Now that those first warm days have started to come around once or twice a week things are starting to feel a little more like normal. There’s still a few stoneflies coming off here and there in Maryland but the big early grey mayflies are starting to pop off here and there.
I hit a couple rivers this week with a pal and managed to get him his first trout on a fly rod. It feels pretty good to share that with someone. It’s great watching the frustration of tangled leaders and lost flies disappear once there’s a fish on the hook.
The bigger and more secluded streams are still pretty cold and struggling to get above 50 but the smaller and more open streams are warming right up. We managed to get fish on big nymphs and even a few on dries. Fishing the surface with big Grey Wulffs was pretty satisfying after such a long winter of chucking streamers. We had to work a little but getting down and dirty paid off.
I hit a couple rivers this week with a pal and managed to get him his first trout on a fly rod. It feels pretty good to share that with someone. It’s great watching the frustration of tangled leaders and lost flies disappear once there’s a fish on the hook.
The bigger and more secluded streams are still pretty cold and struggling to get above 50 but the smaller and more open streams are warming right up. We managed to get fish on big nymphs and even a few on dries. Fishing the surface with big Grey Wulffs was pretty satisfying after such a long winter of chucking streamers. We had to work a little but getting down and dirty paid off. Also, this trip was pretty nice as I did not rip my 3rd pair of waders this year. I’m going to try to have a streak of dry-feet-days.