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Sunday, 30 September 2018

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Snakes, Chacos and Brookies - a Sunday Funday down the tubes

Every person I know has sent me that article. Pretty funny.

Those two heads are terrifying...

On Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 11:56:02 AM UTC-4, tperkins wrote:

Two heads are better than one?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/rare-two-headed-copperhead-snake-found-in-virginia/2018/09/24/e69140cc-bfe4-11e8-9005-5104e9616c21_story.html?noredirect=on

On Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 8:22:30 AM UTC-4, namfos wrote:
Venomous snakes in MoCo? http://bit.ly/2N9Lrah

Mark

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: The washout summer

We can only hope that the flows drop before it gets so cold that the feeding slows down. Tough summer!

Owen

On Saturday, September 29, 2018 at 12:26:03 PM UTC-4, Carl wrote:

I really don't like to wade the potomac until the water get's down to 3.8ft or so. I missed that week in July.

Carl

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Saturday, 29 September 2018

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} The washout summer

I really don't like to wade the potomac until the water get's down to 3.8ft or so. I missed that week in July.

Carl

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Friday, 28 September 2018

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Looking for a Savage River expert

What exactly are you looking for in regards to the presentation? Ecology/entomology and structure, fishing tactics/patterns overview or combination of both?

On Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 9:37:56 PM UTC-4, Andrew R wrote:

Hi Everyone,

I'm wondering if anyone in TPFR either knows the Savage really well, or knows someone who does. NCC-TU is looking to get a speaker to come talk in April 2019.

I've fished it several times, but not nearly enough to put together a compelling presentation. Any recommendations would be appreciated, though I already know the main guides out there, all of whom are tied up with clients or don't want to make the six hour round trip drive to do a presentation (not that I blame them).

If you happen to know someone, please PM me. Thanks!

Tight lines,

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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Rob sure is photogenic

LOL

On Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 9:01:36 AM UTC-4, Rob Snowhite wrote:

Thomas could have informed me my sleeping bag was upside down!

Not sure which Mrs. Snowhite Mark refers to, my mom or sister in law. My wife lacking a sense of humor decided not to change her name.

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Thursday, 27 September 2018

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Looking for a Savage River expert

Hi Everyone,

I'm wondering if anyone in TPFR either knows the Savage really well, or knows someone who does. NCC-TU is looking to get a speaker to come talk in April 2019.

I've fished it several times, but not nearly enough to put together a compelling presentation. Any recommendations would be appreciated, though I already know the main guides out there, all of whom are tied up with clients or don't want to make the six hour round trip drive to do a presentation (not that I blame them).

If you happen to know someone, please PM me. Thanks!

Tight lines,

Andrew R

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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Rob sure is photogenic

Thomas could have informed me my sleeping bag was upside down!

Not sure which Mrs. Snowhite Mark refers to, my mom or sister in law. My wife lacking a sense of humor decided not to change her name.

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Subject: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Rob sure is photogenic

Super photogenic:

On Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 8:51:37 AM UTC-4, namfos wrote:

Might Mrs. Snowhite be his makeup artist?

Mark

On Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 5:51:18 PM UTC-4, Carl wrote:
I came home and my wife had National Parks magazine open to this article:
https://www.npca.org/articles/ 1922-front-lawn-fishing

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Rob sure is photogenic

Super photogenic:

On Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 8:51:37 AM UTC-4, namfos wrote:

Might Mrs. Snowhite be his makeup artist?

Mark

On Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 5:51:18 PM UTC-4, Carl wrote:
I came home and my wife had National Parks magazine open to this article:
https://www.npca.org/articles/1922-front-lawn-fishing

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Rob sure is photogenic

Might Mrs. Snowhite be his makeup artist?

Mark

On Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 5:51:18 PM UTC-4, Carl wrote:

I came home and my wife had National Parks magazine open to this article:
https://www.npca.org/articles/1922-front-lawn-fishing

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Wednesday, 26 September 2018

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Fall on the Fly - September 28, 2018 Susquehanna State Park

One more reminder, this event is coming up Saturday, register now.

Dalton

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Rob sure is photogenic

I came home and my wife had National Parks magazine open to this article:

https://www.npca.org/articles/1922-front-lawn-fishing

Carl

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Tuesday, 25 September 2018

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Lake Of Monsters

I caught my very first fish on the fly from Hideaway Pond many, many, many years ago. My father was a Criminal Investigator at Dahlgren and he worked for DOD.

That is an interesting lake with good cover in some areas. Good fishing from a kayak or a canoe.

