Johnsfolly

I love throwing those sticks and the leadheaded feathered bouncers ! I would definitely like to try those topwater flies! At least after I have caught a few already .

I could see some of these MD browns tearing up those clousers ! Even those tidal stripers may bites thise as well.

Good luck buddy! Can't wait to see those 1 am giant bows and browns! Wish I could join you, but would need an old man nap if I went . I am likely to try a different spot for those Maryland browns this weekend.

Very nice! Should get you a few fish fries with those. Good luck!

Just got through first two parts. Great photos and write up! Sounds like an adventure so far. Would love to see more fish but as you mentioned the fishing was slow. Can't wait to hear about that gar!

Thats a pretty cool form of a mirror carp.

I should have some streams figured out if you get out this way ! I'm sure that we can get you a freshwater trout in MD maybe a saltwater one in Delaware.

Still not a bad day of action. Congrats! Glad that you strategically placed the bass over any identifying landmarks !

Hope that you would be in a boat. May be anacondas in the water !

It was close to 6 inches long. Would still need a few for anything more than a snack / appetizer !

The reason for the pot roast was to set the stage for the scramble I made the next morning. Chopped onions, tomatoes, garlic, and the left over pot roast into similar sized chunks (except for the garlic). Cooked the meat in a little goose fat, added the onions and seasoned with garlic powder and a little smoked paprika. Once the onions were translucent, added and cooked the tomatoes. I beat five eggs with a bit of dried thyme and added to the mix. Let the eggs cooks a little bit added S&P then swiss cheese and served.

Haven't posted a meal in a while. this was a pot roast meal that I made prior to heading out East. Done this recipe before, but is always a good inspiration for the cold winter day. Can't beat braised meats.

Livie really liked getting close to the piranha as well. I think that this was one of the best set-up tanks in the aquarium. Another South American favorite fish of mine is the peacock bass.

Thought of Ham fishing the Pacific waters with this tank of rockfish ! Good looking and great eating fish!

Here's a fish on my bucket list. Then there is the goliath grouper !

A few marine tanks that I enjoyed. Of course I want to catch every fish that I see. One thing that I did not like too much was that in there large community tanks they mixed species from all over the world instead of grouping by regions. The smaller tanks did focus on fish that were from the same regions.

It was a long week here in Maryland and I was looking forward to getting out and not having to go to work. I had heard about a trout stream in northern Baltimore CO that has naturalized ("wild") brown trout population. I had seen a brown from that river that was caught by one of guys in our lab. He fished that brown for over a month and landed it using a mouse fly pattern at night. It was over 30". All that I had read about this fishery tempered my expectations for fish in the 8 to 12" range. The Gunpowder is a highland tail water river. It has a fairly steep gradient and is surprisingly narrow in the spots that I would fish. It was 40 deg and had been raining since noon and I got to the access just around 4 pm this afternoon. I followed a trail that went over an oak ridge and then down through an extensive mountain laurel thicket. The trail was slick with ice in many sections. The river (stream) was tight quarters and loaded with small to very large boulders. I was fishing spin tackle so the tight quarters with the laurel lined banks did not affect my fishing. This would be roll casting waters. I'm sure that I will try to fly fish this river at some point. I better have a lot of flies. I fished a 1/16 oz tri-olive Zig Jig. I mixed up my drift strategy, fishing cross and down stream as well as upstream. With the dark conditions on new water, I did not force trying to retrieve Folly Rigged jigs. Before I lost my first jig, I drifted the tri-olive jig down a current seem, as I gently bounced the jig over a flat boulder it got hit just as it drifted below that boulder. I could tell if it was a trout, a chub, or a large sculpin. Turned out to be my first naturalized brown trout in Maryland. I fished for about another 60-70 mins. I climbed large boulders and fished deep plunge pools and between large boulders. The ice on the rocks and rain made my footing really dangerous. It often changed from just misting to steady rain the whole time. I made a long cast into a plunge pool and drifted the bait between the current seam and the rock shelf on bank side. I got my last trout of the day, another brown just under 11" in length. It was also as darkly colored as my first one. Sorry no Photo ! I did spook a large sculpin and it stopped out in the middle of the creek. I tried to get a bait near it, but I spooked the fish before I could get a good look or interest in my bait. Based upon the distributions that I have seen there are two species of sculpin in MD and this would be the Blue Ridge Sculpin. If I could catch one, it will be a new life list species. Maybe next time. Hopefully we don't continue to get rain through next weekend.

I'm guessing 26 lbs.

Very nice fish! Congrats!

I just wanted to chime in. The photos add to the reports. Without them there is no context. Hog Wally you should post some photos of some dink fish and maybe then that may satisfy those haters. Nah post what you want to post and I will still read the reports. Most folks on this forum couldn't care less about the bait fish that I like to catch but I will still post photos because that's what I enjoy about this forum. I'm not shy about posting a big fiah picture either just to let you guys know that I catch those as well. Now I may be acccused of being a bit stoic about catching one but I'll still post about the trip and include photos where I can.

I still have aquarium photos to post. I thought the whole deal was well worth the cost to get in.

Quillback Looks like i am out. Likely have to be back in MD that weekend. Have fun guys and good luck!

Marty with the number of ducks and goose that fall in BilletHead, the odds are definitely in your favor to get a banded duck eventually. Good Luck buddy! If I can find some access on the Eastern shore, there are lots of waterfowl!

I wonder if they still net the fish or if they doing their counts just from the video! You can clearly see the number and the species of nearly all of those fish. Thanks Griz for posting.