Re: I would like to hear about

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Date: July 08, 2008 at 21:55:30
From: Paul M., [c-68-49-67-149.hsd1.md.comcast.net]
Subject: Re: I would like to hear about

I took young Paul trout fishing on the Gunpowder River here in MD on
3 July. The stretch of water that we fished is a tailwater, and some
years ago Trout Unlimited convinced Baltimore City/County to manage
the water as a trout stream. The result is that they take the water from
near the bottom of Prettyboy Reservoir, instead of spillover from the
top. This keeps the water cold for several miles even on the hottest of
days. It was in the upper 50's in the stretch we fished. This is one of
the first times Paul has been fly-fishing for trout on a river. Most of
our time was spent coaching him on short casts and a dead drift with
an elk hair caddis. When I was fishing I used a variety of dry flies and
fished mostly smooth runs. There were a few spots where I fished just
below riffles, in eddies and right along the bank. That is the location
where I picked up most of my strikes. While neither of us landed any
fish, I feel privileged to have "landed" several hours of quality time on a
stream with my son. It won't be long before I look back and wish there
had been more of those days. We made our way up stream mostly
along a trail and made our way downstream mostly in the water
stopping at many likely looking fishing spots and working on his
casting and his drifts.
When we completed our fishing trip we stopped at the local fly shop on
the way out of town and chatted with one of the storekeepers, we
shared information and learned a lot more about the Gunpowder River.
His suggestion is to start fishing terrestrial patterns this month such as
beetles, hoppers and ants. I will try that the next time we go. It was
obvious to Paul and I when we were fishing that the fish were looking
up and obviously taking stuff that fell on the surface from above. We
watched a white moth fall on the surface get stuck in the surface film
and drift with the current for about 30 yards or so and then get sucked
under by a hungry trout.
We saw many fish that day and we will be back this summer.
All in all a good day.
Paul M.

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