It use to be that there were a lot of snakes in that area, especially copperheads. Be careful!

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Snakes, Chacos and Brookies - a Sunday Funday down the tubes

Two heads are better than one?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/rare-two-headed-copperhead-snake-found-in-virginia/2018/09/24/e69140cc-bfe4-11e8-9005-5104e9616c21_story.html?noredirect=on

On Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 8:22:30 AM UTC-4, namfos wrote:

Venomous snakes in MoCo? http://bit.ly/2N9Lrah

Mark

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Monday, 24 September 2018

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Coming from California

Hi Brian, you'll be arriving in prime schoolie striper time. That would be my number 1 target but it depends on tides and time of day. I am sure some other replies can give you a few spots to try but generally you want outgoing tide coinciding with low light periods. To make things more complicated we've had a lot of muddy water and flooding in the Potomac this year which isn't ideal for fly fishing, but it could very well clear up in the next few weeks.

If you do a quick Google search for "USGS Potomac Little Falls" you should find the USGS flow gage on the Potomac located a few miles upriver from DC. If the flow is around 15,000 CFS or less you should find good fishing around Chain Bridge or upstream in the rapids of Little Falls. Wide variety of fish up there but most everything will eat clousers. Along with the schoolies you have a reasonable chance at smallmouth bass, walleye, and catfish. This area is dangerously deep and fast and wading is 100% impossible so you still won't need waders.

I agree with other comments about trout - however if you are able to leave between 1-2 pm time frame you can probably reach some good stocked water in MD. Check the MDNR website for stocking schedules - I am not super familiar with fall stockings but I do know some of the stocked waters are pretty nice for how close they are - Patapsco River and Little Patuxent are pretty neat.

IMO Shenandoah National Park deserves a day trip. You won't want to leave once you are there, and it gets dark early in October.

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} TOMORROW NIGHT: NCC-TU Presents International Fly Fishing Film Festival

Hey Everyone,

Tomorrow night is the 2018 DC area showing of the International Fly Fishing Film Festival at the Avalon Theater in Washington DC on Tuesday September 25 @ 8:00 pm. Tickets are $20 and include an automatic entry to win tons of great prizes including a new Echo Dry 5wt rod, Patagonia sling pack, RepYourWater DC Striper hats, Engel Tumblers and assorted other fly-fishing equipment and apparel! Tickets can be purchased online here: https://www.showclix.com/event/IF42018WASHINGTONDC

All profits will go towards the chapter's conservation and community service initiatives so be sure to come out and support a great cause. We will also have rods, reels and NCC-TU apparel and swag available for sale.

To see the preview for this year's IF4: https://vimeo.com/248509928

Note: this show is not the same as District Angling's show (F3T - Fly Fishing Film Tour).

Tight Lines,

Andrew R

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Headed from DC to Harrisburg PA-need recommendations on where to fish

Depending on the amount of time you have to fish, I'd put Letort towards the bottom of that list. It's nowhere near as good a fishery as it was a few decades ago.

On Sunday, September 23, 2018 at 9:56:51 PM UTC-4, Evan D wrote:

I used to live in Harrisburg and travel to DC almost every weekend. It's not a bad drive and there are a few worthwhile streams along the way (big hunting creek, fishing creek, Owens creek). However, your final destination is also your most worthwhile fishing destination. Harrisburg and the surrounding area is a phenomenal area for fly fishing. Yellow breeches, letort, big spring, falls springs, and many other area streams hold trout. While the main river may be blown out, some of the tributaries make for worthwhile smallmouth fishing. Message me on Instagram (@dcflyfish) if you need some more specifics!

Good luck!
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Sunday, 23 September 2018

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Headed from DC to Harrisburg PA-need recommendations on where to fish

I used to live in Harrisburg and travel to DC almost every weekend. It's not a bad drive and there are a few worthwhile streams along the way (big hunting creek, fishing creek, Owens creek). However, your final destination is also your most worthwhile fishing destination. Harrisburg and the surrounding area is a phenomenal area for fly fishing. Yellow breeches, letort, big spring, falls springs, and many other area streams hold trout. While the main river may be blown out, some of the tributaries make for worthwhile smallmouth fishing. Message me on Instagram (@dcflyfish) if you need some more specifics!

Good luck!
Evan

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Coming from California

Mossy is probably a solid two hour drive from D.C. Worth a trip if you have the time.

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Coming from California

Thank you, Yambag.

I was looking at Mossy Creek near that area I believe. I'm hoping to have a half day one of the days I'm there where I could take a drive and make it worth my while.

On Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 9:15:44 AM UTC-7, Yambag Nelson wrote:

If you only have evenings I would forget about trout. You are a minimum of an hour drive to any decent trout fishing and that is if there is no traffic which there will be if you are leaving late afternoon. If you can squeeze some more time then head out the Shenandoah national
Park and fish for brook trout. I don't know what the advantage would be to hiring a guide but maybe one with a boat could take you to some different water.

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Project Healing Waters - Healing Saturday

This Saturday, September 29, Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing volunteers and warriors from the Walter Reed Program will be at the Orvis Arlington Store from 11-3:00 to discuss PHWFF and conduct beginning fly tying classes. There will be two classes, one from 11-1 and the second from 1-3. All are welcome. There will be refreshments and a raffle to include Orvis items, a day on a private stretch of Mossy Creek and a private casting lesson by Kiki Galvin. If you an experienced fly tier, come out and demonstrate your support for our wounded warriors, enter the raffle (all proceeds will go to PHWFF) and find out about our program at Walter Reed. We did this last year and it was great fun.

Saturday, 22 September 2018

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Headed from DC to Harrisburg PA-need recommendations on where to fish

Heading to Harrisburg in the next few weeks.

Recommendations on fishing options along the way. Thanks.

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Coming from California

If you only have evenings I would forget about trout. You are a minimum of an hour drive to any decent trout fishing and that is if there is no traffic which there will be if you are leaving late afternoon. If you can squeeze some more time then head out the Shenandoah national
Park and fish for brook trout. I don't know what the advantage would be to hiring a guide but maybe one with a boat could take you to some different water.

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Friday, 21 September 2018

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Coming from California

Thought I'd update this since it's been 3 years and 11 days since. I ended up fishing the tidal basin between Basin drive and the Jefferson Memorial. Two birds, one stone. Also, two fish, one fly. Caught two small stripers on a clouser after no-luck with top-water on either side of Ohio drive bridge (not sure if that's the name) for two hours or so. All of that in sight of the Washington monument was a pretty great feeling.

I'm revisiting this now because I'm coming back out in a month (October 23rd through the 27th). I'm also bringing a colleague along who wants to fish while there (he's been to DC many times and so has seen the sights). I'm thinking we'll want to fish the tidal basin again - just for the feeling of it - and then probably travel out somewhere and see something new. We'll have multiple days (evenings actually) to fish which will be nice.

Any thoughts? Any trout?

Also, I see District Angling as the first thing to pop-up on google. Is it worth booking a guided trip given the short fishable hours?

Thanks guys!

On Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 2:16:47 AM UTC-7, Brian Boomer wrote:

Hi all! I live in California and happily call the Kings and Kern rivers in the Central Sierra's my regular fishing spots. I will be headed out to DC for a business trip (I work for a college and am meeting up with the National Science Foundation) - I fly in on September 16th - get there about 4pm - stay the 17th - in conference from 8-5 - and then leave the afternoon of the 18th after a half day conference. It's a major bummer that my first trip to the nation's capital has to be so short-lived. Of course, I want to see all the tourist attractions but my first thought when hearing about the trip? Where am I going to fish? That's how I stumbled upon this group, which, from the little I've read seems like a really cool thing - I wish they had beerties where I'm from!

Anywho, on to my reason for posting here. I am wondering what advice I can get from you all as being totally new to the area. Further, I suppose, I was wondering if anyone would be interested in hitting the water with me - or will be in the same area at the same time? I'm betting my only likely time to fish will be on the evening of the 17th. I'll be staying at the Residence Inn Arlington Rosslyn and I've noticed from your awesome map that it's relatively close to the "Pentagon Marina Upper Inlet" and across the Potomac from the "C&O Canal Outlet."

Should I be trying one of these spots?

Should I take my 5wt (9') trout outfit or bass (7'11") 10wt outfit? Most of my gear is extremely light in comparison (2-4wt).

Do you guys wade in these locations? Is it worth bringing waders and boots?

Anyone want to fish?

Thanks for your time,

Brian Boomer

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Lake Of Monsters

Sweet fish Collin! Largemouths sometimes seem like they have personalities when they fight. I swear some understand that if they give up they will get reeled in and released faster.

A 21" range bass would typically weigh about 5 lbs as an FYI. But regardless it is awesome to take one that size on a popper!

