Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders

Monday, 31 August 2015

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Brookies (or the lack thereof) at the Rapidan River

Dearest sirt,You swing soft hackles. Until you change your fishing repertoire to upstream dry fly only, I suggest you refrain from partaking in any internet banter.Pinky extended,Sir Richard of H StreetRichard FarinoUrban Angler VA | 108 N. Washington Street 2nd Floor | Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 527-2524 |...

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Maryland browns

Bonus -- I owe you a beer at the next tie! On Monday, August 31, 2015 at 11:58:40 AM UTC-4, namfos wrote:Nice Fontinalis salvelinus tooMark -- http://www.tpfr.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tidal-potomac-fly-rodders+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com....

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Maryland browns

Nice Fontinalis salvelinus tooMark -- http://www.tpfr.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tidal-potomac-fly-rodders+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion...

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: South Fork

The biggest fish I caught yesterday was this fat smallie near the boat landing. We were waiting for the canoe livery to pick us up and I waded out and stripped a streamer along the bank from the middle of the river. The fish was following it and I thought for sure it would turn away when it got close to me, but when I paused the strip, she just sipped it in and I was able to land it. On Monday, August 31, 2015...

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Fly fishing from beach

Fished there last week and got nothing in the surf. short/hard break makes for run up and walk back casting. Silver lake is good for golden bass and some largemouth barring any large saltwater injections. kind of a kids fishing place more than anything you'd want to seriously attack. Indian River Inlet area is best bet for saltwater but can get crowded. Also you can fish the shallows anywhere along rehoboth bay,...

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: South Fork

Hi Bob -- sounds like fun. We do the same thing on floats. The biggest fish I've managed seem to be when I make long casts off of the front of the canoe to structure well before the boat getting there to tip them off. Naive fish act a LOT differently than ones that are even remotely aware of humans/disturbance. I usually just use 8-10 pound stuff for most flies, but have probably used 4 pound maxima (4x...

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} South Fork

For the past two weekends, I've floated the South Fork from mile 13 to 19 and have had pretty good success for late summer. The water's gin clear, so I've gone down to 3x tippet. I've been finding good numbers in the fast water, especially on the lip of riffles. Usually, I switch to a crayfish, or helgramite pattern this late in the summer, but they're still hitting shenks and pearl marauders, so why switch? ...

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Trolling Motor Battery Reccomendation

—Jeff Cookcookstudios@mac.com703-980-1104 cellCookStudios.comFreelance Video ServicesOn Aug 31, 2015, at 9:20 AM, Connor Donovan <donovac@gmail.com> wrote:Fellow TPFR-er's,I'm very tired of rowing through flat water and am looking to buy a trolling motor. Does anyone have recommendations or tips for buying a battery? I honestly have no idea what I should be looking for. I have a trip down the upper...

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Trolling Motor Battery Reccomendation

Short version: Yes. Bigger motor = more energy requirements = need bigger battery to use it for a while. Long version: You'll absolutely want to get a marine deep cycle battery. Do NOT get a cranking battery. A cranking battery is meant for short bursts of high power (cranking your engine). A deep cycle battery is meant for longer cycles of charging and discharging at lower power levels - your trolling motor. You'll possibly...

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Trolling Motor Battery Reccomendation

Fellow TPFR-er's,I'm very tired of rowing through flat water and am looking to buy a trolling motor. Does anyone have recommendations or tips for buying a battery? I honestly have no idea what I should be looking for. I have a trip down the upper James this weekend and am borrowing a 35 lbs thrust motor. Does battery size matter if I'm not rocking a 50lbs+ pound thrust trolling motor? Or is it a one-size-power's-all...

Sunday, 30 August 2015

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Maryland browns

Very nice!Sent from my iPhoneOn Aug 30, 2015, at 5:36 PM, TurbineBlade <doublebclan@gmail.com> wrote:Been chasing browns in tailwaters, freestones, and one spring creek the last few weeks. We've had slow, average, and good fishing overall depending on the day. Most everything on the same beetle we use everywhere. Lots of miles on the truck, but who cares?A lot of these Maryland browns are beautiful fish!...

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Maryland browns

Been chasing browns in tailwaters, freestones, and one spring creek the last few weeks. We've had slow, average, and good fishing overall depending on the day. Most everything on the same beetle we use everywhere. Lots of miles on the truck, but who cares?A lot of these Maryland browns are beautiful fish! Gene ...

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Fatty Rainbows on the North Branch of the Potomac River

Great pics. If i may ask, where did you put in and take out at?On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 3:48 PM Trent Jones <tjones518@hotmail.com> wrote:Fellow Orvis fishing manager Art Noglak and I made the drive out to western Maryland to float a section of the North Branch of the Potomac with Guide PJ Daley on Wednesday and the trip was awesome. The weather could not have been nicer for August and the fish...

