{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Finally hit it right

That was the guy.

On Apr 20, 4:37 pm, matthew gray <confederatesoldie...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> If the dude was in a blue canoe its true I seen them yesterday he had
> eight. I didn't believe him till he showed me.
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> On Friday, April 20, 2012 4:17:40 PM UTC-4, Shadfan wrote:
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> > Every other time I have been out this year has been wrong tide, high
> > muddy water, you name it.  Not today.  Perfect tide and perfect
> > conditions this morning near Chain Bridge.  Caught hickories, white
> > perch, and a few baby stripers all morning until my arms were tired.
> > Shad were at various depths.  First they were deep, then as a fog bank
> > rolled through they came up in the water column and started clobbering
> > my fly at the start of the swing in cross-current casts.  They were
> > color fickle.  Chart/white at first, then shutoff... switch to red/
> > white and right back in business... shutoff... pause.. plain white..
> > Some of the perch were good sized.   Hooked a fish on every decent
> > presentation.
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> > Also, saw the biggest snakehead yet in my limited experience with
> > them.  Swam right past the rock I was on.  Had to be >36".  Threw all
> > kinds of flies at it.  No joy.  It had of course seen me.  Ran into a
> > guy who was a bigtime snakehead aficionado. Claimed to have hauled a
> > stringer of 8 snakeheads yesterday which weighed a total of 76 lbs.
> > He using plastic worms and/or and snagging them with treble hooks.
> > Says they cook up very well.  Of course they are apex predators in the
> > Potomac, so I'd be careful about eating too much... But it sounds like
> > it's worth a try.
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> > Now I'll start looking for stripers.

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