Catch and Feast!

The time honored tradition of bringing home your own dinner is still alive and well at Capon Springs and Farms.  Long-time Capon guest Charlie Maddox treated his wife Dawn and their friends to fresh trout he reeled in from the Main pond.  The kitchen staff cleaned, cooked and served it to them at breakfast. The tasty catch was the perfect complement to the eggs produced from the free-range chickens on Capon’s Rivermeadow Farm.

Besides native trout, the Main half-acre pond is stocked with catfish, bluegill, bass and perch.  A pack of 3-foot carp also parole the waters daring the serious angler to wrestle them out.  For the old fashioned sportsman, Capon provides bamboo poles with a single fishing line and hook at the end.  While leftover bread is provided as bait from the kitchen, worms can still be found under most rocks around the grounds. 

Charlie’s adventure precedes the annual statewide WV Free Fishing weekend, which is this weekend (June 7 & 8).  In our neck of the woods, that means heading 4 miles down Capon Springs Road to the public access point on the CaCapon River for bass fishing and kayaking.  During this weekend, no license is needed to enjoy this relaxing past time.  (You never need a license to fish at Capon’s private pond!)