{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Day trip suggestions for local Northern Virginia fishing this weekend

while i think slow-drift nymph fishing is probably the most productive technique on area streams right now, not sure you want to be messing with that on your first outing for trout. would use the 5/6 w 3-4x tippet and fish small streamers. for stockies i like using using  streamer patterns with a little more flash mixed in... kreelex/flash clousers are always a reasonable bet tho for fish this size you might consider trimming the tails a little bit to improve hookups. They're also a lot easier to fish than some 18-22 nymphs on 6x and you're likely to have a lot more luck until you get practice in. 

stream wise... 

holmes and accotink are both decent this time of year tho don't think they've done a second stocking yet and the fish might be spread thin from rains and poaching. With short days and limited windows, both those streams are a great opportunity to get used to fishing for trout, practice technique while catching a couple fish.  If you're hitting your casts and feeling confident enough to try nymphing, they're both excellent streams to learn on, with shallower pools and slow current. strike indicators are a huge help to start with, and think you'd probably do fine fishing 5x and a #16 copper john or prince.

We have some weird weather this week, so be wary that fishing might be a little screwy regardless of where you go depending on fronts/temp/wind. 

good luck! 

 

On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 10:11:37 AM UTC-5, Aaron O wrote:

Got the OK from the wife to do some fishing this weekend and I am planning to go out with a friend to try fishing areas that I don't normally fish. I'm interested in trying out Accotink Creek or possibly Holmes Run (considering how close they are to DC and considering this is my first time trout fishing, They don't sound very technical) but I don't know how productive they have been this time of year. I am open to other suggestions but I am limited to a 5/6 wt. and an 8 wt. rod.

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