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!)

Sharing the Exclusive Use Capon Wedding Experience

Today we welcome our first “guest” blogger... Leah Rudolph!  Although Leah and her family have been coming to Capon for many years, last weekend was a very special visit for them.  Leah shares her experiences from this visit when her daughter and (now!) son-in-law were married at Capon during an exclusive use weekend...

The Campbell-Rudolph clans thank everyone at Capon Springs and Farms for the extraordinary weekend May 29-June 1, as we celebrated the marriage of Julia Kay Rudolph and Ryan Patrick Campbell! The funny thing is, it's always extraordinary there. As Capon guests for over 30 years, the only surprises were good ones!

May Greeting from Sue Webster, General Manager

Hello from Sue Webster! 

(one of the faces behind the Capon front desk that you might not know)

     I am sure there are quite a few of you out there wondering - Who is Sue Webster?  How did she get to work at Capon Springs?  What did she do that lets her have chicken on the hill, moose track ice cream, smooth lump free potatoes, AND the French toast and bacon breakfast on a regular basis?  Let me share a bit of what brought me to this position at Capon Springs...