big_dog1996
Well-known member
Hello everyone,
It has been probably 5 years now since I picked up my first fly rod, a Redington Crosswater 8wt combo from Bass Pro Shops. I taught myself to cast and spent that summer chasing largemouth bass in local ponds. Since then, I have been bitten by the fly bug.
Growing up in Southern Maryland, saltwater and warm-water fisheries were readily available to me. The Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay are where I spent most of my time fishing for bass, stripers, and bluefish. I have caught a few stocked rainbows on the fly before, but I haven't done a whole lot of trout fishing.
I currently attend college in Connecticut. I'll be a senior this fall, and I have a lot more time (and money) to fish. I am within a 2 hours drive of several trout fisheries, the Farmington, the Housatonic, etc. My goal is to become proficient (if at all possible) at catching trout on the fly.
This past spring I caught my first few brown trout on a fly. They were all 10-12" stockies, but fish nonetheless. I caught them fishing a tandem nymph rig on the bottom of a slow pool. I'll be first to admit, everything I know about trout fishing I have learned from online articles and YouTube videos. However, I now want to get serious about trout fishing.
Starting this fall I'm going to spend a lot more time fishing for trout. I'm going to keep updating this thread with my experiences so feel free to tag along and offer tips. I have no clue what I'm doing, but I'm sure it will be fun.....or frustrating.....
Thanks for reading,
Dom
---------- Post added at 07:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:41 AM ----------
Some pictures of my first couple brown trout to keep y'all interested.
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It has been probably 5 years now since I picked up my first fly rod, a Redington Crosswater 8wt combo from Bass Pro Shops. I taught myself to cast and spent that summer chasing largemouth bass in local ponds. Since then, I have been bitten by the fly bug.
Growing up in Southern Maryland, saltwater and warm-water fisheries were readily available to me. The Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay are where I spent most of my time fishing for bass, stripers, and bluefish. I have caught a few stocked rainbows on the fly before, but I haven't done a whole lot of trout fishing.
I currently attend college in Connecticut. I'll be a senior this fall, and I have a lot more time (and money) to fish. I am within a 2 hours drive of several trout fisheries, the Farmington, the Housatonic, etc. My goal is to become proficient (if at all possible) at catching trout on the fly.
This past spring I caught my first few brown trout on a fly. They were all 10-12" stockies, but fish nonetheless. I caught them fishing a tandem nymph rig on the bottom of a slow pool. I'll be first to admit, everything I know about trout fishing I have learned from online articles and YouTube videos. However, I now want to get serious about trout fishing.
Starting this fall I'm going to spend a lot more time fishing for trout. I'm going to keep updating this thread with my experiences so feel free to tag along and offer tips. I have no clue what I'm doing, but I'm sure it will be fun.....or frustrating.....
Thanks for reading,
Dom
---------- Post added at 07:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:41 AM ----------
Some pictures of my first couple brown trout to keep y'all interested.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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