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Thanks for the updates. If there are any changes please let me know. Thanks again.

How's the water level on the Greenbrier? Is it running low, or can it be floated? We are planning on being down there in a couple of weeks. The last trip we had planned was when the Greenbrier was Flooded. I've heard we may have the opposite problem now.

Sorry to say, but we have decided to postpone our trip. Looks like due to scheduling conflicts we will not be able to make it down till August. Thanks for all the updates.

Thanks for the updates. I really appreciate it. I hate to say it, but I think your right about cancalling the trip. If you forsee any changes please let me know. Thanks again.

Can anyone give me an update on how the Greenbrier is doing since all the big rains this week? We are planning on hitting the River next week and we are hoping that we won't have to reschedule agian this year.

Is it possible to float from caldwell to the Greenbrier Campground in one day, or float from Caldweel to Ft.Springs. I think we put in last year at a small park used by the campgound, I think it was in Ft.Springs. Where we put in there was quite a large calm pool. Our float from what I think was Ft.Springs was a little short, we were able to take out at the campgounds and take about an 1 hour break and then paddle back up and fish about 2 more hours. I hope you can understand what I wrote because I know its confusing me because I dont know the area very well..lol.

Does anyone know the best place to put in to fish these islands?

Yep, thats the campground we are staying at. We like it there because we can start our float on one day and the next we can take out there. Its really convenient, not as much shuttling.

We already have campsites reserved at a campround on the river. Last year we considered just putting in and floating most of the day and just setting up camp where ever we were, but we weren't sure about how landowners would feel about people camping. So we found this campground that split our two float trips in half and it worked great, although the second day trip; Ronceverte to the campground was a little short. Thats why we might look to put in a little farther up. Is the cave you were mentioning below Ronceverte or above? I know some of the guys going might be interested.

Thanks for the replies, I can use all the help you guys can give. We are planning to float from Ronceverte to Alderson split up into two days. This depends on how the water levels are at the time. We are thinking we might have to start out a little farther than Ronceverte, because water levels will surely be higher and swifter than July. As for the New River, we drove down to Bluestone Dam and Sandstone Falls on our way home. The fishing at both places looked like it would be awesome, but we weren't sure our pontoon boats would be strong enough. I think they are class 2 or 3 rated. Like I said if anyone has any suggestions please feel free to post them, I'm still really new at this .

Hey NewRiver, have you ever fished the Greenbrier River? I'm headed down there in May for the second time. Last year we caught alot of smallies but only a couple in the 16"-18" range. We had to delay our trip last year til the end of July due to some hard rains in May. I was told that July was not the best time to hit the Greenbrier. Do you have any suggestions or advice for the Greenbrier? I mainly used Rebel Crawdads and mistertwister grubs.

Thanks fpr all the help. I have another question. Is flyfishing for smallies a good idea. If so what kind of flies do you use?

Some friends and myself are taking a 3 day float trip down the Greenbrier River in West Virgina, I've been away from fishing for quite sometime. I need to get some new tacke and equipment. What type of rod and reel combo and line wt. would you suggest, and what type of lures should I have on hand. I will probably be buying most of this stuff from Bass Pro, so if you have cat# that would be great. The trip will be taling place at the end of May and I'm really looking forward to it. I've been browsing this forum and its a big help, but I'm having a hard time narrowing down what I need. Thanks for any Help.