Fly Fishing the Gunpowder River in the First Snow of 2022!
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
- Winter fishing is hard, no doubt about it. If it was easy the river would be lined with fisherman. However, with the right tactics, persistence, and technique, you can see success on the river. On this trip I netted a few browns and a bow using streamers and nymphs.
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Gear I use for fishing and videos:
Rod: Syndicate 10' 3 wt P2 Pipeline
Reel: Lamson Liquid 4/5 wt- amzn.to/3gdj76p (Amazon)
Waders: Simms Freestone Waders- amzn.to/2JPHzyM (Amazon)
Boots: Orvis Ultralight Wading Boot- amzn.to/2LaYNXZ (Amazon)
Chestpack: Umpqua Chestpack- amzn.to/3g98vFK (Amazon)
Sunglasses: Costa Fantail Polarized- amzn.to/3mEgyNb (Amazon)
Leader Material:
Maxima Chameleon 20 lb- amzn.to/33Lec7G (Amazon)
Maxima Chameleon 15 lb- amzn.to/37yS6qk (Amazon)
Maxima Chameleon 12 lb- amzn.to/2L985DU (Amazon)
Stren Monofilament 10 lb- amzn.to/33LuMo3 (Amazon)
Amnesia 15 lb- amzn.to/2JPIMWQ (Amazon)
Amnesia 12 lb- amzn.to/2VGQEwy (Amazon)
Tippet Rings- amzn.to/3gdvsre (Amazon)
Tippet (1-6x; lower for streamers and higher for nymphs)- amzn.to/37G4Hbj (Amazon)
Camera(s):
Go Pro Hero 9 Black- amzn.to/3mOkb3a (Amazon)
Go Pro Hero 5 Black- amzn.to/2JORbcW (Amazon)
Canon M50- amzn.to/37zwWbv (Amazon)
DJI Mavic Mini Fly More Combo- amzn.to/2JPJmnu (Amazon)
Batteries/Accessories:
128 gb Micro SD- amzn.to/3g99BBm (Amazon)
Canon Spare Battery- amzn.to/3mEDkEC (Amazon)
Head Mount for Camera- amzn.to/3mKYYae (Amazon)
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Each week I will put out a video that has me exploring local waters. My goal is to catch fish, help viewers learn, and most importantly HAVE FUN.
Great video! Micro streamers are the best!👍 Thank you so much for the shout out, those were some great fish for the gunpowder!
Any time! Appreciate your help and glad to help out. Hopefully a few more people go check out your channel and sub. They can learn a lot from you. Keep up the great work!
Went to LGP today. Frustrating but nice to be on the water to blow the dust off my gear! Good videos!
Hey Bill,
Thanks for watching and commenting! When you say LGP, do you mean Lower or Little? Just curious. Not matter where you went it is always good to get out on the water. I thankfully did yesterday for the first time in over a month. Much needed!
@@tightliningmd Little GP. Above Jerusalem Mill. It’s right down the road. I’m a local guy.
I need to try and make it out to the Gunpowder this year!! Great video Mike.
Bro come on out I’ll give you a chance at a 20” fish. Let’s do it.
Small jigged streamers were hands down my most used point fly of the whole year! I used to live near here, unfortunately wasn't into fly fishing back then. Good memories, the river was looking really pretty.
They are pretty tough to beat. A nice middle ground from a nymph and meat streamer. I think it appeals to all sized fish, anchors the system, and is quite versatile in how you can present it. Shame you moved, but hopefully good fishing where you are now. In the meantime, live vicariously though the videos for memories!
Great video! It cannot be easy to get that kind of b-roll in those conditions. We appreciate you.
I appreciate that! I love the video side of putting something together. I wish I had more time to script it out and hunt for more shots and edit more. For now though, I am glad people like the stuff I do have the time for. Thanks for watching Shaun! Can't wait to get out this spring!!!!
That was a gorgeous rainbow
I agree John! Really nice to get one of the 2% or less club. Very rare on the stream. Thanks for watching!
Nicely done, Mike
The fish are a bonus, but a few hours of solitude to collect your thoughts and have a stream like that to yourself….. priceless!
Well said! I totally agree. I go to "cleanse the soul". Clearing my mind and getting some peace and quiet has no price tag. Thanks for watching and supporting!
Great video. Keep up the good work.
Thanks! Love a successful winter trip. I will have one coming out soon with advice on how to make the most of winter fishing. Tight lines!
@@tightliningmd Yes winter fishing is very enjoyable and peaceful despite the challenges the cold temps bring.
@@tightliningmd Looking forward to the next video.
Cool intro, literally and figuratively. Nice to see you content providers credit each other. Good stuff.
Much appreciated! Nice pun :) I need to shout out more channels when possible for sure. Some really good people and content creators out there, many of which help me on and off the water. Thanks for watching Anthony!
What a great fishing experience. Loved everything about it. The snow, clear cold water and the drone shot. Great job. Still praying for the family.
Hey David,
Thank you so much. Really appreciate it. Love being able to get out, clear the mind, and net a few fish. Renews the spirit to tackle whatever challenges I am faced with later! Tight lines my friend!
Thanks Mike! Was out to the GP last Thursday planning on this Thursday also. There were a couple nice ones you landed there. I carry micros I’ll have to give it a shot. Up until a couple weeks ago they were slamming micro eggs,now for the most part Zebra midges have been doing well. It looks like you had the stream to yourself and had a good day trying something new. Again thanks for the videos.
Hey Dale,
That is awesome you get out that much. It is brutal right now with the cold. Looks like it will warm a little bit later in the week. Def give them a shot. I find that black and olive are my go to colors. Eggs and Midges though are the name of the game when nymphing. I had a two dozen fish day on the 1st with those patterns, they are just locked in. Was awesome! Good luck when you go and maybe I will see you on the stream this year!
Nice video, what a beautiful day to be out! That bow certainly looked wild to me.
Thank you very much. Nice to be out any day. But in other just after snow is fun. Thanks for watching!
Recently I’ve been tying really really small streamer-esque patterns on a size 10 jig w/ a tungsten bead at the top and running them as my point fly, with a small size 16-20 nymph as the tag. When I do this I know I always get down to where the fish are, and it presents two options for them to take depending on their mood. Great video Mike!
One specific pattern is George Daniels sculp snack (I think that’s what it’s named). It’s absolutely killer on a euro setup. I am grateful to have had him as a teacher in college
I have tied and fished the sculp snack. I recently got one on the GP with it. I probably tied it too large. What size do you tie them? I agree with your ideas about getting them down tho with a small streamer and get in their face and strike zone. You are LUCKY to have shared a room with him for a semester. I took a lesson at a fly show with him. Really enjoyed it. Great guy and unbelievable angler!
@@tightliningmd I haven't tied one in a bit, but I think I used size 6 jig hook for it! I love the euro streamer method, its absolutely killer in fall and winter. I know I am very grateful for it, and he has helped me out more than he knows. One of the most genuine guys you will meet, and his knowledge is insane. Thanks Mike!
Nice, Mike! Loved that rainbow….It looked wild to me. Perfect, white tipped fins and it looked like it had parr marks. Always warms you up, when you get them in the cold. And I appreciate the plug! Tight lines my friend!
Beautiful lookin stream!! If I had to bet I’d say that bow was wild. Corey, Mike, and Mike from Wooly Bugged are the best at releasing fish.
Nice video on a beautiful looking stream that seems easy to wade. Love the drone overhead video of the river through the trees canopy.
Thanks 👍 Very easy to wade, super scenic, and you can't beat the fishing. It is a top 100 stream in the country for a reason. Thanks for watching and hopefully more drone footage ahead in 2022!
Great video Mike, liked the fishing action! Thanks for sharing vfc the information about micro streamers, gonna have to tie a few to try the out! Appreciate the effort you put in these videos!
Any time! Appreciate you dropping in as always Jerome. I really enjoy winter fishing. If you dress right, and work hard enough, you can be rewarded for sure. I am glad people enjoy the trips and work that go into them. Tight lines!
Nice! I was out there the day before trying to get lucky with a caddis dry dropper setup-only a couple of shy strikes. When the snow came, I went skiiing! Haha. Winter is finally here. BTW, that rainbow def looked wild. Beautiful fish.
Nice!! I don't have the heart to fish dries this time of year, god bless you. I do see BWO/Midges coming off pretty good some days above 40's with sun/clouds. I agree with your about the bow. I know they are in there. No matter what though, a good looking fish and good fight. Thanks for watching and commenting Russell!
