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Friday, 2 October 2020

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Fall Trout Water within 2 hours of the DMV?

Savage River Tailwater. There's a shop right on the river at least there was a few years ago last time I was there. Call ahead to check. A bit of a drive but flows should be good.

Difficult wading. Very slick rock bottom.

On Fri, Oct 2, 2020, 2:24 PM Michael Ilecki <michael.ilecki@gmail.com> wrote:

Does anyone have any recommendations for finding decent Trout waters within a couple hours of the DMV during October?

For the group, I went up to Gunpowder yesterday, 10/1/20 and the flow is so low the fish are really spooked and many areas are borderline unfishable due to the low water level. I started my day at Big Hunting Creek MD in Catoctin Park and I didn't even cast a line after I saw how low the water level is currently. I knew the water would be low based on NGS charts but, it was even worse than expected. I'm not really interested in targeting Sunfish, Chubs, or Smallmouths but, I would like to find some "bigger water" where I can actually cast a 4-5 weight to some receptive Trout. Any suggestions?

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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} One Rod Available for Rose River Farm Tomorrow

Hi Vince - I am interested, but I was wondering if one rod means only one person or literally one rod? My wife and I had our first kid back in April and we have found fly fishing as a fun activity we can do in pretty places and co-watch the kid while the other fishes. Do you know if this arrangement would work at Rose River Farm? If so, we would be interested but by all means no worries if not! Our kid is typically very chill and we have taken him on about 10 trips to the Gunpowder and he happily sits and plays in the water while we are able to split time fishing. We were hoping to go to the Gunpowder tomorrow but based on the water levels I thought this might be more fun. Thanks for the consideration and enjoy tomorrow either way!

/Alex

On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 1:54 PM Vince <vince@hockingcounty.com> wrote:

Hey everyone! I booked five rods for tomorrow but had someone drop out at the last minute. First-person to get back to me gets it. The $95 dollar fee can be sent via PayPal or Venmo.
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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: I'm Hooked

Drink deeply. Welcome to the tribe.

On Friday, October 2, 2020 at 2:08:48 PM UTC-4 tlkend...@gmail.com wrote:

Fishing on the fly had always seemed like an exotic endeavor to me. Always appearing too difficult and too hard to understand. I was jealous of the friends who went to school in the mountains of North Carolina. It seemed that they were being given secrets that were only accessible if you were lucky enough to spend time around those streams or grew up with a grandfather who passed down his knowledge.

When I lived in New York I decided to give the sport a shot. I went out and purchased my first fly rod, a cheap piece of junk from our local Bass Pro Shops. I had met a friend who said he held the knowledge to help me catch my first fish on the fly. Turns out, he knew a lot less than he led on and was frankly no more "in the know" than I was. This led to me spending a few weekends going to fly shops in northern NY and hours of casting with few bites and even fewer catches.

The continuous failure caused me to eventually put down that rod down for a couple of years to collect dust. That was until I moved into Arlington. You see, I work out in Leesburg, VA and had spent a few weekends in Shenandoah always wondering what lurked beneath those beautiful streams and rivers. Between this and watching the Instagram stories and the posts from my friends who live and breathe fly fishing I had the itch to learn once again. I finally broke down and bought a better rod and began learning everything I could about proper casting techniques and where to look for fish. I must say thanks to all of the wonderful people who are members of TPFR, without you and your casting church I would have probably given up and moved on once again.

All of this finally led to me catching my first fish on the fly. I had spent hours fishing down on the lower end of the Potomac and finally pulled in smallmouth and bluegills back to back. This showed me that fly fishing was not impossible, it wasn't super exotic and it was a sport that provided so much excitement. I still didn't really know what I was doing but that was part of the thrill.

And this thrill came to a peak just a couple of weekends ago. I was lucky enough to make a trip down to Shenandoah National Park. My girlfriend and I were celebrating our anniversary in Charlottesville and we finished off the weekend by driving home the back way, making a few stops to hike and let the pup wander. I had brought my rod and a few new fly patterns with me and decided to give one of the streams a go. Like everything else I do with fly fishing I went in not knowing entirely what I was doing, but luck was with me that day. Very first cast, into the very first hole there was a hard strike leaving so surprised that I was barely able to set the hook. The excitement was indescribable but every one of you knows that exact feeling. Even though that was the only fish caught that day I felt extreme accomplishment for everything that happened.

