The Pentagon is an excruciating hell hole. That's what makes a morning like this so special. I hit Accotink Creek at sunrise and hooked a limit of rainbow trout. I fished a wooly bugger with a wet fly dropper based on a steelhead fishing tip in this month’s edition of Field and Stream. Thank you Field and Stream for the tip; and thank you Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries for putting quality rainbows in our local trout stream.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
New York Rainbows Save the Day
We were ready to pack it in and declare victory after catching our one pickerel. We suddenly spotted some trout. After the first cast it was clear the trout were going for the black wooly bugger I had on. I hooked the first rainbow and David started squealing. We managed five trout in about twenty minutes. This was the experience we were hoping for.
Of all the states I have fished in my life it is hard to beat the empire state for freshwater fishing. From largemouth bass to lake trout and muskie, you can catch just about everything in New York.
Of all the states I have fished in my life it is hard to beat the empire state for freshwater fishing. From largemouth bass to lake trout and muskie, you can catch just about everything in New York.
Don't Bite Me!
We are finishing up our family vacation near Lake George, NY. We found a park near by suitable for kid fly fishing. Within the first few casts we hooked a pickerel on a wet fly. This junior member of the pike family sports some pretty nasty chompers: hence the steady apprehension in David’s eyes. Shortly after I snapped this picture our little pickerel started snapping wildly. He was released without incident.
Later in life I will introduce David to pike, and muskie fishing. But first he has to grow big enough to knock one out with an oar. Anyone who has ever put one in the boat knows what I am talking about.
Later in life I will introduce David to pike, and muskie fishing. But first he has to grow big enough to knock one out with an oar. Anyone who has ever put one in the boat knows what I am talking about.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Vemont Panfishin'
We are on the board in New England. We would have preferred trout or smallmouth, but our first scores were perch. We are in Rutland, Vermont and asked locals about a lake suitable for father son fishing. That usually means panfish, and up here panfish usually means perch. Chalk up another species to the wooly bugger.
Walden Pond
We are on vacation in New England to see fall colors, ride trains, and of course: fish. Our first stop with a rod and reel in hand was Concord, Massachusetts. David and I went to Walden Pond (of Henry David Thoreau fame) for assured public access; it was the closest green blotch on the map. It only occurred to me afterwards that Thoreau was a fly fisherman. Finding a spot to fly fish was tough. Much of the bank was closed for restoration and back casting without hooking a tree or a literature enthusiast was challenging.
There are descent numbers of trout, bass, and panfish in Walden Pond. Early on we saw a beautiful rainbow trout rising, but could not get to him. After much searching we found a good spot and got a fly in front of a couple largemouth bass. After about forty minutes of fishing we came up empty, but the “pond” was beautiful and we avoided hooking an English major.
There are descent numbers of trout, bass, and panfish in Walden Pond. Early on we saw a beautiful rainbow trout rising, but could not get to him. After much searching we found a good spot and got a fly in front of a couple largemouth bass. After about forty minutes of fishing we came up empty, but the “pond” was beautiful and we avoided hooking an English major.
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