Saturday, November 2, 2024

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} BEER TIE - Monday, 11 November

The Monday following Casting Church, Monday 11 November, will be our monthly Beer-Tie meeting at the Colony Grill in Clarendon (Arlington).

Come on out and meet your fellow anglers, bring your fly tying material and your fly tying questions.
We will have information on planned trips for the year as well.

The event, as usual, is open to everyone who is curious and who would like to attend.

Bring your fish stories.

Festivities begin at 7pm.

Board meeting at 6:30pm for TPFR board members.

Regan

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Casting for Sunday, 10 November (2nd Sunday of the month)

We will have our casting get together on Sunday, 10 Nov at Fletcher's Cove from 8am to 11am.

Come on out, whether you are a novice, intermediate, or advanced caster, it is all fun to work on solving casting problems and casting challenges.

Additionally, we will work on FFI Casting Skills challenges for anyone interested.

If you are just getting started, this is a great way to meet people who can help.  There will be casting instructors on hand.
If you are preparing for an upcoming trip and looking to re-fresh your casting skills, this is a great opportunity.

Regan

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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: North Branch Potomac (Wild Rainbows)

On Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 1:46:54 PM UTC-4 jhaner...@gmail.com wrote:

Over the past 4 years I have tried to get out and fish on the North Branch of the Potomac (below the dam) multiple times per year.  I have heard varying reports as to whether the river holds truly wild rainbows.  I understand that both MD/WV stock rainbows in the river as well as fingerlings.  However, based on conversations with guides in the area, the population of natural, wild rainbows in the system has increased significantly over the past few years.  Based on the hundreds of rainbows (both stocked and wild) I have caught out of the system over the past ~4 years, it has become fairly easy for me to distinguish between the wild, fresh stockers, and holdover rainbows (i.e. please see below for a picture of a wild rainbow that was caught this July).  

 

I wanted to see if anybody else has had a similar experience in catching more wild rainbows over the past few years in the North Branch (specifically between Barnum and the confluence with the lower savage).

 

Also, wanted to see if anybody has had any luck catching any of the giant browns in the system.  I have dedicated full days of floating miles of the system (Barnum - Rawlings) searching for that one big fish.  Over the past ~1.5 years I have pulled out a ~21.5 and ~23 inch brown (these fish were caught approximately 15 minutes apart) and about 6 fish in the ~18.5 - 20 inch range.  With the exception of 1 of these larger browns, they have all come on enormous articulated streamers between December - March.  Wanted to know if other anglers dedicate significant time on this river specifically targeting the giant browns that inhabit this river.  I often wonder what the biggest brown in the system is (I'm thinking ~27 inches), and also curious if anybody has every done a float on the North Branch using mice patterns.  

 

Also, posting a few pics including a 23 inch brown (North Branch) 17.5 inch brown (lower savage), and possibly the state record fall fish (wish I weighed it), humble brag!  

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} North Branch Potomac (Wild Rainbows)

Over the past 4 years I have tried to get out and fish on the North Branch of the Potomac (below the dam) multiple times per year.  I have heard varying reports as to whether the river holds truly wild rainbows.  I understand that both MD/WV stock rainbows in the river as well as fingerlings.  However, based on conversations with guides in the area, the population of natural, wild rainbows in the system has increased significantly over the past few years.  Based on the hundreds of rainbows (both stocked and wild) I have caught out of the system over the past ~4 years, it has become fairly easy for me to distinguish between the wild, fresh stockers, and holdover rainbows (i.e. please see below for a picture of a wild rainbow that was caught this July).  

 

I wanted to see if anybody else has had a similar experience in catching more wild rainbows over the past few years in the North Branch (specifically between Barnum and the confluence with the lower savage).

 

Also, wanted to see if anybody has had any luck catching any of the giant browns in the system.  I have dedicated full days of floating miles of the system (Barnum - Rawlings) searching for that one big fish.  Over the past ~1.5 years I have pulled out a ~21.5 and ~23 inch brown (these fish were caught approximately 15 minutes apart) and about 6 fish in the ~18.5 - 20 inch range.  With the exception of 1 of these larger browns, they have all come on enormous articulated streamers between December - March.  Wanted to know if other anglers dedicate significant time on this river specifically targeting the giant browns that inhabit this river.  I often wonder what the biggest brown in the system is (I'm thinking ~27 inches), and also curious if anybody has every done a float on the North Branch using mice patterns.  

 

Also, posting a few pics including a 23 inch brown (North Branch) 17.5 inch brown (lower savage), and possibly the state record fall fish (wish I weighed it), humble brag!  

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