Pacemaker Fishing Forum

A local fisherman I met (retired Army) asked if I would go with him to Thompson Lake up there near Front Royal on Friday.  But the weather forecast was a little sketchy and he had a change of heart.  We met instead at Quantico and enjoyed the comfort of my truck awning as we waited for the rain to stop.

As the morning started clearing up, I decided to take a walk up the stream and found the fish.  Ended up with 5 caught (including a crappie) and 1 released at the bank (we'll call it a natural release as it escaped while trying to put it on the stringer). One nice brown and the rest rainbows.  I think this does it for me for trout fishing and I'm stocked up for the year for smoking (making deviled eggs with smoked trout next week!).






Actually ended up catching a turtle that came off easily and then realized they were sunning themselves across from me. 






And, finally, the feelfree lure went to a new home on Saturday down at lake anna.  I gifted it to a friend and he'll use it in his cove for fishing and his wife is looking forward to using it too!