FALL TROUT, MUSKY SEASON OFF TO A STRONG START
Before the few days of rain we had this week, the New River was settling into a steady winter level. The water was clear, and the morning temperatures sometimes dip below freezing. It's musky season. The biggest victory, so far, has been getting Bailey on his first musky. On his first day of musky fishing, Bailey had a fish take his fly in the first 15 minutes or so of casting and didn't get a hookup. Musky are such magnificent, striking fish that I can't blame him. It's almo