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Acid mine drainage

Yes! No big ones, but plenty of little smallies in there!

Appreciate it!

Appreciate it!

Appreciate it!

I definitely scraped some but didn't need to get out and drag the boat at all. The biggest hazard was avoiding rocks that otherwise would have been submerged.

Nice! I'm from Virginia, but this stretch was on my list to paddle. It's beautiful!

The Karthaus gauge was 2.29ft when we started. It was low and we hit some rocks, but we were able to float all the way through without any dragging though.

Thanks! It is a very pretty stretch of river.

Thanks! I do name my kayaks but haven't settled on a name for this one yet. Haha I'll keep that one in consideration

Thanks man!

Thanks Dan! Yes this is a very pretty river up in central PA where my brother lives. We've been wanting to do a trip there for a while and finally got it done

@@obeewanderlow-key4916 I can see why it's been on your list! 💯

Ha! You're right, we caught lots but no big ones. Thanks Chris!

I’m glad to see the smallmouth are coming back. Not long ago the river was dead due to the acid mine drainage was so bad it knocked out the bottom of the river’s food chain. Insects, crustaceans and amphibians could not survive. I was on a large organized paddling sojurn from Shawville to Lock Haven just twenty years ago. We didn’t se one bug, crawfish, frog or fish of any kind except at the mouth of Kettle Creek. Then about 10 tears ago we started to see more evidence the eco system was on the mend. This is very good news.

@@butchmiller3970 yes! We did not catch any BIG smallmouth, but we did catch good numbers.

Nice! I saw the River Paddlers videos of that trip. This section I was fishing was from a private access about 7 miles up river from Long Island and floated down to Long Island.

Lol ok I'll try, thanks Chris!

Thanks Dan! I remembered my net for my next trip 😂

@@obeewanderlow-key4916 Lol!! Good deal!! 🤣🤣

Thanks Dan!

Thanks Chris!

Thanks! I also am missing warm weather and being on the river. More videos will be coming soon!

Yes, Long Island and stretch about 5 miles up river of Long Island.

Thanks! Yes the James has good flow for the most part. Right now, the level is super low, so there are some flat sections with almost no flow. But I can still average 3 miles/hour over the course of a day.

That's great! What river will you be on?

@obeewanderlow-key4916 just gonna be a quick overnight trip on Cotaco Creek. It's public land that runs off the TN River. It's definitely a neat place to just get away fast, cool wildlife, and all flat water you can handle lol. I'm planning on a few bigger trips soon, it's still been kinda hot.

Thanks! I have some great stickers 😁 Need to add more to the collection. I was on the James River this weekend and another paddler admired the Alabama sticker!

@@obeewanderlow-key4916 Sweet! ☺

Thanks! This was a quick 10.93 mile run on a Sunday afternoon

Oh, and it was also after 11pm when I started watching...lol!! 😅

@@SouthernPaddler lol! This video was a little different. There is very little footage of the Staunton River in my area, so I wanted to show as much of the river as possible, hence the 10X speed footage showing most of the river and not just the "highlights". Most people aren't going to watch this type of video all the way through, but again, I wanted to create footage showing most of the river as a resource for anyone interested in it.

Thanks! If you're ever paddling in central Virginia, the upper James River is a very scenic 64 mile trail.

Thanks! Looking forward to seeing your video when it comes out!

@obeewanderlow-key4916 Thanks- It will hopefully be Tuesday of next week.

Lol not a cop, just an outdoors enthusiast

@@obeewanderlow-key4916 his car is right there and he's in uniform..

@@danamillsap8902 That car is a black Subaru Crosstrek and the "uniform" is just a black puffy jacket lol.