I am also going to Miami at the end of January for a family event. Staying at Vizcaya, on the water is on the water, anyone know if fishing Is doable or good at Vizcaya? Since it is a family event anything more than an hour or 2 or driving will be frowned upon by all parental and sibling units.
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Monday, December 30, 2019
{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Project Healing waters-comparable
Have friend whose child has brittle bone disease and is wheelchair bound. He has an interest in learning to fly fish. Suggestions on wheel chair accessible locations in the DMV.
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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Recommendations for fishing near Ski Liberty
Kids going skiing at Ski Liberty 1/3. Dad going fishing. Recommendations on public access water nearby?
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Sunday, December 29, 2019
Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Vacation (with wife) ideas
I would second Belize, El Pescador lodge is easy to deal with direct as well. Personally I wouldn't travel for bonefish, but tarpon... I would also suggest the keys for easy of access.
If you really have no real budget I would look at Nervous Waters Lodges in Argentina, Pira is a magical place and you can fish for Dorado in Piraña infested waters while she explores the marsh system or lounges while someone makes her cocktails.
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Monday, December 23, 2019
Friday, December 20, 2019
{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Christmas fishing around the area?
Awesome,
-- Thanks a lot for the ideas and recommendations, I think we are going to hit Yellow Breeches then.
Happy holidays everyone!
On Friday, December 20, 2019 at 11:23:52 AM UTC-5, Jamie Carracher wrote:
On Friday, December 20, 2019 at 11:23:52 AM UTC-5, Jamie Carracher wrote:
I hit up Big Hunting a few weeks ago and it was not very enjoyable due to the low flows that Andrew mentioned.
On Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 6:27:49 PM UTC-5, Andrew Sarcinello wrote:Agree with Rob's recommendation. A little closer to home is Gunpowder Falls north of Baltimore, it fishes well all year.Big Hunting flows have been low recently - that may have changed with the last rain storm but there is no rain in the forecast between now and Christmas, so it will drop down to very low levels again.
On Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 5:15:06 PM UTC-5, Naty clementi wrote:Hello folks,Boyfriend and I are looking to go fly fishing around the area (up to couple of hours drive). I was trying to look for some fishing reports for Beaver Creek or Big Hunting Creek but none of them are promising. Any ideas/suggestions?ThanksNaty
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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Christmas fishing around the area?
I hit up Big Hunting a few weeks ago and it was not very enjoyable due to the low flows that Andrew mentioned.
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Agree with Rob's recommendation. A little closer to home is Gunpowder Falls north of Baltimore, it fishes well all year.Big Hunting flows have been low recently - that may have changed with the last rain storm but there is no rain in the forecast between now and Christmas, so it will drop down to very low levels again.
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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Christmas fishing around the area?
If the canal isn't frozen carp..
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Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Vacation (with wife) ideas
Belize would be a great choice in April.
Also easy flights to Cancun if you wanted to do Mexico. Obviously plenty of resorts and you could shoot down to boca Paila or operations on ascension bay. There are other operations near Cancun or Cozumel, not sure that they would be awesome but you could check.
There will be plenty of sun in the Florida keys in April. Depending on when you go there should be tarpon.
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Also easy flights to Cancun if you wanted to do Mexico. Obviously plenty of resorts and you could shoot down to boca Paila or operations on ascension bay. There are other operations near Cancun or Cozumel, not sure that they would be awesome but you could check.
There will be plenty of sun in the Florida keys in April. Depending on when you go there should be tarpon.
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Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Four Mile Run
I don't think I'd advocate orange jumpsuits. :)
Daniel
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--Daniel,We have discussed river cleanups in the past as a club but nothing has been organized. A decade ago you would see Arlington jail folk out there in orange jumpsuits picking up litter.On Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 11:38:11 AM EST, Daniel Lazenby <dlazenby4@gmail.com> wrote:Rob,Why can't that on the bank trash pickup be promoted and done as a TPFR activity?
