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Old 11-18-2012, 11:59 AM
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Ditz,

If you are shore-bound, and don't mind a bit of a drive, the steam plant in Cumberland city is open to bank anglers. The skippies are always thick in the winters, and very catchable on a fly rod. Casting may be a little tricky due to the bank's angle, but it's not bad once you learn to bring your back cast back at a higher angle. I use size 2 and 4 clousers in either white, white/chartreuse, or all chartreuse and have gotten into numerous "fish per cast" bites.

I usually bring a 5 wt and use floating line with a 7-9 ft tapered leader, 5x is fine for the tippet.

Chris
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