This weekend I was back in Garrett County, Maryland fishing and camping. I spent most of Saturday fishing the Casselman River. The shot below is a pic of the 13 inch Rainbow Trout I landed on a dry fly. Very exciting experience. The Trout are thick in the Casselman this time of year, mostly Brook Trout and Rainbows. What a beautiful scene in Western Maryland.

Today we had a full day. Breakfast was early and we were on the road for new fishing fly fishing opportunities. After some guidance from the locals we fished the Lostland River. The scenery was incredible. We got into some really good looking trout and more rain. I even encountered my first wild rattle snake (I did not know these existed in Maryland) For the afternoon, we visited the very picturesque Savage River. A very challenging trout stream, but the most beautiful in the State. After a long day of fishing and hiking we stopped into Keyser, WV to visit my cousin, what a blast. We stayed there way too late and arrived at our hotel in Sharpsburg at midnight. The night clerk was not happy.

Today I started my week long trip of fly fishing and visiting family. This morning we drove to Grantsville, MD to fish the Cassellman River. Where the locals are helpful and the trout are plentiful here. After a day of driving we made it to our hotel in Frostburg. We walked the old stone bridge over the Cassellman River on the old National Road and received some welcome fishing tips. We spent a few hours fishing on the river. For dinner we met with some cousins. It was a good day.