Jackson river Warm springs Virginia 12/14/20:

[AndyS]

Spent the night in Waynesboro, got up took the hour plus ride over to the upper Jackson river near Hidden Valley. When I say it rained, I mean it poured just about the entire 4 hours I was there from 8am to 12 noon when the river finally went to a chalky white mess. River reminded me a lot of the Beaverkill in N.Y. Did okay, got what looked like some holdover browns and rainbows, conditions were tough in the pouring rain (camera stayed dry). Reports said go up and the fishing gets better, walked up I think 2 miles, meh. Didn't see another person the entire time I was there.
Plugged in the GPS to come home, 5 + hours, North Carolina and Virginia are BIG states. I think today was the cleanest air I ever breathed in my entire life. Even here snow plows were making preparations, saw signs for ski resorts.
Would like to look into the CowPasture river as well as a few other above Roanoke. Goshen Pass is also on the to-do list this winter, got my 1 year non-resident Virginia fishing license.
Virginia is so beautiful, I think I was in the George Washing National Forest.