A Change in Direction

First and foremost I have to say that I have not been very good at updating this site at all. My original goal was to try and "Fish Across Maryland" and that still holds true. But with everything that is going on back home in Salisbury I really can't see myself driving around the state to just try and fish. Some day I will accomplish that goal but it will just take considerably longer than I originally planned.

Secondly I'm not much of a writer really. This was going to be an attempt at chronicling my adventure or my quest. Since my quest has been brought to a bit of a standstill right now, I haven't had a lot to say. My fishing has continued. In fact last year was my best yet. I caught close to 1100 different fish, or at least I think they were all different ones. I fished in spots I never fished before and I had a great time being a nerd about it. (I really mean that - you should see my spreadsheet.)

But now I'm almost at a loss for words. What is there I can say? I still have a desire to fish. I enjoy trying different spots. And I'm still a nerd about it. So here goes. I am going to try to bring back a favorite from my childhood, with a little twist. I can remember Saturday afternoons waiting to be able to watch TWIB (This Week in Baseball). I always enjoyed the defensive plays they showed, especially when they featured my favorite players from the Baltimore Orioles. Well I am going to try to start "TWiF" - This Week in Fishing. I'm planning on trying to record where I went, what I used and what I caught. I'm even going to include times I get "shut out." If I am throwing a line into the water I am going to "log it" here to keep myself honest.

Now a blog post wouldn't be complete, especially one about fishing, without a photo of a catch. Easter Break is about two weeks old now, but this was probably my best catch during that time.

It is a rainbow trout that I caught in the stocked pond at the BlueRidge Resort in Banner Elk, NC. We stayed there for just under a week and really enjoyed ourselves. Each day I took some time trying to see what I could catch. This guy was the first of only two fish I caught that week, one the first day and one on the last. I caught him on a Rapala Ultralight minnow just before sunset. It was windy and cold but getting him to shore made the time pond side worth it. Until next time … Tight Lines!