Maryland Trout Trips

[Johnsfolly]

A few OAF folks may remember that I made a goal to catch a trout in every desingated trout stream, creek, river, trout parks, and Taneycomo. I completed that back in 2014/2015. Then I reset and tried to catch a brown trout in the stocked areas and finished that while fishing with @duckydoty and @Ham on lake Taneycomo during a Jigfest trip back in 2018. Caught that fish on one of Duane's sculpin jerkbaits.

I was going through my trout trips here in Maryland and looked at the creeks, rivers, and ponds where the state stock each year. There are at least 70 creeks/rivers and about 60 stocked lakes/ponds. Before 2023, I have caught trout in nine locations. I may not be able to fish every one of those spots, but set up a 2023 goal to catch fish in at least 10 new spots throughout the state. I will do this amongst my lifer trips. It's likely that I will dust off the fly rod, especially to fish some @BilletHead gifted hopper flies for wild brook trout this summer/fall. I will post on this thread and provide trip details including photos.

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

I had no idea you fly fished.  Cool.  

[Terrierman]

9 minutes ago, Daryk Campbell Sr said:

I had no idea you fly fished. Cool.  

Me neither.

[Johnsfolly]

37 minutes ago, Daryk Campbell Sr said:

I had no idea you fly fished.  Cool.  

29 minutes ago, Terrierman said:

Me neither.

It's been awhile. Most of these locations are likely be attempts with lures and flies as well as baits. Not likely going to go back to a spot where I wasn't successful. So going to throw all the tricks allowed by the regs to get a trout in the net the first time.

[Gavin]

Looks like fun. There are some wicked huge smallmouth up that way. The Penobscot can be very good! 

[Terrierman]

1 hour ago, Johnsfolly said:

It's been awhile. Most of these locations are likely be attempts with lures and flies as well as baits. Not likely going to go back to a spot where I wasn't successful. So going to throw all the tricks allowed by the regs to get a trout in the net the first time.

I know what you do which is everything.🎯

[Quillback]

If you get a chance, hit the Potomac around Harpers Ferry for some smallmouth.  It used to be really good, dunno if it still is.  Lots of Civil War era history around Harpers too.

[Ham]

What the heck John? I think I tried to borrow a fly rod from you to fish the Creek of Goodness to add some stuff on fly, but I was rebuffed. Maybe it was just too hard to get to your gear considering the minimal time between the request and your departure to meet me at the fishing hole. I honestly didn’t think about it before hand. 
I bought new luggage specifically to carry more fishing gear. I’ll try to always have micro, spinning, and fly rod gear with me going forward.

[Quillback]

Pulled this pic of Harper's off the web, Shenandoah and Potomac merge there, lots and I mean lots, of wadeable water.

[Johnsfolly]

3 hours ago, Quillback said:

If you get a chance, hit the Potomac around Harpers Ferry for some smallmouth.  It used to be really good, dunno if it still is.  Lots of Civil War era history around Harpers too.

I got close last year. Was fishing a few spots going after the Potomac sculpin (see my rant in Ham's flyfishing thread about that fish) near there but hadn't fished the Potomac in that area.