Mike's Catch Report--Freshwater

2010

April

Fletcher's, Washington, DC, April 24, 2010

"I'm done, he said wearily. "I can't handle another fish. My arm and hands have had it."--more

Speying for shad, Washington, DC, April 23, 2010

The wind blowing from upstream was also an issue and forced me to change my cast after I heard the fly go
whistling past my ear--more

Fletcher's Cove, Washington, DC, April 15, 2010
I gave the line a long ten count before beginning the retrieve, which was neither too fast or too slow.--more

Valley Creek, Pennsylvania, April 11, 2010
I switched to a X-Caddis later in the morning and it was a fish on every couple casts.--more

January

Somerset Fly Fishing Show, January 22, 2010
It's always a good to see happy people streaming out the door laden with rod tubes, bags, caps, hackle and brochures.--more

Beaver Creek, Maryland, January 15, 2010

I pulled line in and recast, but the fish never came back and that's pretty much how it usually goes on Beaver Creek. You have one shot at the big ones and if you miss, that's it for the day. They didn't get big by being stupid--more

Holmes Run, Virginia, January 1, 2010

"Don't bother," said the gentleman walking his dog. I was standing on a bluff swapping out one nymph for another while Jin laid out a few casts below me and his comment caught me off guard--more

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2009

Special reports

Cold steel, Pulaski, New York, December 12-14, 2009

There's only one fish species on the planet that will push an angler to drive 300-plus miles up the ass end of a major snowstorm to fish from dawn to dusk in freezing conditions for three straight days--steelhead--more

The Salmon River, Pulaski, N.Y., November 14-16, 2009

I tag along with Jin and guide Greg Liu to pursue steelhead on the Douglaston Salmon Run--more