Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} My Podcast With Potomac Riverkeeper | Sewage spill

Captain Tim Blanchard and I were interviewed for DC News Now this morning on the poo spill. Will post when available. 

Easiest question for me to answer was would I eat fish out of the river now. I don't ever eat fish. 



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On Feb 18, 2026, at 2:49 AM, Tom Steeley <tsteeley77@gmail.com> wrote:


Found this on YouTube.   This issue is going national...


On Tue, Feb 17, 2026, 9:49 AM Anthony LoPresti <alopresti89@gmail.com> wrote:
Rob, great episode. I'm really feeling for the professionals who rely on the Potomac and surrounding areas for their livelihoods.

I'm wondering, do we have any idea how far the effects of this will spread? You spoke about birds potentially picking up these contaminants and spreading them to other bodies of water. Are there plans to test different areas of the watershed to see where these bacteria are contained to? Do we think it's safe to fish holmes run, accotink creek, north of Great Falls, etc?

Last thought: Should fly shops (District Angling and Orvis) be mentioning this to customers in passing if they are buying shad flies or mention the Potomac? I really appreciated Richie mentioning this at one of the last fly seminars. Not sure it would have been on my radar due to the terrible coverage.
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On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 3:56 PM Tom Steeley <tsteeley77@gmail.com> wrote:
Awesome!  Thanks for sharing!

On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 3:46 PM Rob Snowhite <rob@robsnowhite.com> wrote:
I do not use this forum to promote my podcast. However this episode is about our river, right here. The importance merits me posting. I invited Dean from The Potomac Riverkeeper to discuss the current sewage spill on the Potomac. Recorded yesterday, Feb 10th. 

I feel like the upcoming Shad Night will be us discussing the situation and the fact that the shad run won't be fishable. 

You will learn about the broccoli hatch, the DC government lack of responsibility, and a new section to float when this is all cleared up. 










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Tuesday, 17 February 2026

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} My Podcast With Potomac Riverkeeper | Sewage spill

Found this on YouTube.   This issue is going national...


On Tue, Feb 17, 2026, 9:49 AM Anthony LoPresti <alopresti89@gmail.com> wrote:
Rob, great episode. I'm really feeling for the professionals who rely on the Potomac and surrounding areas for their livelihoods.

I'm wondering, do we have any idea how far the effects of this will spread? You spoke about birds potentially picking up these contaminants and spreading them to other bodies of water. Are there plans to test different areas of the watershed to see where these bacteria are contained to? Do we think it's safe to fish holmes run, accotink creek, north of Great Falls, etc?

Last thought: Should fly shops (District Angling and Orvis) be mentioning this to customers in passing if they are buying shad flies or mention the Potomac? I really appreciated Richie mentioning this at one of the last fly seminars. Not sure it would have been on my radar due to the terrible coverage.
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On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 3:56 PM Tom Steeley <tsteeley77@gmail.com> wrote:
Awesome!  Thanks for sharing!

On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 3:46 PM Rob Snowhite <rob@robsnowhite.com> wrote:
I do not use this forum to promote my podcast. However this episode is about our river, right here. The importance merits me posting. I invited Dean from The Potomac Riverkeeper to discuss the current sewage spill on the Potomac. Recorded yesterday, Feb 10th. 

I feel like the upcoming Shad Night will be us discussing the situation and the fact that the shad run won't be fishable. 

You will learn about the broccoli hatch, the DC government lack of responsibility, and a new section to float when this is all cleared up. 










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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} My Podcast With Potomac Riverkeeper | Sewage spill

Rob, great episode. I'm really feeling for the professionals who rely on the Potomac and surrounding areas for their livelihoods.

I'm wondering, do we have any idea how far the effects of this will spread? You spoke about birds potentially picking up these contaminants and spreading them to other bodies of water. Are there plans to test different areas of the watershed to see where these bacteria are contained to? Do we think it's safe to fish holmes run, accotink creek, north of Great Falls, etc?

Last thought: Should fly shops (District Angling and Orvis) be mentioning this to customers in passing if they are buying shad flies or mention the Potomac? I really appreciated Richie mentioning this at one of the last fly seminars. Not sure it would have been on my radar due to the terrible coverage.
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On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 3:56 PM Tom Steeley <tsteeley77@gmail.com> wrote:
Awesome!  Thanks for sharing!

