{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Shenandoah Trout Spawn

I double everything Dalton had to say. During  a mild winter nymphs and streamers will produce fish in SNP. Looks like we may have a brute of a winter though...

 

-Trent

 

On Monday, October 15, 2012 1:21:38 PM UTC-4, Dalton Terrell wrote:

Matthew and others,

I have fished December through February in the park the past couple years. It has been said here before that the after the spawn is over, the eggs still need time to develop in the redds and that we shouldn't wade the streams until after new years. With this in mind, Trent and I have both hit the park in December and early January without waders, only rock hopping or fishing the pools available from the bank. Fishing can be OK this time of year, but don't expect fish to come up for dries. Think about throwing streamers in bigger holes or nymphs in the smaller ones. 

WIth this being said, I would recommend taking your dad to one of the tailwaters instead, they won't be quite as scenic or wild but the fishing should be much better than Shenandoah National Park; if you can postpone to April I would definitely recommend SNP. I also had my dad out in Shenandoah a few weeks ago, water was super low and I certainly wished I would've picked somewhere different.

Dalton

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