Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Fly Fishing from Off Shore Boat

I realize that this is a late answer, but my son and I are regularly finding schools of stripers from the mouth of the Severn down to the lighthouse at Thomas Point.  Sometimes there are birds marking the schools, but more often, they are there as long as the water is moving pretty good (we've had better luck on outgoing tide than incoming).  You can get 12-16" fish topwater, and 22-26" down 

around 8-12 feet.  Like Dale White said, get out early.

On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 1:26 AM, Dale White <daleroenzerwhite@gmail.com> wrote:

I fish the bay a lot between the Annapolis area down to the Solomon's Island area. The best top water action for Rockfish is during early Fall when the fish begin to school up in big numbers. Most times you'll have to burn a bit of gas to run around and find birds, but when you do, often times you'll have non-stop action for a while.

I've heard that there have been smaller pockets of Rockfish schooling in the Thomas Point area outside of South River recently; mostly in the very early morning at first light. You may even find bluefish mixed in. In my experience, there is no magic spot. You'll have to experiment with fishing different tides/conditions in different areas. If you are looking exclusively for top water action in the bay proper, you'll have to get out early and cover a lot of ground until you find fish.

On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 9:07 AM, KC <keith.couch@clarkconstruction.com> wrote:

I am a fly fisherman with a 23 foot center console boat built more for offshore fishing than inshore.   This boat is not very nimble, and I am not able to get into very shallow water (I don't like to get less than 4' of water even though it drafts about 18"), and it doesn't maneuver very well (no trolling motor).   I am looking for a spot on the lower or middle bay or tributaries to fly fish from this boat.  Hopefully could get some topwater bites in a little deeper water. Does anyone have any suggestions for a guy who loves to fly fish but has the wrong boat for that?

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