{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: 2017 Goals

Charlie - what's a silver king?

Every year I make a goal of catching a trout every month of the year (both fly fishing and ice fishing counts). Last year I made it through April then started a new job in May and didn't fish once, was a terrible shame. I'd like to try again but I might only have this coming Saturday for January before work takes me on the road for a few weeks.

Adding to my goals this year - bought a spey rod and want to catch a steelhead on the swing. Would take a giant lake-run brown as a happy substitute.

On Thursday, January 5, 2017 at 11:19:20 AM UTC-5, Charlie Church wrote:

The recap thread took off way more than expected and has been awesome to read. It makes you realize how many good anglers are in the club and that most of them have experience all over the world.

I figured I'm going to start a thread with my goals for 2017 so that I can track them and see if I get any done next year. That being said, my main goal is always to fish as much as possible and enjoy every trip out (and learn a bit each time).

My goals for 2017:

- I would love to get a big drum on fly in Virginia. 

- I would like to see the silver king in Virginia. I had a few opportunities to get out hunting for them and never ended up going. I'd like to just see one in person-- a rolling fish would be more than enough. 

- Speckled trout have quickly become my favorite fish. They eat very aggressively, feed in shallow water, love top water and are very pattern oriented. I targeted them a ton last year and I would like to continue to target them on fly. A goal for me this year would be to get one over 24 inches on fly. Bonus points if it's on topwater. This all depends heavily on Virginia not having a fish kill from the cold for the 3rd year in a row.

- Help promote saltwater fly fishing in the lower bay. I recently became a board member for Legends of the Fly. This groups purpose is to do just that by hosting a Film Tour Event and Tournament. IMO, more fly angers = more people caring about Oysters, SAVs, Menhaden, Not killing trophy rockfish, runoff and all that great stuff. 

That's it for me. What's everyone else hoping to get done?

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