Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders

Friday, 28 August 2015

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

Nice report! Beth and I spent last weekend at the "other" stream there camping and fishing pocket water. I forgot how tricky those wild browns are to get to rise versus the usual SNP brook trout ;). We got some nice ones, but I figured I'd clogged the forum with enough reports by now ;).

I was wondering how the North Branch was doing while there, but didn't make it over there.

Pretty bows guys --

Gene

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 3:48:06 PM UTC-4, Trent Jones 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 were hungry.

We put quite a few fat rainbows in the boat as well as a couple of gorgeous Browns. Some of the rainbows looked like they actually had a tennis ball lodged in their belly. Needless to say the rainbows pulled really hard especially in the heavier current. Although we floated the river we took plenty of time to get out and wade productive sections. Double nymph rigs were the ticket all day, although PJ stuck one nice rainbow on a dry.

I wont say the trip wasn't without incident. The landing net broke quite early in the trip making fish landing very interesting, we had a random encounter with some sort of rogue stinging caterpillar, and I spilled almost an entire beer on myself by trying to store it in my chest pocket while I was hooked up to a fish. In regards to the broken net, I am not going to name, names...but it wasn't me...or PJ. I am almost certain Wednesday was the hardest I have ever laughed while on the water!

It is a blessing to have a floatable trout river within driving distance, especially one this beautiful.

Big Thank You to PJ Daley for getting Art and I on some great fish and rowing us down the river!

-Trent

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

Gene: I haven't fished Big Hunting Creek, yet. Have you encounter brookies there?

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 3:59:09 PM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:

Oh, I thought it was some landmark out there or something ;). Gotcha --

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 3:56:05 PM UTC-4, zogby...@gmail.com wrote:
"I don't know three-point"

Sorry, that was a basketball reference used in an attempt at a bad joke. :)

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 3:52:05 PM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:
I don't know three-point -- Did the stretch from that insanely busy hwy up to penile bridge. I don't know the place too well -- first time at BHC. It's low as all heck, but merits a return when flows are better. If anyone wants a brown trout down their trousers, here's how:

1. Fish a barbless tiemco 103BL hook
2. Be hyper-active (no problem for me)
3. Drink 2 cups of coffee before the trip
4. Only present dry flies well enough to catch small fish (no problem for me)

Gene

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 3:46:21 PM UTC-4, zogby...@gmail.com wrote:
Glad to have reported it. Just hope the poor soul sees this post before they go out to their next fishing spot and discovers they only have n-1 sections of their rod available. :-/

Nice job setting the hook! Was it from 3 point range?

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 1:02:20 PM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:
Nice Chris! You're a good dude.

On an geographically-related note, I just accidentally flung a brown trout down the front of my pants on Big Hunting Creek, (md) on a hook set. Luckily, I was wearing a wader belt so he didn't make it too far.

Hey -- there's always a first!

Gene

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 11:20:27 AM UTC-4, Chris Zogby wrote:
Just a FYI: Was at Beaver Creek yesterday afternoon and found an intact tip section of a fly rod in the parking lot off Beaver Creek Road. Stuck it in the mounted coat rack thingie outside the front door of Beaver Creek Fly Shop (http://beavercreekflyshop.com). I emailed the fly shop owner that I placed the fly rod section in the said location.

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

Oh, I thought it was some landmark out there or something ;). Gotcha --

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 3:56:05 PM UTC-4, zogby...@gmail.com wrote:

"I don't know three-point"

Sorry, that was a basketball reference used in an attempt at a bad joke. :)

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 3:52:05 PM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:
I don't know three-point -- Did the stretch from that insanely busy hwy up to penile bridge. I don't know the place too well -- first time at BHC. It's low as all heck, but merits a return when flows are better. If anyone wants a brown trout down their trousers, here's how:

1. Fish a barbless tiemco 103BL hook
2. Be hyper-active (no problem for me)
3. Drink 2 cups of coffee before the trip
4. Only present dry flies well enough to catch small fish (no problem for me)

Gene

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 3:46:21 PM UTC-4, zogby...@gmail.com wrote:
Glad to have reported it. Just hope the poor soul sees this post before they go out to their next fishing spot and discovers they only have n-1 sections of their rod available. :-/

Nice job setting the hook! Was it from 3 point range?

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 1:02:20 PM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:
Nice Chris! You're a good dude.

On an geographically-related note, I just accidentally flung a brown trout down the front of my pants on Big Hunting Creek, (md) on a hook set. Luckily, I was wearing a wader belt so he didn't make it too far.

Hey -- there's always a first!

Gene

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 11:20:27 AM UTC-4, Chris Zogby wrote:
Just a FYI: Was at Beaver Creek yesterday afternoon and found an intact tip section of a fly rod in the parking lot off Beaver Creek Road. Stuck it in the mounted coat rack thingie outside the front door of Beaver Creek Fly Shop (http://beavercreekflyshop.com). I emailed the fly shop owner that I placed the fly rod section in the said location.

