Fishing the Robinson North and South of Criglersville

We traveled south on Rt. 29 and turned West on Rt 609 toward Criglersville. After Haywood you will see the Robinson on the left hand side of the road. We picked a pull out and jumped in the river, working up river toward Criglersville.

The river is wide and has plenty of deep holes and riffles. I started off fishing just under the water line with an emerger and did not have much luck. I continued to move up stream and just before the 609 bridge, I changed to a bead head numph. Bang I caught 3 nice Rainbows, 10 inches and the largest sucker fish I have seen in these waters. The fish were down deep in the holes. I had to add weight to get the fly down quickly. Well after that the river went quiet. I continued up river to some nice riffle areas, but did not catch anything. This is when my lack of experience really kicked in. What was I doing right before the bridge that helped me catch some fish and then after that nothing.

We took a break for lunch and then traveled North of Criglersville on 600 to check out the upper reaches of the Robinson. We found some very nice water with stocking signs posted, but got nothing the rest of the afternoon. I was feeling very down, because the water looked great. I inquired later with some of my experienced fly fishing friends. Come to find out it seems the locals poach this part of the stream, even use nets from what they told me. Where are the cops when you need them.

I would encourage you to fish the Robinson from Criglersville, south.