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George and I were supposed to float the South Fork of the 'doah today with CT Campbell but low water conditions took us out of that game. Plus, it was gonna be hot! But CT had a plan, should we were to accept the challenge. We did. We agreed to get off the water before the heat bore down on us.
We drove down a dirt road to another more sketchy dirt road and finally to this entrance.
Which led to the river.
Which led to this!
It was shallow so George got out and set us up on course!
Since CT had mentioned that there had been a couple of musky sightings, I brought along my Loomis GL3 MH stick tied with a 6th Sense Scramble (I think this one is discontinued or a prototype).
It caused 5 blowups and two catches!

But no musky!
Can't remember what George caught this one on...
I did get a slam at one point that caused us to think it was a musky. But...it was not to be.
We caught about a dozen but the bite was slow except for the thousand BG bites. They were pestering our baits all morning.
And a LMB came to play at the mouth of a creek.
As always, the scenery is top notch!


On the way back, I wanted to cool off so I pushed the boat to the ramp (if that's what you want to call it).
We did not bring a lunch as our plan was stop somewhere in Front Royal to get lunch. But before we left, CT mentioned the Apple House and that's where we went!
George and I had their steak and cheese (loaded) and potato salad.
And I got some goodies to take home.
We made something out of potentially nothing today and had a great time with CT.
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Very cool! Avoided the main heat and got some nice ones. Love the Apple House!
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Congratulations on the trifecta
What a beautiful day to be on the river. Learned allot about history and some more. CT is a man of knowledge
Heat held off until we hit the take out and then it got warm fast.
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Great report! The area looks like something out of an advertisement. You sure that wasnt the cat/musky hybrid we've been hearing about? haha. Always drive by the apple house, but never stopped in. Always thought of it as a tourist trap. And 3 Fritters for $12 is a little high even for this market. But I'm sure they ate great.
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Defiantly not a tourist trap from the food perspective. They have a real deal kitchen set up and take great pride in their food.
The apple fritters were great (3 of them in package). Nice chunks of apples in them. At my local farmers market, they are $5-6 each.
And their donuts are the best!
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Clearly not a tourist trap. Will stop by next time I'm over visiting family. Haven't met a donut I didn't like so......I'll have to grab some!
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What a beautiful day on the river, and apple fritters are near the top of my list of treats. The Donut Shack by me has some good examples too Ernie, so next time that may be a breakfast treat!
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Mhen wrote:
so next time
I'm already looking forward to it even though it's next year!
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Isn't it an unwritten rule that the sketchier the drive-in better the water?🤣🤣
Nice job guys!
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Ernie wrote:
And their donuts are the best!
Their donuts are cake donuts, made with apples in the dough, and dipped in sugar & cinnamon
I'm not a big sweet or cake person, but these things are the best
Donuts are about $1.40 - and one donut is breakfast
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