{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Brookies, Bears, Salamanders - Oh, and a fish ID request

Thanks! I forsee another exploratory trip out there in the near future.

On Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 8:50:06 AM UTC-4, Evan D wrote:

Great pictures, Andrew!

That 'salamander' looks like a red spotted newt to me!  And the two fish look like a fallfish and creek chub, very common in our local streams.  As far as other streams, any stream flowing off the ridge line will likely hold brookies...just explore and you will likely find some nice sized fish!

Tight Lines!

Evan

On Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 8:33:33 AM UTC-4, Andrew Chaney wrote:

I went out to the Shenandoah Mountains a couple weekends ago for a long overdue fishing trip. First, I hit up Pocosin Creek. The fishing was excellent, though the trout were tiny. I had multiple strikes in just about every pool I fished. I also saw a gorgeous, bright orange salamander and what I'm pretty sure was a small, fresh bear track (thankfully no bear).

After a while, the fishing cooled off, so I trekked back to my car at the confluence of Pocosin and the Conway.I nymphed that area of the Conway for a bit. There were no trout, but I caught a bunch of other fish I can't ID. Anyone know what they are?

Finally, I ended my trip at the Rapidan River in the hopes of hooking into some bigger brookies, but other than some beautiful scenery, the fishing was terrible. It was very crowded. There were dozens of campers/hikers and about a half dozen other fishermen (just in the area I fished). Does anyone know of any rivers within a couple hours of DC that aren't usually crowded but also holds trout over 6 inches?

PS - Google Groups must not have liked the size of my pics. Here they are on imgur:

http://imgur.com/a/7Gx6Y

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