Daniel--On Sun, Dec 15, 2019 at 8:09 PM Rob Snowhite <rob@robsnowhite.com> wrote:--Four Mile took a major beating during that August deluge. This was the worst storm damage to the tidal section I have seen in the decade since I've been fishing there.The banks below the Mt. Vernon Bridge were eroded several feet back and about two feet of vertical spaces was removed.The bottom was scoured clean for a few weeks before algae could re grow on the rocks and sand. It was rather nice to fish on a pool bottom white stream for a few weeks.Several holes were filled in with new sediment, mostly around the northern (Arlington) shoreline which includes the outflow with filled in with about four feet of gravel. At low tide through the end of summer was mostly shin deep. The flow has carved out a bit of a depression but not much.Other spots were completely scoured out. Where there was flats (why carp don't frequent those flats for clams is a question I've been pondering for years). There are now holes that are several feet deep at low tide. I've told clients to follow my exact foot steps to turn around and find they walked a step to the right and have filled their waders. I would not recommend you wade through there unless you've been out several times at dead low tide. I watched two anglers today walking around and one fell into one of these new holes. If it was colder it would have been a problem. I went out or an hour or so today and only saw a few largess and one sunfish. I walked the entire loop from Mt. Vernon to Rte 1 and back with not even a nibble.Most of these spots don't hold fish at any tide. and have filled in with garbage.The area around the fallen tree was filled in while being carved out in other spots. Fish will old at the tree at low tide, we sight cast to a pair of catfish there for several weeks with no luck.The end of summer drought also prevented water from coming downstream. The top section from the bridge to the power line was mostly brown and stagnant all summer. No yellow perch or stripers which is normal.Any plant life that attempted to grow was wiped out. There hasn't been any plantlike along the fallen tree section in three years across from the outflow. Three years ago you could find several juvenile largemouth in the plants that would strike a fly drifted along the edge.The shorelines still remain covered in garbage. The Four Mile Run Conservancy does several stream clean ups but seems to neglect shore. If anyone wants to walk the shore an pick some up one day let me know. Wish we had a plastic deposit here.Additionally, the hole on the Alexandria side where the short canal is located was also filled in. There remains a deep scour part right in front of the metal gates but that's about it.One of the things I find so charming about 4MR is that it is always changing and you never know what may swim up there or what you may see. One of the cooler things Ive seen in years was this northern brown water snake (Where is Turbine Blade when I mention snakes) taking an American eel out of the water. The eel held on as long as it could and eventually lost its battle.Bruce, I hope this helps you in your next outing out there.
Northern Water Snake Eating American Eel
This water snake exited Four Mile Run (Arlington, Va) today next to us. The snake had an eel in mouth and the ee...
On Saturday, December 14, 2019, 04:58:56 PM EST, Sam Zimmerman <zimmerman.sam@gmail.com> wrote:You should have seen Four Mile Run in June, 1972 during Hurricane Agnes --- complete with floating Chevy's from the Rosenthal Chevrolet storage lot in Sihrlington. Looked like SPring on the Colorado!!
On Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 5:27:47 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:In case you hadn't been to the warm water outflow lately, the attached picture shows the rather dramatic change in the creek structure from summer high water events. In the picture the left hand side is upstream from opposite the outflow and the right side is looking downstream. The moon said I should have been catching fish around noon today but only saw some bait fish. The area just down from the outflow is quite shallow now. The deep hole that used to be at the outflow is gone and maybe 40% of the flow moves towards the Alexandria side. As usual the tidal drop in the creek there is about 2 hours ahead of the river. I'm thinking about going back about noon tomorrow with the intent of exploring a little further downstream. Looks like what used to be a quick trip to the outflow to catch a few bluegills might be a thing of the past.Bruce Mathews
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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Four Mile Run
Daniel,
We have discussed river cleanups in the past as a club but nothing has been organized. A decade ago you would see Arlington jail folk out there in orange jumpsuits picking up litter.
On Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 11:38:11 AM EST, Daniel Lazenby <dlazenby4@gmail.com> wrote:
Rob,
Why can't that on the bank trash pickup be promoted and done as a TPFR activity?
