NC State Parks: Hanging Rock

A few weeks ago (I am very behind!) I was able to go to Hanging Rock State Park in NC.  I would highly recommend this park, and here is why:
1.Great hiking trails.  Trails surround the park lake, go to an observation point, and of course lead to the hanging rock, the main attraction.
2.Fishing.  While I didn't catch anything, sadly, I still had fun in the parks lake.  I tried fly fishing and regular spinning rod.  Fly fishing wasn't easy because you could only do it in select spots and the fish weren't biting flies or regular lures (timing may have played a part, it was mid afternoon). Oh well.  And, there is also more fishing in the Dan River, which borders the park.  Which brings me to my next attraction.
3. Boating.  More specifically, kayaking or canoeing.  You can rent a boat for the lake, but you are free to bring your own boats for the Dan River section of the park.
4. Swimming.  In the summer, swimming is open in the park lake.

5. Opportunity for pictures.  Great scenery, especially from the top of the mountain or observation tower (even the visitor center!), provide great places to take pictures.

You gotta try it sometime.

Spring Season

Since the last post, I haven't been up to too much, yet that doesn't mean I've done nothing!

Back in April, I went to Cabela's and shopped around for some fly fishing gear.  I had to be careful looking around because, given enough time, I would buy the store!

After I got the fly fishing lures at Cabela's, which were poppers, the family and I decided a week later that it would be a great day to kayak.  I took my fly rod, of course.  And I brought an ultralight, which I let my siblings use.  I started using a small frog popper and had a lot of luck, if you consider bites and not set hooks luck.  The panfish were just too small to get their mouths around the hook.  I was ready to try a smaller popper when I realized, I had left my tackle bag on shore with my siblings.  So, I continued fishing.  Eventually, I got lucky and a small bass bit the lure and didn't let go.  Yay!

Also in April, the mount of the 8 point I shot back in November was finished!  I got him back and he is now on my wall.  Shout out to Jeff Poston of Living Image Taxidermy for doing a great job!  I would definitely recommend him!

The picture does not do it justice!

That's all for now!