On Friday, September 21, 2018 at 12:48:39 PM UTC-4, tatu...@gmail.com wrote:

Hit the lake again on Wednesday. Plenty of spirited bluegill and 8-12+ bass. Then I caught this whopper. I would say 21+ inches and in the 8-10lb class. He wouldn't fit in my net. The smaller fish fight more. This big fella sucked in my popper...went for a very brief run then jumped once...then turned into a side of ham. Just layed on his side and let me pull him to shore.

Pics showing an example of the smaller types...then the "whopper".
9'/7wt floating line on an Orvis rod/reel...throwing a yellow-based surface popper.

Cheers
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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Lake Of Monsters

Hit the lake again on Wednesday. Plenty of spirited bluegill and 8-12+ bass. Then I caught this whopper. I would say 21+ inches and in the 8-10lb class. He wouldn't fit in my net. The smaller fish fight more. This big fella sucked in my popper...went for a very brief run then jumped once...then turned into a side of ham. Just layed on his side and let me pull him to shore.

Pics showing an example of the smaller types...then the "whopper".

9'/7wt floating line on an Orvis rod/reel...throwing a yellow-based surface popper.

Cheers

Collin

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Lake Of Monsters

Hit the lake again this past Wednesday.

Good assortment of smaller bass (7-12 inches hardy fighters) and some spirited Bluegill. My big surprise was a whopper of a bass. He just gulped down my popper, made one jump then just turned into a slab of ham and let me drab him to shore. He was so big my net was hardly able to accomodate. I think he was close to 21+ inches long and in the 8-10lb class.

Example of the plentiful smaller ones and the "whopper.

Cheers

Collin

On Saturday, July 21, 2018 at 1:46:01 PM UTC-4, tatu...@gmail.com wrote:

Location: 38.347883, -77.023483
Time of day: 1200-1500
Partial overcast
Light winds from NE

Someone asked if bass were biting top water lures....well let me tell you a story.

If you have govt access to Navy bases...this lake (Hideaway Lake) has monsters in it. I had heard in the past there were some big fish in here, and I have caught a few smaller ones over the years. That changed yesterday.

Hit the shoreline and put my green/white clouser minnow in for a few casts since I didn't see any top water action. Nothing.

Grabbed a teal colored popper and tied it on. I was fishing ~5 to 15' along the brush banks of the pond. I cast a few and on my third since switching to top water, just as I was about to pull and start to recast...it happened. Time slowed down, a "white" shadow started to appear under my popper. Instantly I thought darn snapping turtle is going to take my lure, then quickly turned to …..are there carp in here. Then this white mass turns into a bass the size of a METRO bus. It takes the popper and just lays over and starts back down. I just stood there completely alone in the woods yelping "Holy S*&T, Holy S&^T...what am I going to do". I have seen some big bass down in Florida, but not this massive. It starts to fight but it's more like a block of cement than a spirited bass. He/she comes up near the surface a few times, it's so big it can't jump clear of the water. By this time I jinxed myself asking in my head how I am going to get it near the shore so I start climbing down and thinking trophy wall. Just as I start to roll him/her on toward the shore...the popper comes out and the bass slides back into the water. It was like the scene in JAWS when the shark take down the three barrels. I stood there like Quint just stunned. Nobody will believe me.

About 20 or so minutes later as I work the lake...another monster grabs on. Slightly smaller than the first...probably a SUV vice a METRO bus. Same thing...start climbing down and out pops the lure. Now I am pissed.

I caught a fair share of bluegill (very good fighters from this pond, but average size), and a few smaller bass.

I tie a dark brown popper on and don't get a single bite.

Still working the shoreline....I switch to a yellow popper. That did it.

Over the next hours...I work the shoreline back and the below pics are two of the larger fish I managed to pull out.

Overall...a awesome day on a lake that is strictly catch and release (except for trophy fish...which I can say 110% they are in here).

If you can get here, grab your floating line and popper...fish up and down the shoreline out to about 20' offshore...and have a blast.

So whoever asked if fish were taking top water lures....I can say they are.

Cheers
Collin

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Thursday, 20 September 2018

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Montaulk/North Shore Shore fishing.....

Look at Stripersonline. dot com.

You will find all you need-heavily focused on spin fishing but there is a flyfishing section.

On Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 9:20:48 PM UTC-4, peter odell wrote:

I'm doing a couple of days of guided fishing in Montaulk, and have one day on my own. Does anyone have good intel on some accessible shore fishing areas around there or on the way back toward NYC?
Thanks in advance for any pointers.

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Tuesday, 18 September 2018

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Montaulk/North Shore Shore fishing.....

I'm doing a couple of days of guided fishing in Montaulk, and have one day on my own. Does anyone have good intel on some accessible shore fishing areas around there or on the way back toward NYC?

