This morning I hosted 5 members of the Free State Fly Fishers on our annual white perch outing. In years past we have confined this outing to Weems Creek. Also, I normally lead this trip in June. However with the late arrival of perch this year I kept postponing the trip to make sure fish were present. Before I knew it, July had arrived. And then I had to postpone the trip twice more this month due to bad weather.
And with the continued spottiness of the bite in Weems, I decided to launch the group from Jonas Green Park, or to be precise, Jonas and Anne Catherine Green Park.
Finally, today was the perfect confluence of clear dry skies, low wind and yes, even fish.
We had a good outing with decent pullage, although I don't believe any of us caught anything extraordinary. Most of our perch were between 8 and 10 inches. Again, not large but a good pull on the fly.
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If you're looking for a reliable perch pattern, it's hard to ignore a simple Clouser Minnow.
We essentially worked the shady edges of the main river. This area may be familiar to you:
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It was productive until the sun got too high and shade got too narrow.
Then we were off the water in a flash and putting big dent in the buffet at the Canton Restaurant in Annapolis. That is where most of us did our best work of the day.
So, after many delays, we finally had our outing and it was a good one -- well worth the wait.
I'm especially appreciative that the perch decided to participate in our club event today. I had my doubts that they would show up given that they have been playing hide and seek with me most of the year thus far.
And with the continued spottiness of the bite in Weems, I decided to launch the group from Jonas Green Park, or to be precise, Jonas and Anne Catherine Green Park.
Finally, today was the perfect confluence of clear dry skies, low wind and yes, even fish.
We had a good outing with decent pullage, although I don't believe any of us caught anything extraordinary. Most of our perch were between 8 and 10 inches. Again, not large but a good pull on the fly.
G.jpg H.jpg
If you're looking for a reliable perch pattern, it's hard to ignore a simple Clouser Minnow.
We essentially worked the shady edges of the main river. This area may be familiar to you:
P1040916 (3).jpg
It was productive until the sun got too high and shade got too narrow.
Then we were off the water in a flash and putting big dent in the buffet at the Canton Restaurant in Annapolis. That is where most of us did our best work of the day.
So, after many delays, we finally had our outing and it was a good one -- well worth the wait.
I'm especially appreciative that the perch decided to participate in our club event today. I had my doubts that they would show up given that they have been playing hide and seek with me most of the year thus far.
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