I can finally say "I am a fly fisherman".

Thank you all.

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Fall Trout Water within 2 hours of the DMV?

Check the stocking schedule for Conewago creek in southern pa. Once water gets up a bit and they begin fall stocking should be fishing solid. Only about 1 hour 20 min drive

On Friday, October 2, 2020 at 2:24:59 PM UTC-4 michael...@gmail.com wrote:

Does anyone have any recommendations for finding decent Trout waters within a couple hours of the DMV during October?

For the group, I went up to Gunpowder yesterday, 10/1/20 and the flow is so low the fish are really spooked and many areas are borderline unfishable due to the low water level. I started my day at Big Hunting Creek MD in Catoctin Park and I didn't even cast a line after I saw how low the water level is currently. I knew the water would be low based on NGS charts but, it was even worse than expected. I'm not really interested in targeting Sunfish, Chubs, or Smallmouths but, I would like to find some "bigger water" where I can actually cast a 4-5 weight to some receptive Trout. Any suggestions?

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: I'm Hooked

Thanks!

On Friday, October 2, 2020 at 2:29:52 PM UTC-4 namfos wrote:

Welcome to the club.

On Friday, October 2, 2020 at 2:08:48 PM UTC-4 tlkend...@gmail.com wrote:
Fishing on the fly had always seemed like an exotic endeavor to me. Always appearing too difficult and too hard to understand. I was jealous of the friends who went to school in the mountains of North Carolina. It seemed that they were being given secrets that were only accessible if you were lucky enough to spend time around those streams or grew up with a grandfather who passed down his knowledge.

When I lived in New York I decided to give the sport a shot. I went out and purchased my first fly rod, a cheap piece of junk from our local Bass Pro Shops. I had met a friend who said he held the knowledge to help me catch my first fish on the fly. Turns out, he knew a lot less than he led on and was frankly no more "in the know" than I was. This led to me spending a few weekends going to fly shops in northern NY and hours of casting with few bites and even fewer catches.

The continuous failure caused me to eventually put down that rod down for a couple of years to collect dust. That was until I moved into Arlington. You see, I work out in Leesburg, VA and had spent a few weekends in Shenandoah always wondering what lurked beneath those beautiful streams and rivers. Between this and watching the Instagram stories and the posts from my friends who live and breathe fly fishing I had the itch to learn once again. I finally broke down and bought a better rod and began learning everything I could about proper casting techniques and where to look for fish. I must say thanks to all of the wonderful people who are members of TPFR, without you and your casting church I would have probably given up and moved on once again.

All of this finally led to me catching my first fish on the fly. I had spent hours fishing down on the lower end of the Potomac and finally pulled in smallmouth and bluegills back to back. This showed me that fly fishing was not impossible, it wasn't super exotic and it was a sport that provided so much excitement. I still didn't really know what I was doing but that was part of the thrill.

And this thrill came to a peak just a couple of weekends ago. I was lucky enough to make a trip down to Shenandoah National Park. My girlfriend and I were celebrating our anniversary in Charlottesville and we finished off the weekend by driving home the back way, making a few stops to hike and let the pup wander. I had brought my rod and a few new fly patterns with me and decided to give one of the streams a go. Like everything else I do with fly fishing I went in not knowing entirely what I was doing, but luck was with me that day. Very first cast, into the very first hole there was a hard strike leaving so surprised that I was barely able to set the hook. The excitement was indescribable but every one of you knows that exact feeling. Even though that was the only fish caught that day I felt extreme accomplishment for everything that happened.

I can finally say "I am a fly fisherman".

Thank you all.

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: I'm Hooked

Welcome to the club.

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On Friday, October 2, 2020 at 2:08:48 PM UTC-4 tlkend...@gmail.com wrote:

Fishing on the fly had always seemed like an exotic endeavor to me. Always appearing too difficult and too hard to understand. I was jealous of the friends who went to school in the mountains of North Carolina. It seemed that they were being given secrets that were only accessible if you were lucky enough to spend time around those streams or grew up with a grandfather who passed down his knowledge.