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

"I don't know three-point"

Sorry, that was a basketball reference used in an attempt at a bad joke. :)

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 3:52:05 PM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:

I don't know three-point -- Did the stretch from that insanely busy hwy up to penile bridge. I don't know the place too well -- first time at BHC. It's low as all heck, but merits a return when flows are better. If anyone wants a brown trout down their trousers, here's how:

1. Fish a barbless tiemco 103BL hook
2. Be hyper-active (no problem for me)
3. Drink 2 cups of coffee before the trip
4. Only present dry flies well enough to catch small fish (no problem for me)

Gene

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 3:46:21 PM UTC-4, zogby...@gmail.com wrote:
Glad to have reported it. Just hope the poor soul sees this post before they go out to their next fishing spot and discovers they only have n-1 sections of their rod available. :-/

Nice job setting the hook! Was it from 3 point range?

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 1:02:20 PM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:
Nice Chris! You're a good dude.

On an geographically-related note, I just accidentally flung a brown trout down the front of my pants on Big Hunting Creek, (md) on a hook set. Luckily, I was wearing a wader belt so he didn't make it too far.

Hey -- there's always a first!

Gene

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 11:20:27 AM UTC-4, Chris Zogby wrote:
Just a FYI: Was at Beaver Creek yesterday afternoon and found an intact tip section of a fly rod in the parking lot off Beaver Creek Road. Stuck it in the mounted coat rack thingie outside the front door of Beaver Creek Fly Shop (http://beavercreekflyshop.com). I emailed the fly shop owner that I placed the fly rod section in the said location.

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

I don't know three-point -- Did the stretch from that insanely busy hwy up to penile bridge. I don't know the place too well -- first time at BHC. It's low as all heck, but merits a return when flows are better. If anyone wants a brown trout down their trousers, here's how:

1. Fish a barbless tiemco 103BL hook

2. Be hyper-active (no problem for me)

3. Drink 2 cups of coffee before the trip

4. Only present dry flies well enough to catch small fish (no problem for me)

Gene

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 3:46:21 PM UTC-4, zogby...@gmail.com wrote:

Glad to have reported it. Just hope the poor soul sees this post before they go out to their next fishing spot and discovers they only have n-1 sections of their rod available. :-/

Nice job setting the hook! Was it from 3 point range?

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 1:02:20 PM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:
Nice Chris! You're a good dude.

On an geographically-related note, I just accidentally flung a brown trout down the front of my pants on Big Hunting Creek, (md) on a hook set. Luckily, I was wearing a wader belt so he didn't make it too far.

Hey -- there's always a first!

Gene

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 11:20:27 AM UTC-4, Chris Zogby wrote:
Just a FYI: Was at Beaver Creek yesterday afternoon and found an intact tip section of a fly rod in the parking lot off Beaver Creek Road. Stuck it in the mounted coat rack thingie outside the front door of Beaver Creek Fly Shop (http://beavercreekflyshop.com). I emailed the fly shop owner that I placed the fly rod section in the said location.

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

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 were hungry.

We put quite a few fat rainbows in the boat as well as a couple of gorgeous Browns. Some of the rainbows looked like they actually had a tennis ball lodged in their belly. Needless to say the rainbows pulled really hard especially in the heavier current. Although we floated the river we took plenty of time to get out and wade productive sections. Double nymph rigs were the ticket all day, although PJ stuck one nice rainbow on a dry.

I wont say the trip wasn't without incident. The landing net broke quite early in the trip making fish landing very interesting, we had a random encounter with some sort of rogue stinging caterpillar, and I spilled almost an entire beer on myself by trying to store it in my chest pocket while I was hooked up to a fish. In regards to the broken net, I am not going to name, names...but it wasn't me...or PJ. I am almost certain Wednesday was the hardest I have ever laughed while on the water!

It is a blessing to have a floatable trout river within driving distance, especially one this beautiful.

Big Thank You to PJ Daley for getting Art and I on some great fish and rowing us down the river!

-Trent

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

Glad to have reported it. Just hope the poor soul sees this post before they go out to their next fishing spot and discovers they only have n-1 sections of their rod available. :-/

Nice job setting the hook! Was it from 3 point range?

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 1:02:20 PM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:

Nice Chris! You're a good dude.

On an geographically-related note, I just accidentally flung a brown trout down the front of my pants on Big Hunting Creek, (md) on a hook set. Luckily, I was wearing a wader belt so he didn't make it too far.

Hey -- there's always a first!

Gene

On Friday, August 28, 2015 at 11:20:27 AM UTC-4, Chris Zogby wrote:
Just a FYI: Was at Beaver Creek yesterday afternoon and found an intact tip section of a fly rod in the parking lot off Beaver Creek Road. Stuck it in the mounted coat rack thingie outside the front door of Beaver Creek Fly Shop (http://beavercreekflyshop.com). I emailed the fly shop owner that I placed the fly rod section in the said location.

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