Holmes Run "Delayed Harvest" - Fly Fishing Documentary

Holmes Run, Accotink Creek, and other bodies of water around the nation’s capital are part of a delicate ecosystem facing constant pressure from the growth of the city. So while you can find wild trout in many parts of Virginia, the natural trout populations in the city have dwindled and disappeared due to rising water temperatures, sinking oxygen levels, and water pollution making the habitat too harsh for trout to reproduce. Luckily for anglers in the city, biologist John Odenkirk and his team from the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources run a Delayed Harvest fishing program with the goal of providing recreation by stocking waters like Holmes Run with hatchery trout from central Virginia.
The documentary features Trey, a passionate Angler who participates in the delayed harvest program, as well as an interview with Mr. Odenkirk as he leads his team of staff and volunteers on a day of trout stocking. It explores the challenges, rewards, and the philosophy behind stocking trout in urban areas and reveals how our own relationships with nature and wildlife change as a result of living in the city. Ultimately Holmes Run reflects on how a symbiotic relationship is created between conservationists and fishermen for the sake of promoting healthier habitats for wildlife.

[@Pharohku5h]

really cool man! thanks for sharing! this makes me homesick! cant wait to fly fish in VA

[@treywesterfeld8879]

Thanks for checking it out! Def let us know when you visit.

[@pattikota2043]

Great documentary! The angler really knows what he's doing!! :)

[@danielbolles3961]

Great video. Great concepts.

[@615thAeroSquadron]

Great vid.....Accotink creek is fun right now.....nice fish....BUT...highly disappointed in the number of fish being caugh and taken.
Wish there was enforcement!! Sad to see such nice fish being removed from others to enjoy.

[@treywesterfeld8879]

Thank you! Yea both rivers have their fair share of poaching and people not following regulation. Best thing to do is call and report it to the wildlife crime hotline. The only power we really have is at least least letting them know and showing them we care. Maybe one day they’ll have funding to enforce regulations, it’s hard for them being spread thin and the rivers so far from where there are outposts.

[@conortong2243]

You can remove them after May 31. As the DWR guy in the video states, they're not going to last through the summer, better to harvest than just let them go to waste.

[@treywesterfeld8879]

Was an awesome experience as angler. Really cool to get to talk with John and get some of that knowledge. It for sure helped bring fish to the net!

[@LeahSydelleNonis]

This is great. Keep posting