Cold Weather Fix

[HeaveToo]

What do you do to get your fix when the weather is cold?  I usually spend the winters tying flies and dreaming of fly fishing.  I don't think that I have ever flyfished between December and March). 

Do you get out and do some cold water trout fishing?  Do you head south on a trip?

Just curious. 

[Jeffrey Silvan]

Usually I just tie up some of the staples or bundle up on the warmer days (45+). I'm heading down to Miami and the Keys for a couple days of fishing in a couple weeks - one day backcountry and one day offshore. Conditions will have to be right for me to be able to fly fish off shore, but there's a decent chance I'll get to go after Mahi Mahi on the fly and a moderate chance I'll have a shot at a sailfish.

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[Terry C]

I will try and get out a few times trout fishing, but most of the time I go to my tying bench and work on new patterns or practice getting better on old ones. The strangest thing happened over Thanksgiving I was tying bunny leaches with rabbit strips and had an allergic reaction to the rabbit, eyes watering, sneezing, etc.. Wow never happened before. I needed to take an antihistamine.

[Rob Snowhite]

Winter is my favorite season to fish. Fewer people out, the serenity of the sound of snowfall (if lucky enough to fish in the snow), the litter is covered up by the snow. The fish are always biting, its just a matter of finding those fish.

I have a steelhead trip planned in a few weeks and maybe a trip to Colorado to fish midges on the tailwaters (Blue River, Colorado River, Dream Stream) when my wife is on the slopes.

My buddy and I had an agreement that we would go trout fishing anytime it snowed. He picked me up to go to BIG HUNTING CREEK one day before the roads were plowed. It took us more than two hours to get there from Arlington. Xmas eve, Xmas day, New  Years Eve, New Years Day, the Superbowl and other big events keep the streams quiet and usually all to yourself.

I'll spend as much time as possible at Blue Plains this winter as possible. I don't head up to DICKERSON as much now as its kind of far. FOUR MILE RUN is my favorite local winter fishery. I won't stop fishing there until I catch a goldfish on a fly.

There are the winter fishing shows from MA, NJ, NC, and Tie Fest to keep you entertained. I'll start tying shad flies for the POTOMAC in February. 

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If I'm lucky I can get away to the tropics for some R&R in January. We have a wedding in Costa Rica in Jan 2014. 

As we used to say at Hudson Trail Outfitters: "being cold in the winter is only a matter of how well dressed you are"

 

Rob Snowhite

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From: HeaveToo <cpd...@hotmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 7:56 PM
Subject: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Cold Weather Fix

What do you do to get your fix when the weather is cold?  I usually spend the winters tying flies and dreaming of fly fishing.  I don't think that I have ever flyfished between December and March). 

Do you get out and do some cold water trout fishing?  Do you head south on a trip?

Just curious. 

[John Bilotta]

Agree 100 percent. 

During the winter, I regulary hit the Gunpowder in the afternoon, and depending on snow levels, I usually get on the Yough and Casselman over the Christmas holidays while the kids are skiing.

 The other thing to seriously do in the winter is focus on ways to improve your casting. Just about everyone can improve their loop control, add some distance or another presentation cast that will improve their catch rate, and then there are those two handed rods. 

John

[namfos]

In addition to the shows Rob mentioned, A smaller edition of the Fly Fishing Show takes place in Lancaster, PA the first weekend in March, http://bit.ly/TiIeCq.  The Lancaster County Convention Center is quite new and very nice, located right off the central square and across the way if you want to graze for some great fresh foods is the Central Market.

[Charlie Church]

Stripers are just getting going down in the Hampton Roads area. More than worth the drive to fish for them and real easy to access from a kayak/ the right gear.

[samuel newcomer]

Charlie,

Where and what is the Hampton Roads area?

[Charlie Church]

Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Hampton....the tidewater region. Fishing will probably peak in a week or two down there and stay good until the water hits 42 degrees. Once that happens, expect them to start moving a little farther south + offshore.

[HeaveToo]

Rob,
What are you guys catching in Four Mile Run in the winter?  I guess you are fishing by the power plant discharge.  I have heard that a lot of people have great luck on the hot side of Lake Anna during the winter months.  I also see people fishing near the discharge area of the power plant by the Route 301 bridge (by boat) in the colder months.

I have never really considered fishing in the winter.  I knew the that trout would bite on nymphs sometimes and if it is an oddly warm day there may be a hatch.

[Danny Barrett]

Last christmas i was on back creek tearing them up on streamers and black zebra midge nymphs.  It was one of those days that your eyes on the rod would occationaly freeze over.  it was well worth it tho. saw no one, and caught fish.

