{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: 2016 Recap: How did everyone do?

I'll throw my hat in the ring and write a quick summary of my fishing in 2016.

2016 was a busy year for me both with fishing and other life events. I got a new job, asked my girlfriend to marry me (thankfully she said yes), and still was able to get out for probably 60-70 days of fishing mostly on weekends.

On to the fishing: This year was full of a few firsts, but was mostly a year where I expanded my knowledge and experience by putting in the time on the water and also reading a lot and talking with other experienced anglers. TPFR has been a great resource!

I focused a lot on streamer fishing in 2016 and subsequently tangled with a lot of big fish. Unfortunately, I have a lot to learn regarding fighting and landing big fish. My success rate was shockingly low, but I think I landed 4 trout over 20" in 2016. However, on a positive note, I have been hooking more and more fish on streamers and my success at landing fish under 20" is much higher!

I also caught my first saltwater fish on the fly in 2016. A few fluke and several bluefish. I caught plenty of striper on the fly in the Potomac to 14", but none bigger on the fly. I did catch two 30" class stripers in the Potomac on spinning gear! Those were fish to remember! As usual, shad fishing was good - although I got a slow start.

2016 was also the year I launched my Instagram account solely for fly fishing (dcflyfish). It has been a great way to track my year in fishing (I actually looked through it before this post) and I have met a bunch of great people who have messaged me about fly fishing!

In 2017 my goals are: get better at fighting and landing big fish, fly fish saltwater more often, catch a 20" striper on the fly, continue to improve my fishing photography skills, and meet more fellow fly fisherman (at the bar and on the river)!

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