Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Massive schools of fish in 4MR

Matt - what I've seen the most (but I'm no expert on 4MR by any means) is getting across from the treatment plant (the opposite bank). There's a section right before the soccer fields (if you park at Pier 1 or the Toyota dealership) where you can walk carefully down some rocks to get into the water. Even at high tide, it's typically no deeper than knee deep until you get very close to the treatment plant discharge. The side with the treatment plant does tend to drop off faster, so I'm not sure where/if you can access from that side.

On Monday, September 24, 2012 1:58:31 PM UTC-4, Matthew Longley wrote:

Hi Jeff,

Can I ask what your approach was?  I swung by the other day and walked down to the water, and the bank seemed really tight with growth, with a fast drop of water depth.  Did you just side cast off the bank?

Thanks!

Matt

On Monday, September 24, 2012 1:02:40 PM UTC-4, Jeff Silvan wrote:

I'm almost certain that's it! I was downriver a bit, so I didn't see them out of water, but that looks right.

On Monday, September 24, 2012 10:50:07 AM UTC-4, Mike wrote:

Look like this?

On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 10:39 AM, Jeff Silvan <jeffre...@gmail.com> wrote:

I went out to 4 Mile Run yesterday afternoon with my friend. We had mild success - a few largemouths and sunfish, but nothing of size. I did, however, see one giant largemouth (at least 5 lbs, conservatively) right next to the treatment plant discharge and three needlefish that kept chasing my fly. The most interesting thing I saw were massive schools of fish swimming around. These fish numbered in the hundreds, if not thousands, all in the area of the discharge. I'm not sure what they were, but they appeared to be silvery and looked like shad. They were all about 6 inches, but every once in a while I'd see a loner that was 10 or 12 inches. They completely ignored any fly (although I wasn't really trying for them except for three casts with a nymph), and seemed like they were simply displacing any fish that would normally be there. Any thoughts on what these could have been? Lane actually foul hooked one and got a picture, so hopefully he can post it for confirmation. He said it was very slimy if that gives any clues...

Jeff

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