I went fly fishing for wild trout today at Gunpowder Falls state park in Maryland. I hooked up twice, but both times the trout spit my size 16 hare’s ear nymph before I landed it. The first one threw the hook by leaping like a 7” long sailfish though - it was pretty astonishing.
That said even though I didn’t catch anything, it was actually my first trout fishing trip ever, so I’m pretty jazzed. Temps ranged between 25 and 30 degrees, I didn’t see anyone else fishing while I was in the water, but I did see a few other folks out from the car later.
I eventually quit after 2 hours or so because I had forgotten my tippet spool and ran out of leader material.
One snag that was particularly poetic was when I hung my nymph up in a tree, but not on a branch. I snagged another fisherman’s snagged tippet that was left up there (well out of reach). Amusingly, we both used the same strike indicator.
Anyway, the reason I wrote this post even though I didn’t land any fish was because the scenery was stunning and I did manage to get some decent photos.
Big thumbs up for my DeWalt heated jacket. Kept me warm the whole time with minimal bulk.
Finally, some shots from the top of the dam that feeds these trout waters.
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That said even though I didn’t catch anything, it was actually my first trout fishing trip ever, so I’m pretty jazzed. Temps ranged between 25 and 30 degrees, I didn’t see anyone else fishing while I was in the water, but I did see a few other folks out from the car later.
I eventually quit after 2 hours or so because I had forgotten my tippet spool and ran out of leader material.
One snag that was particularly poetic was when I hung my nymph up in a tree, but not on a branch. I snagged another fisherman’s snagged tippet that was left up there (well out of reach). Amusingly, we both used the same strike indicator.
Anyway, the reason I wrote this post even though I didn’t land any fish was because the scenery was stunning and I did manage to get some decent photos.
Big thumbs up for my DeWalt heated jacket. Kept me warm the whole time with minimal bulk.
Finally, some shots from the top of the dam that feeds these trout waters.
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