Tip section of fly rod found in parking lot off Beaver Creek Road (MD)

[Chris Zogby]

Just a FYI:  Was at Beaver Creek yesterday afternoon and found an intact tip section of a fly rod in the parking lot off Beaver Creek Road.  Stuck it in the mounted coat rack thingie outside the front door of Beaver Creek Fly Shop (http://beavercreekflyshop.com).  I emailed the fly shop owner that I placed the fly rod section in the said location.  

[TurbineBlade]

Nice Chris!  You're a good dude. 

On an geographically-related note, I just accidentally flung a brown trout down the front of my pants on Big Hunting Creek, (md) on a hook set.  Luckily, I was wearing a wader belt so he didn't make it too far.  

Hey -- there's always a first!

Gene

[zogby...@gmail.com]

Glad to have reported it.  Just hope the poor soul sees this post before they go out to their next fishing spot and discovers they only have n-1 sections of their rod available.  :-/

 

Nice job setting the hook!  Was it from 3 point range?

[TurbineBlade]

I don't know three-point -- Did the stretch from that insanely busy hwy up to penile bridge.    I don't know the place too well -- first time at BHC.  It's low as all heck, but merits a return when flows are better.  If anyone wants a brown trout down their trousers, here's how:

1.  Fish a barbless tiemco 103BL hook

2.  Be hyper-active (no problem for me)

3.  Drink 2 cups of coffee before the trip

4.  Only present dry flies well enough to catch small fish (no problem for me)

Gene

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"I don't know three-point"

 

Sorry, that was a basketball reference used in an attempt at a bad joke.  :)

[TurbineBlade]

Oh, I thought it was some landmark out there or something ;).  Gotcha -- 

[zogby...@gmail.com]

Gene:  I haven't fished Big Hunting Creek, yet.  Have you encounter brookies there?

[TurbineBlade]

No, we were there this morning but suddenly had to make a trip to the bow shop to restring Beth's compound so she can go elk hunting in a couple of weeks.  

We had never been there before, but it was obviously pretty low like we pretty much expected.  Got a few 8" browns, a few more 3-4" browns (1 in the pants), and Beth played around with about a 14" riser for a bit -- but then we left.  I wasn't overly impressed with the obnoxious amount of traffic on 77, though I could see it being somewhat fun when levels are better.  

Browns are worthless trash from an ecological point of view, but I really really enjoy fishing for them ;).  Life is full of these contradictions.  

Gene

[zogby...@gmail.com]

Thanks for the info. 

 

One man's trash is another man's treasure.  ;-)

[TurbineBlade]

Very nice!

[Dalton Terrell]

The real trash in BHC are those rainbows that TU stocks every Spring.

[TurbineBlade]

Ah, that was a rainbow!  This confirms it -- Beth swore she was casting at this 14" rainbow for a while (to no avail), but me being an idiot said "oh there's only browns and a few brookies in here".  I just read the MD website briefly - 

Good to know!  She's almost always right; I don't know why I'm always an idiot and swear that I'm right.  

Gene