When it rains, it pours…
I struggled for bites on my maiden voyage on the South Fork River. McAdenville is known as Christmastown, USA, but I must have been on the naughty list this year as I didn’t even get a lump of coal…
South Fork Catawba River
401 Lakeview Dr
McAdenville, NC
The Water: South Fork Catawba River
Access: portage with a STEEP kayak ramp
Amenities: hiking trails
Cost: free
Hours: 24/7
Acres: 9 acres
Propulsion Limits: None
Filming Date: 3/26/23
Water Temp: 60 degrees
The Boat
2022 Old Town Sportsman PDL 120
Depth Finder: Garmin EchoMap UHD 93sv with Dakota Lithium 18AH battery
Camera: GoPro Hero5 Black and GoPro Hero8 Black
Battery: Dakota Lithium
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You just confirmed my suspicions about the South Fork in that area of McAdenville. The water is always so muddy dirty there, I'm not surprised Bass don't wanna be there.
that place is trash
😂😂😂😂😂
Any shore fishing allowed there?
Your good at catching bobbers
That ramp is hideous 😂
My man with the emergency cloths. Too bad there wasn't an emergency fish for you.
I am over the rain and definitely want no part of hail.
A bad day fishing is better than a good day at work. 👍
Glad you stayed safe! Hail is usually a sign of good conditions for tornadic activity. I have tried to fish that river a couple times now and never caught anything but a turtle. I've heard of small mouth possibly being in there but I haven't been able to get a bite yet.
Never fished that SF water above the dam – below the dam that connects into Lake Wylie is great however. Weird it would be that slow. TOUGH day with that hail. Thanks for posting – look forward to every Sunday evening and your videos! Tight lines – <><
That tailrace looked cool. Fishing is stupid sometimes.
I enjoyed the video even if you didn’t catch anything. Next time, use the ramp behind Cramerton Fire Sta. Get a coffee and a parking spot at Floyd and Blackie’s. Take your fiancé, paddle up to the dam and float back. Its a great cruise. You can also cruise the current for 10#+Big Cats south of the FD ramp, to the second spillway. I’ve never got a bite in that river. I enjoy it for relaxing yaking and exploring with my grand kids.
Man I am sorry to hear about the bad day you had. I know fishing in the rain & hail was not good. It was a good thing that you had a Change of clothes with you. You take it easy buddy.
Need to carry a come along or winch with you to halp load up!
Many of these launches were designed more for the Touring Kayak and Paddle Board crowd which as you noted, are much easier to transport. The best thing we can do as Kayak Fisherman is contact the people in charge of decision making for these sites, and let them know what improvements are needed access-wise for us to launch without struggling and getting injured. I know I'd much rather park in a safer Police Patrolled dedicated access point whenever possible, just we need as a community to have more of a set standardized way of building the access points especially in regards to the grade as the majority aren't Kayak Fishing friendly.
What commitment and determination! Definitely have to give that place a try again someday. It looks like a great place
Good show every Time you go fishing. It is a learning experience. I went the day before wind blew me all over the lake. that was my first time this year I got skunked that day too looking forward to next time be safe
The fishing is like the weather, unpredictable! How long did it take you to get the yak up that ramp?
I've never fished from a kayak so I don't know but if you were able to back your truck up to the top of that track I guess it's called I would install an eye bolt in the front end of the kayak and figure out a way to put a boat winch on the truck but I'm lazy and have a bad back I couldn't even think about pulling it up that hill As usual great video
Ive fished that area one time a few years ago. I also had 0% success catching fish. The video was still entertaining. Thanks for posting.