Johnsfolly

Sounds like a great day at the park. Congrats Seth!

Awesome photographs! Thanks for sharing. Makes me want to get there. Just spectacular.

We just have to see if we can get together a "big year" type fishing adventure.

Plans changed and I will be MO next weekend, but my betterhalf is limiting my fishing to day or half day trips. If you've read any of my posts that could mean a 300 mile round trip . She never mentioned when my day trip could start. Unfortunately I'll still be out on this tourney. Have a great time! My money is on Quillback or Donna !

I did a similar technique to catch brookies in Wyoming. Out there they are invasives. It seems that if you don't spook them they are have pretty aggressive takes.

Thanks buddy. I thought about "going" several times but just tied on something else or got around the next bend to make a cast. Or in many cases checked that I didn't break any gear or myself as I extracted my leg out of the deadfall brush and logs.

I very much doubt the "rookie" comment but we can and do all get schooled by fish. Good luck buddy. I want to see some new videos soon .

I now have a couple of different trout spots in MD to satisfy your need to catch a trout in different states ! I looked at Delaware and they have only a handful of inland trout stocked streams. Sea trout or weakfish is the state fish of Delaware. Just saying.

I wish i had a photo of the first one. This year has been the coldest initial temps trout fishing that I remember. In the teens fishing at Jigfest. Then in the teens/twenties twice down at Bennett's for c&r season (including my trip with BH and Ham). And yesterday in low twenties. It was.a balmy 38 by 4 pm yesterday . I guess that's why its winter fishing. I will have to get BH to show me how to fish a hopper in these tiny streams and overhanging branches. They might tear up some dry flies.

Hope to see some walleye and bass photos soon. Too bad that I can't get down to the tourney. Was looking forward to fishing with you.

That's funny right there ! HW - hope you guys have a great trip, can't wait for photos and that the fellow OAFers have limber backs. .

I hung up on that snag when the water was higher last time I fished that spot ! Good thing that he was able to set up next to the snag! Was a nice fish. Brian sounds like a western PA guy.

I have been reviewing opportunities for possibly catching some native brook trout in Maryland. I have been skunked the last three outings, one in Maryland and two in Missouri. I settled on trying to fish Poplar Lick Run in Garrett CO. This creek feeds into the Savage river. The Savage and it's tributaries are known for having wild and Native brook trout. The one problem is that I would have to cross almost the entire state of Maryland to get there a trip over 4 to 4 1/2 hour trip. With my past luck I was a bit concerned. Also the temperatures in the mountains was going to be in the low twenties. Didn't know if I would have enough warm clothes with me. Decided to give it a shot. Left the hotel at 5:15 am. I checked out New Germany state park, which is the source of Poplar Lick. I was surprised about two things, the snow on the ground as well as a pay phone booth! The stream was a bit smaller than I had anticipated. I decided to head down towards its confluence with the Savage river. As I was heading to that creek, I was running the length of the Big Run creek. It looked to hold some promise if I could fins some pockets or pools with a little water depth that could hold a few trout. It was 22 deg at my first stop. This stream has a fairly high gradient and is surrounded by rhododendrons. This will be a recurring theme through out the day. I now remember why I hate them ! The first spot that I tried did not have great water depth. Fortunately there were some plunge pools below the culverts where the creek crossed the road. The third cast into this pool with a 1/64 oz olive marabou jig with a black head got bit. This was my first native brook trout and the first fish that I have caught for my 201/2019 season. It came unbuttoned as I was trying to net the fish. So as BilletHead always says - if there is no photo it doesn't count ! So now I needed to catch another one to get a photo. I didn't try to catch another fish in Big Run creek and headed to Poplar Lick. Poplar Lick was a little smaller stream in sections than Big Run. I weaved my way through more rhododendrons, hemlocks, and other brush all day. I tried to be as stealthy as possible due to the small stream and how spooky brook trout can be. Kept looking for deeper pockets and a little slower water to be able to fish my baits effectively. I fished for several hours. I missed a few fish on my way upstream. I only had one that seemed to be partially hooked on a 1/32 oz olive and orange Zig Jig, but I think that it was only holding the tail of the jig. I fished a pistol pete in that same hole a couple of hours later as I headed down stream. Unfortunately I had a fish follow the bait through the entire hole and down in the fast riffles where It lost interest. I did not catch any fish in Poplar Lick run. I tried to microfish a tributary of the Savage River. I saw several darters and minnows and was sure that most if not all would be new species for me. I fished them for about 45 minutes and did not get a hook up. I was getting worried that I would not have photo verified catch for the day . I tried a few baits in the Savage river itself and lost a countdown, nearly broke my hand and ankle while traversing logjams, etc. It was getting to be a really tough and discouraging day. I went back to Big Run creek and made a couple of casts in a larger plunge pool near the confluence with the Savage. I got bit on what would be my last cast. This time I landed and released this native brook trout. Not as well colored as the first one, but I got the photo. Take that BH !

A trophy is in the eye of a beholder. If that fish was the first of a new species, then it's definitely a trophy. Not into fishing a bait tank. Kind of like you going after invasives ! Leaves a kind of bad taste in your mouth. I might be convinced to catch bait for Dan if he was willing to put up with me for a day on the lake. It's going to get tougher to get down towards you guys.

Congrats on a couple of nice bows'. Good luck tonight. I'll be thinking about you in waders out at Taney as I get ready to go to sleep !

Glad that you guys got into some fish. Looking forward to some more posts! I'm deciding if I have enough warm clothes to fish the mountains. They're talking about a high of 35.

Definitely a couple of keepers! Do what you can to keep them happy!

Might be a cardinal shiner. Just saying !

HW - very nice chunky smallie. Congrats buddy!

Quill - looks like a very good trip. Glad you got a good shad rap bite. Congrats buddy !

My family wanted me to experience a new café in town before I headed back east. So I tried the Little More Poke Rice bowl restaurant which is located on Broadway in Downtown Columbia. Very Polynesian/Asian. Somewhat like sushi on steroids. I selected the sushi rice, tuna, spicy tuna, salmon, and tempura rock shrimp. Vegetables were pickled daikon, red onion. and mixed spring greens. The sauce was eel sauce and spicy mayo and their spicy topping. It was very good ! They also sell rolled ice cream. Look that one up!

Congrats on a great day in the park! You weren't making too many friends among the guys off to your right ! Thanks for the video. If the weather holds and I get out i'll be happy with one trout on Sat. It would be a wild brook trout!

Another bass fisherman turned to the carp side ! All are nice looking river fish.

Seth I would have thought that the yellow shirt would be the way to spot you in the crowd ! Maybe you need to find one large enough to go over a jacket. Good luck to those of you heading down later today. I'll be out east until next Thurs , but can't wait to read about your successes and near successes.

Knowing both of you I certainly know how she earned that gray hair, having to deal with The BilletHead !