHER.
Fred
Hi–Lets meet ChuckH/host at 4:30 pm Wednesday, July 19 at Hogue Tract/Phelps WMA parking lot on Sumerduck Rd. Wet wading; bring staff, streamers, woolly buggers, poppers, & nymphs. Also water, snacks, & bug spray. Five minute walk to river.
FredK
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Lets meet DougF/host at Kellys Ford bridge parking area in Sumerduck at 8am Saturday, July 8. Wet wading, staff, water, snacks, bug spray, poppers, streamers, & woolly buggers. CANCELED due to high brown water!
Fred
Hi–Lets meet FredK at 8am Wednesday, June 28 at Route 3 bridge(east end at Germanna College) in Locust Grove. Wet wading, staff, poppers, streamers, & w buggers.
Fred
Hi–Lets meet AndyH/host at 9am, Wednesday, June 21 at route 675 at Bixler’s bridge on SF Shenandoah River in Luray. Bring poppers, streamers, & woolly buggers; water, suntan lotion, bug spray, wading staff, & wet wading gear. HIGH BROWN WATER!
See you there, FredK
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Lets meet BillH/host on Saturday, June 17 at 9am at Fairfax shelter at 4H Center in Front Royal, off of route 522S. Coffee & danish available. Lets help kids catch & identify aquatic critters in creek in am, eat free lunch, and pond fish with kids until ~3pm. If you can only help in am, its ok.
Thanks, Fred
Hi–Lets meet BillH/host at 9am Wednesday, June 14 in Front Royal at Big Lots store-intersection of routes 55 & 522. Bring poppers, woolly buggers, craws, wading staff, snacks, & water.
Hope to see you there.
Fred
