Back at the Gunpowder...

A new semester means I'm back at the Gunpowder River in Maryland, doing some fishing on Fridays, when no classes are in session. Today was a beautiful day on the river: mid-70's and mostly sunny. Got the new year started off right too: four fish caught, all good size trout in the 10-12 inch range, with one real "whopper" - a 16 inch brown. Easily the biggest fish I've caught on this river.

Here he is:


He is living (still - it's catch and release...) in this nice deep pool at the tail end of a small rapids: