Shenandoah National Park Brookies

[BelAirSteve]

Had my first opportunity to fish for wild brookies last week. I am new to fly fishing, since last summer, and I have been trying to add to my resume. After doing some research and getting some good advice from some locals, I hiked into Old Rag Mountain in search of my first brookie. I don't have any pics, since it poured rain on me all day, but I did bring my first brookie to hand on a "Spirit of Pittsford Mills" size 14. Not only was it my first brookie on a dry, but my first trout on a dry. Wading a small mountain stream with lots of falls, in the rain, is a LOT different than wading the Gunpowder, my local tailwater. There were more kinds of bugs hatching than I have ever seen at the same time. The hatch lasted about an hour and a half and included rusty spinners and blue wing olives. All in all, a great day.

[Mike Thomas]

Nice One BelAirSteve, I think maybe it is you that got hooked on that mountain stream?
All the best.
Mike.

[Grubb]

BelAirSteve, glad you had a chance to catch a native! Old Rag is a nice area to go into, also a good place to see a Black Bear or two, I'v seen more than one on that mountain...

[Quill gordon]

Pictures of the area would be nice to see for those of us who haven't been there.
Remember to take your cameras!
Just a thought.

[JohnScott]

Nicely done, Steve.

After seeing Grubb's pics of a couple places he's fished, I'm sure looking forward to more pics from that neck of the woods.

John

P.S. Can you give us a general description of the "Spirit of Pittsford Mills" ??

[Quill gordon]

Nicely done, Steve.

After seeing Grubb's pics of a couple places he's fished, I'm sure looking forward to more pics from that neck of the woods.

John

P.S. Can you give us a general description of the "Spirit of Pittsford Mills" ??

http://www.classictrout.com/dryflies...sfordmills.php