Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} If anyone is interested in some local DC fishing, nothing too serious

I got a later start than I had planned, but pulled up in time to catch Aaron on his way out. This was my first trip to the canal, and it was a pleasant experience. Couple of bites, nothing stuck. I went again this morning earlier, (around 7am) and it was definitely less crowded. No luck this time either, but again I'm still learning. I saw a couple of good sized 10 inchers swim up to the fly, inspect it, then swim off haha. Hopefully next time they're hungrier. 

Looking forward to heading up there again. 

On Saturday, June 23, 2012 10:51:08 PM UTC-4, Nomad wrote:

Aaron and I (with my youngest daughter) met up at around 0730 parking lot.  We never did see whoever replied and said they would be driving the Silver Malibu.  Aaron had a rough start when he pulled out his one and only rod and it's tip was broken off.  He still headed up to the canal ahead of me as I switched out a sinking leader with a floating one.  I also set up my daughter with a spinning rod with a yellow grub and some split shot.  I started with a Yellow Popper and I can't recall what Aaron had.  Small bluegills were all over the banks and they always had an interest in my popper but looked too small to do anything with it.  Eventually one struck hard enough to hook himself on the lower part of the gill.  Not sure if you would call this a foul hook or not.  I eventually added a nymph as a dropper below the popper (about 7-8 inches below and I think it should have been longer) and got even more interest.  Eventually I go another bluegill on the dropper.  My daughter spent most of the time with the spinning reel.  I didn't notice it, but she said she had something that start yanking the pole back and forth and almost pulled her into the canal before it tossed the hook.  She had no way of knowing what it was.  I know that Aaron had at least two small fish (I assume bluegills) but I let him say what he used to catch them.  It was nice sunny morning and it started to warm up around 1000.  That was about the time Aaron gave up on the broken rod and I decided to get my daughter home so she could rest up for a bowling tournament this afternoon.  I would say it was a slow morning but I didn't mind since I can say I didn't get skunked again. 

On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 3:50 PM, Adam Soller <adam.k.soller@gmail.com> wrote:

Guys - interested in hearing how your trip to the canal went.  I have
yet to fish there and am unfortunately out of town this weekend,
otherwise I would have loved to have joined.

On Jun 22, 11:41 pm, Aaron O <aa...@jorgeinc.com> wrote:
> the more the merrier.  see you then.
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> On Friday, June 22, 2012 8:47:58 PM UTC-4, TanskM1 wrote:
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> > but excited to get out there. If 3's not a crowd, I'll meet you guys at
> > Fletcher's around 7:30ish.
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> > I'll have the silver Malibu. Looking forward to it.
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> > On Friday, June 22, 2012 3:33:35 PM UTC-4, Aaron O wrote:
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> >> would your kids be fishing too?

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