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[r...@robsnowhite.com]

I stick mostly to the bridges by the Toyota dealership. Bluegill, largies, sunfish, golden shiner, crappie, yellow perch, carp. Be prepared for the wind out there. 

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[HeaveToo]

Are you wading that area?  I haven't fished there before.  I am guessing that the water is warmer there because of the outflow of the powerplant.  Are you using a full sinking or a sink tip there? 

I am also surprised that the stripers don't come in there during the winter because of the bait and current.  It sounds like a cool place

Come to think of it I have probably fished a few days in the Upper Rapidan and done okay for brookies.  Another good river is the Conway River.  It has native Brown trout.

[r...@robsnowhite.com]

I'll fish mostly from shore with studded boots for the rocks and wire fencing on the ground. Floating line. Sink will get you caught on the wire and you'll loose flies. I'll wear waders just to protect myself from the elements. 

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[Danny Barrett]

since the Conway was mentioned.  Has anyone found or fished Devils Ditch?

[Bruce Mathews]

If my memory serves me I was up there about 8-9 years ago with my son.  He had a beat up old jeep wagoneer and we went up the four wheel road.  As I recall the road was not too bad until you got up a ways.  I was always a fan of the Piney River further north in the SNP and I remember thinking Devils Ditch was just about as good as Piney with drive in capability.  It is a typical SNP small brook trout stream.   Since it is in the Rapidan Wildlife Management area there were campsites beside the creek.  Because of this also there were fewer little brook trout than we encountered on the Piney river (45 min walk in from the parkway).  I always wanted to go back.

 

Bruce Mathews
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Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Cold Weather Fix

[Paul Kalajainen]

This is a bit early since Christmas is still a month away, but I'm trying to make a plan for my dad, brother, and I to get some fishing in while they are both in town from college and work travel.

From this post it looks like 4MR or somewhere else near a warm water discharge may be our best option.  For curiosity sake though, I've been trying to find some winter reports on Holmes run and Accotink (I haven't fished them yet and thought it may be fun to take them there and figure it out together).  I know they were recently stocked, though I'm not familiar enough with the area to know what it will look like a month from now.  Are these spots successful in the winter?  Anyone have any experience/advice?

[Greg Feder]

In my experience, most of the trout are poached out of Holmes Run and Accotink pretty soon after they are stocked.  Some manage to hang on, though, and they can be caught until the water gets to warm in Spring.

 

Cheers,

 

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From: Paul Kalajainen <paulkal...@gmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Cold Weather Fix

This is a bit early since Christmas is still a month away, but I'm trying to make a plan for my dad, brother, and I to get some fishing in while they are both in town from college and work travel.

From this post it looks like 4MR or somewhere else near a warm water discharge may be our best option.  For curiosity sake though, I've been trying to find some winter reports on Holmes run and Accotink (I haven't fished them yet and thought it may be fun to take them there and figure it out together).  I know they were recently stocked, though I'm not familiar enough with the area to know what it will look like a month from now.  Are these spots successful in the winter?  Anyone have any experience/advice? --
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[Paul Kalajainen]

Thanks, Greg.  Maybe I'll check those out myself, but 4MR seems like a better bet for us all to do well.  If we park by the Toyota dealership and walk down the path so we enter the water right by the discharge, do you recommend moving upstream or out towards the Potomac from there?  Does it get too deep moving towards the main river to wade effectively?

[Greg Feder]

Paul --

 

I haven't been to 4mr yet, at least not so far down as everyone on the board talks about.  If you search for 4 mile run, you'll have plenty of prior discussion with helpful tips.

 

Cheers,

 

-- Greg

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Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 11:48 AM
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Thanks, Greg.  Maybe I'll check those out myself, but 4MR seems like a better bet for us all to do well.  If we park by the Toyota dealership and walk down the path so we enter the water right by the discharge, do you recommend moving upstream or out towards the Potomac from there?  Does it get too deep moving towards the main river to wade effectively?

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[Trent Jones]

I usually spend the winter organizing fishing gear, reading books on casting and fishing, and honing my cast....although, this past winter was so mild I pretty much did none of those things and just kept fishing... 
 
-Trent

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Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:56:19 -0800
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Subject: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Cold Weather Fix

What do you do to get your fix when the weather is cold?  I usually spend the winters tying flies and dreaming of fly fishing.  I don't think that I have ever flyfished between December and March). 

Do you get out and do some cold water trout fishing?  Do you head south on a trip?

Just curious. 

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