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Wednesday, 1 April 2026

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Tide predictions?

What are you all using for tide prediction sites/apps? I used to use saltwater tides.com but they don’t seem to have Chain Bridge listed any more…

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Tuesday, 31 March 2026

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Occoquan this morning...

Nice!

Daniel

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Occoquan this morning...

was too windy for me to fly fish for shad, so did some bass fishing instead. this little guy bit....didnt get a weight on it as i wanted to get it back in the water, but had to be 25-30.

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Monday, 30 March 2026

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} FFC Shad Report No. 2

The hickory shad run improves and first American shad is celebrated. Here's the latest report:

https://mailchi.mp/c66e4048cfd4/date-shad-report-12772795

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Thursday, 26 March 2026

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Shad Cam | Virginia DWR

Shad cam is now live for the year.
Shadnesmadness 2026!

https://dwr.virginia.gov/shad-cam/

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} PPTU Fly Fishing Swap Meet - April 17

Hi All,

You are invited to join Potomac-Patuxent TU for our swap meet on April 17 from 4:00 - 7:00 pm at Waredaca brewing in Laytonsville. Members and the chapter will be selling lightly used rods, reels, line, tying material, and much more.

We are also looking for folks who are interested in selling their lightly used gear and materials. If you are interested feel free to email me back directly.

I hope to see many of you there!

Ethan

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Tuesday, 24 March 2026

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Spring steelhead

Link to interview:

Malinda's Fly, Spey & Tackle Shop On The Salmon River, New York

Fly Fishing Consultant Podcast · March 23, 2026

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On Mar 19, 2026, at 1:33 PM, 'Art Friedlander' via Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders <tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Great! Thanks for the info
Forgive my ignorance but can you send info about how to access the podcast.
Thanks
Art

On Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 10:54:44 AM EDT, Rob Snowhite <rob@robsnowhite.com> wrote:

FYI this week's podcast episode will be with Malinda from her shop in Altmar. Probably available Friday.

Rob Snowhite

On Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 03:31:25 PM EDT, 'Art Friedlander' via Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders <tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Again, thanks for the great info

On Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 09:33:03 PM EDT, BLin <thecaddis@gmail.com> wrote:

I fished Salmon River both Fall and Spring runs of 2024 and 2025. Earlier years I've only fish the Fall runs. 2025 fish are on the larger side when I had more fish broken me off and also landed my pb. Fall runs have stronger fish for obvious reasons, but also much crowded in public sections, DSR was better with extra cost of course. Spring runs were fun if looking for grabby fish, warmer weather, and less crowd. Although not as strong as chromers in the Fall, the drop backs can still drag you 100 yards down stream. I think mid April to early May might be a good window. May is interesting since you can target both steelhead and small mouth at the same time.

On Friday, March 13, 2026 at 3:07:46 PM UTC-4 Ben wrote:
I will also add that Salmon River fish seem to be running on the large size this year. Here are a few fish from the past couple of weekends.

On Friday, March 13, 2026 at 2:52:37 PM UTC-4 Ben wrote:
For the Salmon River, Whitaker's has ok info, and talking with folks in the shop always helps. Water is high right now but clarity is good around Altmar and above. Trick is to find spots where fish hold or move through that also allow for an effective drift. 3-6ft deep, flowing at walking speed is usually a good rule of thumb for steelhead everywhere. Being in a boat will open up many more spots. As the water warms into April and May, more dropbacks will show up. They're super grabby but don't fight much. Best chance at swinging up a steelhead though. Many folks snag or accidentally "line" fish, but fish will eat flies.

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