Daniel
Daniel
On Sun, Dec 15, 2019 at 8:09 PM Rob Snowhite <rob@robsnowhite.com> wrote:
--Four Mile took a major beating during that August deluge. This was the worst storm damage to the tidal section I have seen in the decade since I've been fishing there.The banks below the Mt. Vernon Bridge were eroded several feet back and about two feet of vertical spaces was removed.The bottom was scoured clean for a few weeks before algae could re grow on the rocks and sand. It was rather nice to fish on a pool bottom white stream for a few weeks.Several holes were filled in with new sediment, mostly around the northern (Arlington) shoreline which includes the outflow with filled in with about four feet of gravel. At low tide through the end of summer was mostly shin deep. The flow has carved out a bit of a depression but not much.Other spots were completely scoured out. Where there was flats (why carp don't frequent those flats for clams is a question I've been pondering for years). There are now holes that are several feet deep at low tide. I've told clients to follow my exact foot steps to turn around and find they walked a step to the right and have filled their waders. I would not recommend you wade through there unless you've been out several times at dead low tide. I watched two anglers today walking around and one fell into one of these new holes. If it was colder it would have been a problem. I went out or an hour or so today and only saw a few largess and one sunfish. I walked the entire loop from Mt. Vernon to Rte 1 and back with not even a nibble.Most of these spots don't hold fish at any tide. and have filled in with garbage.The area around the fallen tree was filled in while being carved out in other spots. Fish will old at the tree at low tide, we sight cast to a pair of catfish there for several weeks with no luck.The end of summer drought also prevented water from coming downstream. The top section from the bridge to the power line was mostly brown and stagnant all summer. No yellow perch or stripers which is normal.Any plant life that attempted to grow was wiped out. There hasn't been any plantlike along the fallen tree section in three years across from the outflow. Three years ago you could find several juvenile largemouth in the plants that would strike a fly drifted along the edge.The shorelines still remain covered in garbage. The Four Mile Run Conservancy does several stream clean ups but seems to neglect shore. If anyone wants to walk the shore an pick some up one day let me know. Wish we had a plastic deposit here.Additionally, the hole on the Alexandria side where the short canal is located was also filled in. There remains a deep scour part right in front of the metal gates but that's about it.One of the things I find so charming about 4MR is that it is always changing and you never know what may swim up there or what you may see. One of the cooler things Ive seen in years was this northern brown water snake (Where is Turbine Blade when I mention snakes) taking an American eel out of the water. The eel held on as long as it could and eventually lost its battle.Bruce, I hope this helps you in your next outing out there.
Northern Water Snake Eating American Eel
This water snake exited Four Mile Run (Arlington, Va) today next to us. The snake had an eel in mouth and the ee...
On Saturday, December 14, 2019, 04:58:56 PM EST, Sam Zimmerman <zimmerman.sam@gmail.com> wrote:You should have seen Four Mile Run in June, 1972 during Hurricane Agnes --- complete with floating Chevy's from the Rosenthal Chevrolet storage lot in Sihrlington. Looked like SPring on the Colorado!!
On Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 5:27:47 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:In case you hadn't been to the warm water outflow lately, the attached picture shows the rather dramatic change in the creek structure from summer high water events. In the picture the left hand side is upstream from opposite the outflow and the right side is looking downstream. The moon said I should have been catching fish around noon today but only saw some bait fish. The area just down from the outflow is quite shallow now. The deep hole that used to be at the outflow is gone and maybe 40% of the flow moves towards the Alexandria side. As usual the tidal drop in the creek there is about 2 hours ahead of the river. I'm thinking about going back about noon tomorrow with the intent of exploring a little further downstream. Looks like what used to be a quick trip to the outflow to catch a few bluegills might be a thing of the past.Bruce Mathews
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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Four Mile Run
Rob,
Why can't that on the bank trash pickup be promoted and done as a TPFR activity?
