Very Small Stream Fishing

[DanMarino]

37D128E0-DCE4-40E9-83C0-87B0A4AF32C7.jpg FC8EF75E-6499-4961-BB9A-9BD10E786E50.jpg I was helping my sister out because she had some recent foot surgery. After visiting and helping her I decided to try fishing an un-named stream in Howard County. I fished for about 45 minutes and was getting very frustrated because I was getting fish hitting my floating topwater fly, but not hooking up. Eventually I checked the fly and noticed the hook had broken off when I got snagged on a tree early in the trip. Changed on a new fly with a hook on it and immediately caught a green sunfish. I won’t be fishing this flow again. I’m sure it gets no fishing pressure, but it is very shallow and difficult casting.

[dsaavedra]

Lol! I've had that happen on small jigs while perch fishing.

I'm always amazed at how some fish can strike topwater lures (sometimes aggressively, like stripers) and not manage to get hooked. I often think jokingly to myself "do I have hooks on this thing?" But sometimes it's a good idea to actually check lol.

[bignose]

Ahh, the proverbial "hookless hopper." lol
This may add an entire new level to your Tenkara pursuit, fishing without a hook.
There is some sort of poetic symmetry here.

[clm]

I suggested he tie them that way and market them as The Humane Fisher Series ...someone will buy them

[DanMarino]

I also ended up with some poison ivy around my ankles. My mistake for wearing shorts on this one. Fingers crossed we won't get any rain storms this evening after work. I want to get out and catch a few Tenkara fish from some unpressured stream someplace in Howard County, MD.

[clm]

So cryptic....

[DanMarino]

I honestly think some of the streams I fish don't have names.

[DanMarino]

It rained on my drive home from work, stopped while I ate some dinner, but started raining again. No fishing last night for me.