ryguyfi
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I was the lucky recipient of the free 2 night stay at Harman's this past weekend that was given away in the Shop talk forum. My wife, kids and I had a great weekend there. It was a bit of a drive for us but the accommodations were worth it. Each cabin had a hot tub and nice fireplace. We had 2 rooms, one with a king, and one with a queen bed. They just did some updates to our room the week before and there was new furniture and a few other fixes to our cottage. It was great to see them reinvesting back into their property, goes to show they really care about how their cottages look and how happy the visitors are. There's a great view right outside the cabins.
We got in late and went to bed soon after arriving. Minus our kids not sleeping well in a new place we really had a good time. We woke up and had a nice visitor of a bald eagle crashing into the water right outside our room looking for his breakfast. We didn't get the camera out quick enough for a picture though. We hung out for the morning by the fire and playing games and took a small walk around the campground.
When the kids took a nap I suited up and went out to fish for a few hours. They privately stock the stream that they own which is around 1.5 miles. I found a nice stretch of water a little bit upstream and landed 8 fish in a little over an hour. It was some really easy fishing and nice to see such large fish. I may have landed a small one that taped out at 15". I got to get some time in with my Ichthus reel as well as testing out a new rod blank which performed really great.
I then headed back and saw my daughter and wife throwing rocks into the stream.
I decided to show my daughter how I catch fish and hit a small run just 30 yards from the front door of our cabin.
I missed 2 strikes but pulled in another nice rainbow about 3 minutes after my first cast. My daughter was excited to see the fish!
We spent the night hanging out by the fireplace again and enjoyed the hot tub after the kids kind of fell asleep.
The morning we checked out we drove about a half mile down the road to the Smoke Hole Caverns. We took the tour and had a nice guide show us through the caverns and talk about it's history. It actually has the largest ribbon stalagtite in the world there.
We had a great visit and plan to return sometime down the road.
Thanks again to Todd and all of those who work at Harman's for the great weekend! If you're interested in a nice weekend away not too far from home check them out. They have the banner ad to the right of every page and offer a 5% discount to all paff members. I highly recommend them!
www.wvlogcabins.com
Ryan
We got in late and went to bed soon after arriving. Minus our kids not sleeping well in a new place we really had a good time. We woke up and had a nice visitor of a bald eagle crashing into the water right outside our room looking for his breakfast. We didn't get the camera out quick enough for a picture though. We hung out for the morning by the fire and playing games and took a small walk around the campground.
When the kids took a nap I suited up and went out to fish for a few hours. They privately stock the stream that they own which is around 1.5 miles. I found a nice stretch of water a little bit upstream and landed 8 fish in a little over an hour. It was some really easy fishing and nice to see such large fish. I may have landed a small one that taped out at 15". I got to get some time in with my Ichthus reel as well as testing out a new rod blank which performed really great.
I then headed back and saw my daughter and wife throwing rocks into the stream.
I decided to show my daughter how I catch fish and hit a small run just 30 yards from the front door of our cabin.
I missed 2 strikes but pulled in another nice rainbow about 3 minutes after my first cast. My daughter was excited to see the fish!
We spent the night hanging out by the fireplace again and enjoyed the hot tub after the kids kind of fell asleep.
The morning we checked out we drove about a half mile down the road to the Smoke Hole Caverns. We took the tour and had a nice guide show us through the caverns and talk about it's history. It actually has the largest ribbon stalagtite in the world there.
We had a great visit and plan to return sometime down the road.
Thanks again to Todd and all of those who work at Harman's for the great weekend! If you're interested in a nice weekend away not too far from home check them out. They have the banner ad to the right of every page and offer a 5% discount to all paff members. I highly recommend them!
www.wvlogcabins.com
Ryan
