Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Pickerel - Seeking spots/tips

I'm probably gonna stick with trout next winter unless I hit the "jack"pot somewhere this weekend.  100% not worth the effort since December.  Lot of gas $$ spent for zero return - should have just gone for muskies instead...!

On Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 10:51:48 AM UTC-5, Andrew Sarcinello wrote:

Appreciate it.

There's a lot of hype out there about them being aggressive, easy to catch, and a great winter fish to target.  So far I haven't found that to be true at all.  If the water can in fact get too cold for them, how in the world does that make them a better winter target than any other fish??

On Monday, March 5, 2018 at 6:28:22 PM UTC-5, Richard Farino wrote:

It's the beginning of March.  Water is still cold.  Let it warm a little and don't get discouraged.

 

R

 

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Date: Monday, March 5, 2018 at 5:46 PM
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Subject: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Pickerel - Seeking spots/tips

 

Discouraging because not only am I not catching any pickerel, I'm not seeing them either.  I saw absolutely not one pickerel on any of the trips mentioned below. I don't feel like I'm learning anything when I'm not getting any response whatsoever from my target........

On Monday, March 5, 2018 at 5:42:36 PM UTC-5, Andrew Sarcinello wrote:

Dropping an update while I'm thinking about it - summary of my attempts the past few weeks.

 

Went back to the ponds at Myrtle Grove where I tangled with two pickerel in an hour one day last fall. Got skunked.

 

Fished both canals in the back, away from the lakes.  Got skunked.

 

Fished a pond in the Piscataway drainage that looked good.  Got skunked.

 

Fished several locations in Mattaponi WMA, which is located south of Fredericksburg.  Found a really awesome looking oxbow pond, which VDGIF webpage claims has pickerel, bass, and bowfin.  Got skunked yet again.

 

Very discouraging thus far.

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