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Brookies (or the lack thereof) at the Rapidan River

Gene,Thanks for the good info as well as the sarcasm. That hilarious post made my morning!On Sunday, August 30, 2015 at 4:58:53 AM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:Hey! -- if there's one thing that works well on the internet, it's arrogance with no explanation! Andrew: So long as you have a valid fishing license, you are well within your right to fish the SNP streams (or lower Rapidan) whenever you feel like it. Virginia...

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Brookies (or the lack thereof) at the Rapidan River

Hey! -- if there's one thing that works well on the internet, it's arrogance with no explanation! Andrew: So long as you have a valid fishing license, you are well within your right to fish the SNP streams (or lower Rapidan) whenever you feel like it. Virginia DGIF proudly advertises a "year-round" trout fishery, so there's absolutely no legal requirement to avoid fishing the streams when they're low. Hell,...

Saturday, 29 August 2015

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Smallmouth this weekend?

Thanks all! Your advice was very helpful -- we ended up rock-hopping down by Weverton and it was a blast. -- http://www.tpfr.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tidal-potomac-fly-rodders+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com. To...

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Brookies (or the lack thereof) at the Rapidan River

How about just leaving them alone? On Saturday, August 29, 2015 at 8:36:50 PM UTC-4, Andrew Chaney wrote:After getting skunked at the mid-section of the Rapidan several weeks ago, I decided to hit up the lower portion this afternoon (just north of Graves Mill). The fallfish bite was aggressive. In about an hour of fishing, I caught about a dozen ranging from 6" - 12". However, I saw something concerning that I thought I'd...

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Brookies (or the lack thereof) at the Rapidan River

Folks. Stupid phone. -- http://www.tpfr.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tidal-potomac-fly-rodders+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tidal-potomac-fly-rodders/b60dc938-f3d9-414b-bad7-97421d81ca3c%40googlegroups.com. For...

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Brookies (or the lack thereof) at the Rapidan River

Normal, don't worry. Low flows are tough. You might try tailwaters or spring creeks until flows come back up. Warm water fishes great at lower flows too. Got tons of white perch busting bait earlier today, and fold are tearing up smallies. -- http://www.tpfr.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails...

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Brookies (or the lack thereof) at the Rapidan River

After getting skunked at the mid-section of the Rapidan several weeks ago, I decided to hit up the lower portion this afternoon (just north of Graves Mill). The fallfish bite was aggressive. In about an hour of fishing, I caught about a dozen ranging from 6" - 12". However, I saw something concerning that I thought I'd run by here.In one pool, I saw dozens of fish, about half fallfish, 1/3 brook trout, and the rest miscellaneous....

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Just Tied A Bunch of Shenk's White Streamers

I've been catching 12-18" range for last 2 weeks on an outgoing tide @ Little Hunting Creek (under the bridge). You'll know they are there when you start hearing them feed. Hear about the kid that drown at the same spot? -- http://www.tpfr.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send...

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Fatty Rainbows on the North Branch of the Potomac River

Next time bring duct tapeMark -- http://www.tpfr.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tidal-potomac-fly-rodders+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the...

Friday, 28 August 2015

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Tip section of fly rod found in parking lot off Beaver Creek Road (MD)

Ah, that was a rainbow! This confirms it -- Beth swore she was casting at this 14" rainbow for a while (to no avail), but me being an idiot said "oh there's only browns and a few brookies in here". I just read the MD website briefly - Good to know! She's almost always right; I don't know why I'm always an idiot and swear that I'm right. GeneOn Friday, August 28, 2015 at 4:21:52 PM UTC-4, Dalton Terrell...

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Tip section of fly rod found in parking lot off Beaver Creek Road (MD)

The real trash in BHC are those rainbows that TU stocks every Spring. -- http://www.tpfr.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tidal-potomac-fly-rodders+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com....

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Tip section of fly rod found in parking lot off Beaver Creek Road (MD)

Very nice!On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 4:15:15 PM UTC-4, zogby...@gmail.com wrote:Thanks for the info. One man's trash is another man's treasure. ;-) On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 4:08:49 PM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:No, we were there this morning but suddenly had to make a trip to the bow shop to restring Beth's compound so she can go elk hunting in a couple of weeks. We had never been there...

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Tip section of fly rod found in parking lot off Beaver Creek Road (MD)

Thanks for the info. One man's trash is another man's treasure. ;-) On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 4:08:49 PM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:No, we were there this morning but suddenly had to make a trip to the bow shop to restring Beth's compound so she can go elk hunting in a couple of weeks. We had never been...

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Tip section of fly rod found in parking lot off Beaver Creek Road (MD)

No, we were there this morning but suddenly had to make a trip to the bow shop to restring Beth's compound so she can go elk hunting in a couple of weeks. We had never been there before, but it was obviously pretty low like we pretty much expected. Got a few 8" browns, a few more 3-4" browns (1 in the pants), and Beth played around with about a 14" riser for a bit -- but then we left. I wasn't overly impressed...