{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Addicted to trout and it's hella cold; what are my best options?

Passage is probably still fine.  Was out there a couple weeks ago and there were plenty of active fish.  It has gotten a bit colder but we've had a couple warmer days here and there so it'd be worth a shot imo.  I think it's also supposed to be pretty warm this weekend which should help your cause.  It's kind of a slippery wade though so watch your step.

On Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 7:34:41 PM UTC-5, Misha Gill wrote:

Well the only thing you can do to figure and predict the water temp is to look at comparables. Find a similarly sized stream at a similar elevation in a similar area and you can have reasonable confidence in predicting how high the water temp will rise the next day. In the case of Passage, I would look at other Shenandoah flow gauges to see if they have temp readings. I may be wrong but I think one of the gauges on the Rapidan will have water temp readings. 

Seriously though, if there's not a strong likelihood of the water temp rising above 40 degrees, save yourself the cold fingers. I've tried to test the limit many a time. It's amazing what 1 degree warmer can do. Not to say that you can't catch a trout in 39 degrees, but I've managed it so seldom that I don't bother any more. 

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