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If you go down in the canyon it is NOT a good place for the girls. It is steep and huge ricks and swift water and can get dangerous if you are careless but there are big fish down there to be caught .If you fish on the Blackwater from Davis upstream the dirt road is right beside the river, lots of spots the river is ten yards from the road----no problem for the girls. as you are going up that road you will see a long blue building on the other side of the river. just past that you will see a big open spot on the right side of the road. This is the small town reservoir-a good place to take the girls fishing. Farther up the road you will come to a bend in the road veer int to the left after going down a small hill. this spot is called the splash dam and always holds a few leftover rainbow trout. beyond that spot you will come close to the river and will see open areas where people have camped. This we call yellow creek. The water is slowand the fishing is good.Also, huckleberries are probably ripe by now. when my kids were little they really got a charge out of picking them. they each had a little container to put them in but always ate them as fast as they could pick them. If you get bored and dont mind a little ride check out Spruce Knob (take your fishing gear with you and a jacket as it is highest point in WV, over 4,000 feet and always cool with a breeze) or Cass Railroad (old Shay engine takes you up the mountain in open rail cars REALLY COOL). Take a ride through Canaan park just before dusk and you will see tons and tons of deer. there is a restaurant on the Canaan straight that used to be called Tuckers but I think now it may be called coyotes.(next to the bank) Anyway the black bear come across the neighbors field to raid the dumpsters every evening. the restaurant has large windows in the dining area to watch them but if you dont want to eat just camp out an hour or so just before dark in the bank parking lot. (Man, I can tell some stories about those bears later) Give us an update when you return from your vacation.
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