Yesterday morning I hit Holmes Run briefly and immediately landed a rainbow trout. The bite slowed, but I hooked one more trout that popped off on an ice sheet. I think it is worth noting that Holmes Run is a very good stocked trout stream with lots of riffles and boulders creating very suitable habitat for trout. There is also a trail that weaves through the stream in a series of fords that create excellent opportunities for fly-fishing.
I thought I would note this short outing to emphasize that the numbers of fish taken are descent considering that these fish were stocked in October. Also, while the trout are small, they continue to be brightly colored and seem remarkably healthy. I now find myself blogging the most colorful, most beautiful fish as opposed to the biggest fish.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Ice Trout
Today I continued to hone the very specialized skill of extracting trout from a stream that is nearly frozen over. This is kind of cross between fly fishing and ice fishing. My strategy is simple: float a wooly bugger into the current and get as far under the ice as possible. Stripping the fly back up the current seam usually elicits a strike if there are fish in the hole. This approach was worth two rainbows at Accotink today.
I later stopped by Holmes Run which, being tail water, wasn’t nearly as frozen as Accotink. Throwing my trusty wooly bugger scored me another two rainbows. That’s four for the day, which I am happy with given the freezing temperature.
I later stopped by Holmes Run which, being tail water, wasn’t nearly as frozen as Accotink. Throwing my trusty wooly bugger scored me another two rainbows. That’s four for the day, which I am happy with given the freezing temperature.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
UK Fly Fishing
I am visiting my mother in England. Upon arrival, I immediately regretted my decision to leave my fly tackle at home. As it turns out, there is a stream three and a half miles from here that holds brown trout: the River Lee (depicted in this 19th century oil painting). I am awaiting a 5-weight fly rod my mother ordered for me for my birthday. I have managed to put together a small box of flies and secured a pair of wading boots from a local tackle shop. Most importantly, I have found publicly accessible water on the River Lee just below Wheathamstead, which is one of the villages near by. I don't know if this stretch holds decent numbers of browns. According to the net it holds "chub, dace, and barbel" which are all similar to both our North American fallfish and carp. I know that the River Lee is generally known to hold browns and I know trout fishermen are prone to hold secrets. The rod should come tomorrow which leave me about four days to fish. Wish me luck.
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