There are a few things in life that can turn around a dreary Sunday, tangling with some chunky brown trout while fishing with your son is one of them. We hit Accotink Creek yesterday in recognition of my ongoing bass slump. My misfortunes are not shared by David who has been bagging bass with regularity over the last few weekends. However, Accotink is a pretty sure thing for brown trout right now so we went there. We got four trout, to include two descent browns, a couple small rainbows, and we lost count how many bluegill, and sunfish we caught. David landed all the fish himself but hooked and caught the small rainbow completely unassisted – good times!
Monday, April 20, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Accotink Browns
About a year or so ago I posted an entry advocating stocking more brown trout in our Fairfax County delayed harvest streams. The idea is based on the brown’s greater resilience in warmer climates compared to other trout species. Fortunately, the last two spring stocks in Accotink and Holmes Run have been comprised primarily of brown trout. If browns are not viable in this suburban DC environment, they are at least a great change of pace. Although they are finicky and tend to soft strike, a 12” fish can really put up a good fight on light tackle. I got a couple nice ones this morning on a wooly bugger before my Easter Bunny duties called.
Friday, April 10, 2009
David's Latest Bass
Our little fly fishing prodigy has scored again. Today's bass is David's second on a fly rod in six days. He is starting to expect this success and becomes visibly agitated when he doesn’t deliver Mr. Bigmouth. I try to remind him that he is only four, but he’ll hear none of it.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
David's Rally
David and I had a rough start today at Lake Mercer. We were heading to the truck conceding defeat when David proposed a few last casts at the spillway. After we located some feeding fish, David quickly took control of the fly rod and began hauling them in. He started by hooking up with his first bass on a fly. He followed with a bluegill, and a white perch. Way to go little man!
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