Daniel
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On Sun, Dec 15, 2019 at 8:09 PM Rob Snowhite <rob@robsnowhite.com> wrote:
--Four Mile took a major beating during that August deluge. This was the worst storm damage to the tidal section I have seen in the decade since I've been fishing there.The banks below the Mt. Vernon Bridge were eroded several feet back and about two feet of vertical spaces was removed.The bottom was scoured clean for a few weeks before algae could re grow on the rocks and sand. It was rather nice to fish on a pool bottom white stream for a few weeks.Several holes were filled in with new sediment, mostly around the northern (Arlington) shoreline which includes the outflow with filled in with about four feet of gravel. At low tide through the end of summer was mostly shin deep. The flow has carved out a bit of a depression but not much.Other spots were completely scoured out. Where there was flats (why carp don't frequent those flats for clams is a question I've been pondering for years). There are now holes that are several feet deep at low tide. I've told clients to follow my exact foot steps to turn around and find they walked a step to the right and have filled their waders. I would not recommend you wade through there unless you've been out several times at dead low tide. I watched two anglers today walking around and one fell into one of these new holes. If it was colder it would have been a problem. I went out or an hour or so today and only saw a few largess and one sunfish. I walked the entire loop from Mt. Vernon to Rte 1 and back with not even a nibble.Most of these spots don't hold fish at any tide. and have filled in with garbage.The area around the fallen tree was filled in while being carved out in other spots. Fish will old at the tree at low tide, we sight cast to a pair of catfish there for several weeks with no luck.The end of summer drought also prevented water from coming downstream. The top section from the bridge to the power line was mostly brown and stagnant all summer. No yellow perch or stripers which is normal.Any plant life that attempted to grow was wiped out. There hasn't been any plantlike along the fallen tree section in three years across from the outflow. Three years ago you could find several juvenile largemouth in the plants that would strike a fly drifted along the edge.The shorelines still remain covered in garbage. The Four Mile Run Conservancy does several stream clean ups but seems to neglect shore. If anyone wants to walk the shore an pick some up one day let me know. Wish we had a plastic deposit here.Additionally, the hole on the Alexandria side where the short canal is located was also filled in. There remains a deep scour part right in front of the metal gates but that's about it.One of the things I find so charming about 4MR is that it is always changing and you never know what may swim up there or what you may see. One of the cooler things Ive seen in years was this northern brown water snake (Where is Turbine Blade when I mention snakes) taking an American eel out of the water. The eel held on as long as it could and eventually lost its battle.Bruce, I hope this helps you in your next outing out there.
Northern Water Snake Eating American Eel
This water snake exited Four Mile Run (Arlington, Va) today next to us. The snake had an eel in mouth and the ee...
On Saturday, December 14, 2019, 04:58:56 PM EST, Sam Zimmerman <zimmerman.sam@gmail.com> wrote:You should have seen Four Mile Run in June, 1972 during Hurricane Agnes --- complete with floating Chevy's from the Rosenthal Chevrolet storage lot in Sihrlington. Looked like SPring on the Colorado!!
On Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 5:27:47 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:In case you hadn't been to the warm water outflow lately, the attached picture shows the rather dramatic change in the creek structure from summer high water events. In the picture the left hand side is upstream from opposite the outflow and the right side is looking downstream. The moon said I should have been catching fish around noon today but only saw some bait fish. The area just down from the outflow is quite shallow now. The deep hole that used to be at the outflow is gone and maybe 40% of the flow moves towards the Alexandria side. As usual the tidal drop in the creek there is about 2 hours ahead of the river. I'm thinking about going back about noon tomorrow with the intent of exploring a little further downstream. Looks like what used to be a quick trip to the outflow to catch a few bluegills might be a thing of the past.Bruce Mathews
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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Four Mile Run
The August storm of this year locally dropped up to 6" of rain within an hour. The only 2018 storms that would have had similar effects 4MR with that much flow would have been the second Saturday in July with over 4" locally (the water nearly took out the historic Occoquan foot bridge) and the micro burst that flooded Alexandria a week before https://dcist.com/story/19/07/08/todays-rainfall-broke-a-148-year-record/
I do miss the deep holes on the Arlington shore that were filled in after the shoreline was cleared of trees.
On Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 9:23:31 PM UTC-5, Jamie Carracher wrote:
That's interesting because wouldn't the deluge of rain in 2018 be more of an issue than this summer where we had that drought? I was down there a month ago or so and didn't have any luck but I also timed it poorly and there was barely any water. I have seen on Instagram people catching decent fish there still, mostly spin anglers. I don't go there as much but I used to have more success in numbers before they ripped out all the bushes on the Arlington side in front of the water plant. In terms of super local water, Rock Creek has been most productive for me of late.
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Monday, December 16, 2019
Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Four Mile Run
At work, I've studied a few recent flash flooding events in 4MR watershed that occurred in past two years and the rainfall in all cases was just insanely intense. One had over 2" in 20 minutes. Another had 5-6" in an hour. TBD if this is a trend that is here to stay but it does seem that super intense rainfall is more frequent now.
-- The watershed has been fully developed for decades now and the storm drainage systems were adequate then, but they didn't anticipate 50 years ago how the rainfall patterns would change. Without a massive infrastructure overhaul, expect more of the same (blowout floods and shifting channels), unless the weather settles back down in coming years (which is certainly possible, but not likely based on recent events).