When I lived in New York I decided to give the sport a shot. I went out and purchased my first fly rod, a cheap piece of junk from our local Bass Pro Shops. I had met a friend who said he held the knowledge to help me catch my first fish on the fly. Turns out, he knew a lot less than he led on and was frankly no more "in the know" than I was. This led to me spending a few weekends going to fly shops in northern NY and hours of casting with few bites and even fewer catches.

The continuous failure caused me to eventually put down that rod down for a couple of years to collect dust. That was until I moved into Arlington. You see, I work out in Leesburg, VA and had spent a few weekends in Shenandoah always wondering what lurked beneath those beautiful streams and rivers. Between this and watching the Instagram stories and the posts from my friends who live and breathe fly fishing I had the itch to learn once again. I finally broke down and bought a better rod and began learning everything I could about proper casting techniques and where to look for fish. I must say thanks to all of the wonderful people who are members of TPFR, without you and your casting church I would have probably given up and moved on once again.

All of this finally led to me catching my first fish on the fly. I had spent hours fishing down on the lower end of the Potomac and finally pulled in smallmouth and bluegills back to back. This showed me that fly fishing was not impossible, it wasn't super exotic and it was a sport that provided so much excitement. I still didn't really know what I was doing but that was part of the thrill.

And this thrill came to a peak just a couple of weekends ago. I was lucky enough to make a trip down to Shenandoah National Park. My girlfriend and I were celebrating our anniversary in Charlottesville and we finished off the weekend by driving home the back way, making a few stops to hike and let the pup wander. I had brought my rod and a few new fly patterns with me and decided to give one of the streams a go. Like everything else I do with fly fishing I went in not knowing entirely what I was doing, but luck was with me that day. Very first cast, into the very first hole there was a hard strike leaving so surprised that I was barely able to set the hook. The excitement was indescribable but every one of you knows that exact feeling. Even though that was the only fish caught that day I felt extreme accomplishment for everything that happened.

I can finally say "I am a fly fisherman".

Thank you all.

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} I'm Hooked

Fishing on the fly had always seemed like an exotic endeavor to me. Always appearing too difficult and too hard to understand. I was jealous of the friends who went to school in the mountains of North Carolina. It seemed that they were being given secrets that were only accessible if you were lucky enough to spend time around those streams or grew up with a grandfather who passed down his knowledge.

When I lived in New York I decided to give the sport a shot. I went out and purchased my first fly rod, a cheap piece of junk from our local Bass Pro Shops. I had met a friend who said he held the knowledge to help me catch my first fish on the fly. Turns out, he knew a lot less than he led on and was frankly no more "in the know" than I was. This led to me spending a few weekends going to fly shops in northern NY and hours of casting with few bites and even fewer catches.

The continuous failure caused me to eventually put down that rod down for a couple of years to collect dust. That was until I moved into Arlington. You see, I work out in Leesburg, VA and had spent a few weekends in Shenandoah always wondering what lurked beneath those beautiful streams and rivers. Between this and watching the Instagram stories and the posts from my friends who live and breathe fly fishing I had the itch to learn once again. I finally broke down and bought a better rod and began learning everything I could about proper casting techniques and where to look for fish. I must say thanks to all of the wonderful people who are members of TPFR, without you and your casting church I would have probably given up and moved on once again.

All of this finally led to me catching my first fish on the fly. I had spent hours fishing down on the lower end of the Potomac and finally pulled in smallmouth and bluegills back to back. This showed me that fly fishing was not impossible, it wasn't super exotic and it was a sport that provided so much excitement. I still didn't really know what I was doing but that was part of the thrill.

And this thrill came to a peak just a couple of weekends ago. I was lucky enough to make a trip down to Shenandoah National Park. My girlfriend and I were celebrating our anniversary in Charlottesville and we finished off the weekend by driving home the back way, making a few stops to hike and let the pup wander. I had brought my rod and a few new fly patterns with me and decided to give one of the streams a go. Like everything else I do with fly fishing I went in not knowing entirely what I was doing, but luck was with me that day. Very first cast, into the very first hole there was a hard strike leaving so surprised that I was barely able to set the hook. The excitement was indescribable but every one of you knows that exact feeling. Even though that was the only fish caught that day I felt extreme accomplishment for everything that happened.

I can finally say "I am a fly fisherman".

Thank you all.

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