Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Riverbend is NOT wadeable right now! Caution

I believe it -- there's a sign at the visitor's center that explicitly states "no swimming or wading" but every year it makes the local news...

On Monday, September 24, 2012 7:06:35 AM UTC-4, Rob Snowhite wrote:

Didn't see any mention that a young man drowned at river bend last weekend. He waded down river from the visitor center and got his foot trapped in a rock. 

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On Sep 24, 2012, at 4:42 AM, TurbineBlade <doubl...@gmail.com> wrote:

Ah, thank you!  I'll bookmark that. 

 

Is there any kind of seasonal pattern to the flow on the river, or is it solely depenedent on the weather and/or discharge from power plants/reservoirs? 

 

Gene

On Sunday, September 23, 2012 4:45:40 PM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:

Hi,

 

I tried Riverbend early this morning with my wife.  I checked the water levels prior and it appeared to be in the "normal" range -- http://www.erh.noaa.gov/marfc/potomac.shtml

 

That said, when we arrived, parked at the nature center, walked the bootlegger trailer down the water -- boy, let me tell you that that water was moving fast and was deep!  I actually decided to try it against the wisdom of my wife (this is always, always a bad idea but I never want to listen for some reason) and it was treacherous.  You could barely keep yourself upright and there was no chance of wading out far enough to get a good cast. 

 

We decided to rent a canoe at the visitor's center down the road and the guy there said that water was moving pretty well and was about 8" higher than normal.  He said "yeah, I wouldn't recommend that you wade up the trail there (nature center) right now".  Go figure. 

 

So the noaa website above I assume is only for differentiating between "normal" and "probably doing to die" water levels on the river?  ;) 

 

No biggie -- just be warned that the water is pretty rough up there right now.  Is there a better way to keep track of the water levels?  The place looked pretty fishy, so I'd love to hit it when it's safer.  Renting a canoe was fun at riverbend....got a few bluegill, but no bass.  Strangely, much of it looks extremely rocky and would appear to hold bass, but we couldn't get into any and I didn't actually see one either.  Did see some carp and plenty of banded killifish though.  I guess we just haven't learned where the hot spots are around there. 

 

Well, I suppose if you're 7' tall and fill your boots with lead you might be okay.  Or bricks. 

 

Gene

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