On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 3:46 PM Rob Snowhite <rob@robsnowhite.com> wrote:
I do not use this forum to promote my podcast. However this episode is about our river, right here. The importance merits me posting. I invited Dean from The Potomac Riverkeeper to discuss the current sewage spill on the Potomac. Recorded yesterday, Feb 10th. 

I feel like the upcoming Shad Night will be us discussing the situation and the fact that the shad run won't be fishable. 

You will learn about the broccoli hatch, the DC government lack of responsibility, and a new section to float when this is all cleared up. 










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Wednesday, 11 February 2026

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: My Podcast With Potomac Riverkeeper | Sewage spill

A timely guest, for sure. Dean or an associate will give a brief update at Shad Night at 6:00, and will hopefully be around during the fly tying period, 4-6:00. The watershed needs a steady ice melt and lots more rain--10 day forecast is looking good--and the pumps better keep working!
On Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 3:46:27 PM UTC-5 Rob Snowhite wrote:
I do not use this forum to promote my podcast. However this episode is about our river, right here. The importance merits me posting. I invited Dean from The Potomac Riverkeeper to discuss the current sewage spill on the Potomac. Recorded yesterday, Feb 10th. 

I feel like the upcoming Shad Night will be us discussing the situation and the fact that the shad run won't be fishable. 

You will learn about the broccoli hatch, the DC government lack of responsibility, and a new section to float when this is all cleared up. 










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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} My Podcast With Potomac Riverkeeper | Sewage spill

Awesome!  Thanks for sharing!

On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 3:46 PM Rob Snowhite <rob@robsnowhite.com> wrote:
I do not use this forum to promote my podcast. However this episode is about our river, right here. The importance merits me posting. I invited Dean from The Potomac Riverkeeper to discuss the current sewage spill on the Potomac. Recorded yesterday, Feb 10th. 

I feel like the upcoming Shad Night will be us discussing the situation and the fact that the shad run won't be fishable. 

You will learn about the broccoli hatch, the DC government lack of responsibility, and a new section to float when this is all cleared up. 










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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} My Podcast With Potomac Riverkeeper | Sewage spill

I do not use this forum to promote my podcast. However this episode is about our river, right here. The importance merits me posting. I invited Dean from The Potomac Riverkeeper to discuss the current sewage spill on the Potomac. Recorded yesterday, Feb 10th. 

I feel like the upcoming Shad Night will be us discussing the situation and the fact that the shad run won't be fishable. 

You will learn about the broccoli hatch, the DC government lack of responsibility, and a new section to float when this is all cleared up. 










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Friday, 6 February 2026

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Parents' Dream Stream Bucket List

At the Virginia fly fishing show i chatted with a lady from whatever county whitetop laurel is in and she recommended waiting until 2027 to fish it.  Said a lot of work is still being done and some roads/access are not available.  TBD on how the fish are doing.  

On Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 5:13:20 PM UTC-5 Misha Gill wrote:
Mossy and the Jackson were good recommendations for sure. Whitetop Laurel should be on the list. And the Rapidan River. 

Cordially yours,
 
Michael "Misha" Gill


On Fri, Dec 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM Tom Steeley <tstee...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Jordan,

Mossy Creek you should definitely hit, but I'm inside the beltway and Mossy Creek is a 2 hour drive.

District Angling is local to DC and in Arlington, VA.  Very knowledgeable guys there and while we dont have trout waters in DC, you only need to travel about an hour to find something and they can put you on that.

https://districtangling.com/

And, we should also mention Orvis in Tysons Corner.   Great group there as well.

Tom


On Fri, Dec 26, 2025, 3:32 PM Jordan Wrigley <jeli...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello all! 

I'm a Idaho dry flier born and raised. I'm currently living in Colorado's Front Range. My parents (still in Idaho) are in their twilight years and I'm helping them hit as many dream streams as possible. They want to see about the best trout streams in Virginia. They're not hog chasers these days and mostly love quiet, easy waters without pressure. I'm looking at maybe March to get them out there.

Fortunately, I work for a DC-based company so it's my chance to get to know some stops for extracurricular business trips too! Would love to join up.

Welcome any suggestions and wisdom for streams, places to stay, and pro tips to make their dreams come true. 

Cheers all!
Jordan

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