Start your own traditions…Some of the best fishing trips often involve food. A simple drive by a familiar diner or a delcious smell and the memories coming flooding back of an unforgettable trip. When I used to striper fish on late fall nights in Eastern Bay, the cold air would always find you, regardless of the number of layers you wore. It would be most noticeable when the tide went slack. But this was a good sign because it meant we would pull anchor and motor up to Kent Narrows and tie up to the pilings outside of Harris Seafood. A few minutes later, my brother would jump back in the boat with a couple of steaming containers of the most amazing cream of crab soup ever created. We would silently devour that liquid gold and then rejuvinated, head back out for more fishing. To this day, the smell of cream of crab soup reminds me of those trips. As we mentioned in the previous newsletter, we will continue to focus on a few great wintertime fishing opportunities that you may not have considered. For the February/March newsletter, we will highlight pickerel, the smaller cousin to the musky. They are great fun to stalk and catch and much more plentiful than muskies. If you never considered wintertime pickerel, don't worry, get out some warm clothes and we will help you find these toothy adversaries, assemble the proper gear, how to cast to them and how to tie proven pickerel flies. And to start a new tradition of your own, bring along your thermos with your special hot beverage, soup or food to share. From then on, the smell or taste of that special concoction will bring back memories of those cold but friend-filled winter fishing trips. And as always, if you have questions, reach out to us through the TPFR forum, contact us via social media or even ask us at our monthly TPFR casting church. Don't be shy, we want you to succeed. Our next newsletter will focus on catching Shad. Until then check out the NCC-TU Shad Night - February 24th at 7:30pm - Zoom Link Stay healthy! Your friends at Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders | 
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