Sadly, in Maryland, they do not clip the adipose fin. Never made any sense to me. They also regularly stock wild self-sustaining trout streams (i.e. Little Falls) which is bone-headed in my opinion. This depletes the gene pool as well as allows the harvest of native fish which cannot be discerned from stockies because, you guessed it, they all have adipose fins...DNR can and must do better.
Looks like you weren't giving the streamer any added action, but fishing it Euro-Style? Keep up the great work!
I am on the same page as you. This is common place throughout most states it seems. It is sad and hopefully one day they figure out a real best practice for how and where to stock.
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Always nice to see other anglers who understand the ecosystems and decisions made on their behalf.
Tight lines!
Nice Mike! I think I may have been very close to you that day. Bummer I missed you! That rainbow was unusual. I believe they have put some fingerlings in, but that looked like a good size. I’ve either caught holdovers or real small ones. I like the micro streamers. I use a black and purple polar chenille with a black maribou tail. Silver bead. That was my 4th best fly last year. Great video! The drone shot was cool up in the trees! Made me a little nervous!
Hey Scott! Thanks for watching. Would have been cool to bump into you. Tough to say what exactly I got. But at end of day our goal is to catch fish and he counts. Good luck with those eggs and midges next time out!
Nice job Mike. Nice you could get out an catch some pretty wilds on GP. Does the GP still have trout in it down close to Perry Hall? Tightlines!
I am not sure Craig. I haven't been below Glencoe. However, my buddy just got a float, and we intend to really explore the lower reaches. I will have to let ya know. Thanks for watching and tight lines!
Hey hey Teacher! Nice catches on a beautiful snowy landscape. I tried the micro-streamer but no success yet, although I gotta keep it on longer to give it a fair chance. Wonder if they stock any fingerling rainbows? Getting brave flying that drone between those tree branches, ha! Nice video, thanks for sharing. 👍🏻
Hey Scooter! Love getting out in the snow. Just did again recently. Snow on ground and rain/freezing rain. Fish were still pretty active, especially on streamer. You will find that jig streamer will come around. Dead drifted, or jigged, and even slow stripped away from cover all work for me. As for the bows, they stock much much lower, but there is a wild population near dam. I would imagine he is from the wild population and is just down a little away from them. As for the drone, a little luck and a little skill lol. Tough to tell how close you are sometimes when high up. Can't beat the footage tho! Thanks for watching and tight lines!
@@tightliningmd yeah you were in that middle ground where I have certainly never seen a bow. I am very happy to see it! A wild bow in that section will help with slumpy days! Rainbows have no shame in chasing things they're not supposed to.
Freezing out there. You are a brave soul. What time of day were you fishing?
If you dress right it’s not too bad. And these days I’ll take whatever I can get to be out there. Preferably 32 or higher is best. But def not much below. I usually go out around 9/10 in winter
I've also been surprised to catch a couple wild-looking of rainbows on that stretch. Wonder if they are hold-overs that swam up? Also, micro streamers are great, even on my tenkara rod, but I've never thought to try them in winter. Good innovation that I'll have to try later this week. Great video as always. Thanks.
I think they put a bunch of fingerling rainbows there a few years back which makes sense because I’ve really started catching them there recently.
Certainly possible, tough to say. I could believe it. At that point they are basically wild fish. I know the Falls Rd section is explicitly wild, and they are usually a bit darker. No matter what, a rare gem on the GP to get a wild or fingerling. Occasionally a get a true stocker too.
I think it could be a mixture of two. I believe from Falls Rd up is wild stream bred. I think some travel down. Then maybe they do stock fingerlings, and definitely stocked trout as you get like 6 miles below the dam. No matter what, always nice to fool a trout and put on in the net. Cool to see people having success as well on different styles but similar patterns, nice work! Good luck when you go out next!
Very nice man. I wanted to get out too but didn't feel like battling the cold. What kind of drone do you use? I like the aerial footage.
The juice is worth the squeeze in the winter. I like it to be at or above freezing. I use a DJI Mavic Mini. Love it. I know they have a second version now that is a little better. It does everything I need and is a great quality item for the price.
@@tightliningmd I’ll have to get back out when it warms up a bit. Like in the 40’s lol.
Hey Mike. I went to the Blue Mount section today and anything that looked like parking had a posted sign or no parking sign. I bagged it and went upstream. Any advice for parking down there? Thanks.
Hey Dale,
Unfortunately since Covid they shut ALL that section down for parking. Really no way to work there. Gotta park near Monkton and walk trail up. Sucks! Damn tubers!!!!!!