On Sunday, December 15, 2019 at 8:09:01 PM UTC-5, Rob Snowhite wrote:
On Sunday, December 15, 2019 at 8:09:01 PM UTC-5, Rob Snowhite wrote:
Four Mile took a major beating during that August deluge. This was the worst storm damage to the tidal section I have seen in the decade since I've been fishing there.The banks below the Mt. Vernon Bridge were eroded several feet back and about two feet of vertical spaces was removed.The bottom was scoured clean for a few weeks before algae could re grow on the rocks and sand. It was rather nice to fish on a pool bottom white stream for a few weeks.Several holes were filled in with new sediment, mostly around the northern (Arlington) shoreline which includes the outflow with filled in with about four feet of gravel. At low tide through the end of summer was mostly shin deep. The flow has carved out a bit of a depression but not much.Other spots were completely scoured out. Where there was flats (why carp don't frequent those flats for clams is a question I've been pondering for years). There are now holes that are several feet deep at low tide. I've told clients to follow my exact foot steps to turn around and find they walked a step to the right and have filled their waders. I would not recommend you wade through there unless you've been out several times at dead low tide. I watched two anglers today walking around and one fell into one of these new holes. If it was colder it would have been a problem. I went out or an hour or so today and only saw a few largess and one sunfish. I walked the entire loop from Mt. Vernon to Rte 1 and back with not even a nibble.Most of these spots don't hold fish at any tide. and have filled in with garbage.The area around the fallen tree was filled in while being carved out in other spots. Fish will old at the tree at low tide, we sight cast to a pair of catfish there for several weeks with no luck.The end of summer drought also prevented water from coming downstream. The top section from the bridge to the power line was mostly brown and stagnant all summer. No yellow perch or stripers which is normal.Any plant life that attempted to grow was wiped out. There hasn't been any plantlike along the fallen tree section in three years across from the outflow. Three years ago you could find several juvenile largemouth in the plants that would strike a fly drifted along the edge.The shorelines still remain covered in garbage. The Four Mile Run Conservancy does several stream clean ups but seems to neglect shore. If anyone wants to walk the shore an pick some up one day let me know. Wish we had a plastic deposit here.Additionally, the hole on the Alexandria side where the short canal is located was also filled in. There remains a deep scour part right in front of the metal gates but that's about it.One of the things I find so charming about 4MR is that it is always changing and you never know what may swim up there or what you may see. One of the cooler things Ive seen in years was this northern brown water snake (Where is Turbine Blade when I mention snakes) taking an American eel out of the water. The eel held on as long as it could and eventually lost its battle.Bruce, I hope this helps you in your next outing out there.
Northern Water Snake Eating American Eel
This water snake exited Four Mile Run (Arlington, Va) today next to us. The snake had an eel in mouth and the ee...
On Saturday, December 14, 2019, 04:58:56 PM EST, Sam Zimmerman <zimmer...@gmail.com> wrote:You should have seen Four Mile Run in June, 1972 during Hurricane Agnes --- complete with floating Chevy's from the Rosenthal Chevrolet storage lot in Sihrlington. Looked like SPring on the Colorado!!
On Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 5:27:47 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:In case you hadn't been to the warm water outflow lately, the attached picture shows the rather dramatic change in the creek structure from summer high water events. In the picture the left hand side is upstream from opposite the outflow and the right side is looking downstream. The moon said I should have been catching fish around noon today but only saw some bait fish. The area just down from the outflow is quite shallow now. The deep hole that used to be at the outflow is gone and maybe 40% of the flow moves towards the Alexandria side. As usual the tidal drop in the creek there is about 2 hours ahead of the river. I'm thinking about going back about noon tomorrow with the intent of exploring a little further downstream. Looks like what used to be a quick trip to the outflow to catch a few bluegills might be a thing of the past.Bruce Mathews
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Monday, December 9, 2019
{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Bali, Indonesia
I'm heading to Bali in a few weeks and am hoping to do some fishing while I'm there. Not bringing my gear as I will be traveling around a bit afterwards. Does anyone have any experience with guides for either fly for bone/tarpon or deep sea?
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Josie
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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} December Beer Tie
Strike that last post and reverse it.
Cash, check, credit all accepted tonight.
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On Dec 9, 2019, at 11:32 AM, Rob Snowhite <rob@robsnowhite.com> wrote:
Reminder about tonight!--We will also have TPFR hats and size medium and small long sleeve shirts for sale.Credit only tonight please.
On Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 8:26:53 PM UTC-5, Rob Snowhite wrote:Eunan,Welcome to town! If Brad makes. it we'll have a Lancaster reunion. Yes, we will have a variety of vises and tools you can borrow. All tools, materials, etc are provided at no cost.Rob SnowhiteOn Saturday, December 7, 2019, 08:25:07 PM EST, EUNAN HENDRON <eunanhendron@gmail.com> wrote:RobI think i might be able to make it to this get together. I recently moved to Rockville, but my tying gear is in storage. Will you have extra stuff so i can learn to tie this egg pattern?
On Friday, December 6, 2019 at 5:03:45 PM UTC-5, Rob Snowhite wrote:For those joining me at the tying class- we'll be tying winter egg (nog) patterns.If you want to watch some tutorials on the pattens please refer to these:Bloods DotCharlie Craven Egg VideoCharlie Craven Egg TutorialTim Flaggler Blood Dot (Thomas showed me the bodkin hack last month. We'll work on this technique/method)Attached is one version with a veil that I tied last month that landed me a nice steelhead.
On Friday, December 6, 2019 at 10:42:30 AM UTC-5, tperkins wrote:Whoa, what a bounty! Thanks Richie and crew.
On Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 10:02:44 PM UTC-5, arthur noglak wrote:Hey Everyone,
Farino and the Crew over at District Angling came through for us in a big way to make sure our inaugural TPFR/NCCTU Holiday Party is a blast!
They have graciously provided us with some amazing raffle prizes for this years event to go along with the other fishey items that Rob has listed above.
The Boys over at DA have thrown in the following:
1. A pair of Simms G3 Waders (pick your size) these puppies retail at $550.
2. A Thomas and Thomas ZONE 907-4 MSRP $495. A Perfect Potomac River rod!
3. A Scientific Angler MPX WF7F MSRP $79
4. A metric "shit ton of stickers"
Shout out to Farino and the guys for making this event possible !
Cheers,
Art Noglak
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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} December Beer Tie
Strike that last post and reverse it.
Cash, check, credit all accepted tonight.
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 9, 2019, at 11:32 AM, Rob Snowhite <rob@robsnowhite.com> wrote:
Reminder about tonight!--We will also have TPFR hats and size medium and small long sleeve shirts for sale.Credit only tonight please.
On Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 8:26:53 PM UTC-5, Rob Snowhite wrote:Eunan,Welcome to town! If Brad makes. it we'll have a Lancaster reunion. Yes, we will have a variety of vises and tools you can borrow. All tools, materials, etc are provided at no cost.Rob SnowhiteOn Saturday, December 7, 2019, 08:25:07 PM EST, EUNAN HENDRON <eunanhendron@gmail.com> wrote:RobI think i might be able to make it to this get together. I recently moved to Rockville, but my tying gear is in storage. Will you have extra stuff so i can learn to tie this egg pattern?
On Friday, December 6, 2019 at 5:03:45 PM UTC-5, Rob Snowhite wrote:For those joining me at the tying class- we'll be tying winter egg (nog) patterns.If you want to watch some tutorials on the pattens please refer to these:Bloods DotCharlie Craven Egg VideoCharlie Craven Egg TutorialTim Flaggler Blood Dot (Thomas showed me the bodkin hack last month. We'll work on this technique/method)Attached is one version with a veil that I tied last month that landed me a nice steelhead.
On Friday, December 6, 2019 at 10:42:30 AM UTC-5, tperkins wrote:Whoa, what a bounty! Thanks Richie and crew.
On Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 10:02:44 PM UTC-5, arthur noglak wrote:Hey Everyone,
Farino and the Crew over at District Angling came through for us in a big way to make sure our inaugural TPFR/NCCTU Holiday Party is a blast!
They have graciously provided us with some amazing raffle prizes for this years event to go along with the other fishey items that Rob has listed above.
The Boys over at DA have thrown in the following:
1. A pair of Simms G3 Waders (pick your size) these puppies retail at $550.
2. A Thomas and Thomas ZONE 907-4 MSRP $495. A Perfect Potomac River rod!
3. A Scientific Angler MPX WF7F MSRP $79
4. A metric "shit ton of stickers"
Shout out to Farino and the guys for making this event possible !
Cheers,
Art Noglak
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http://www.tpfr.org
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