Thanks in advance for any pointers.

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Smallmouth on the Rapidan? (and other locations)

The Rapp has been washed out more than not since around mid-May, it's ridiculous.

On Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 3:37:24 PM UTC-4, Misha Gill wrote:

Phew I almost stopped at the confluence on my way back from Richmond on Sunday... I looked at the water as we were going south on 95 on Saturday and pretty much made up my mind then. Plus it was so dang hot it would have been a really sweaty hike. Sounds like I made the right call.

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: International Fly Fishing Film Festival presented by NCC-TU (Sept 25)

Hey there fellow TPFRers,

Don't forget to purchase your tickets to IF4™: International Fly Fishing Film Festival at the Avalon Theater in Washington DC on September 25 @ 8:00 PM. Tickets are $20 and include an automatic entry to win prizes from Patagonia, Echo, and more! Tickets can be purchased online here.

All profits will go towards the chapter's conservation work and our new Project Healing Waters chapter at the DC V.A. hospital, so be sure to come out and support a great cause.

We will have also rods, reels and new NCC-TU swag from top fly fishing brands available for sale.

Check out the preview for Focus, one of the entries in this year's film festival: https://vimeo.com/247030500

Tight Lines,

Andrew R

On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 11:44:51 AM UTC-4, Andrew R wrote:

Hey Everyone,

NCC-TU is proud to announce the 2018 DC area showing of the International Fly Fishing Film Festival at the Avalon Theater in Washington DC on Tuesday September 25 @ 8:00 pm. Tickets are $20 and include an automatic entry to win tons of great prizes including a new Echo Dry 5wt rod, Patagonia sling pack, RepYourWater DC Striper hats, Engel Tumblers and assorted other fly-fishing equipment and apparel! Tickets can be purchased online here: https://www.showclix.com/event/IF42018WASHINGTONDC

All profits will go towards the chapter's conservation and community service initiatives so be sure to come out and support a great cause. We will also have rods, reels and NCC-TU apparel and swag available for sale.

To see the preview for this year's IF4: https://vimeo.com/248509928

Tight Lines,

Andrew R

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Monday, 17 September 2018

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Tidal Basin

The novelty of blue cats on the flyrod is wearing off quickly, the slime the get everywhere is trashing my leaders and instantly glues the feathers on my game changers together!!

On Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at 10:34:01 AM UTC-4, tatu...@gmail.com wrote:

The Tidal Basis is my personal White Whale...

Once again, skunked at the basis Sunday morning. Fished the MLK side from the monument on down to the bridge. I tried top water and streamers from just below the surface to the deep, then dragged some Wolly's and others along the bottom. NADA!!

I saw fish...and a few even taunted me by jumping free of the water in areas I just vacated and moved on from (they were pretty decent...one a bass, the other a carp). Granted...it rained Saturday afternoon and the water was somewhat brown, maybe that is what kept the fish away from my flies.

Luckily there was no traffic so my bike ride from the Hill in NE to and from wasn't a hassle.

I get my whale one of these days.

Cheers
Collin

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} CfR Needs a Big Igloo Water Cooler

Folks,

Casting for Recovery is going Plastic-less.

Hooray!

However...

We need an Igloo Water Cooler for our retreat this weekend--the big industrial sized yellow/red type that holds 5 gallons.

Does anyone on the list have one we could borrow?

Casey Peltier

Program Co-Coordinator

Casting for Recovery Mid-Atlantic

703-819-5733

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Lake Habeeb Rocky Gap

I stayed there for a couple nights in the early summer. Couldn't get anything to bite. Watched bass swim under my boat or right under my fly. Tried poppers and streamers. Another guy was there and got a perch to bite on a flashy bugger.

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Thursday, 13 September 2018

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} VDGIF story about late summer trout

https://www.dgif.virginia.gov/blog/good-water-for-late-summer-trout

Enjoy!

-Sean

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: 3rd Annual Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders Bluegill Tourment September 7-8 2018

Thank you again for putting on a great tourney. Always fun to put that 12 weight to work.

AND

Thanks to Richie and District Angling for the awesome prize bags!

On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 3:50:59 PM UTC-4, Trent Jones wrote:

Ladies and Gentlemen,TPFR's and Panfish enthusiast's!

TPFR will be holding its 3^rd annual Bluegill Tournament on September 7-8th. The goal as usual is to.....have fun! This will be a 24 hour tournament and we will have two age divisions 16+ and under 16. Admission is $10.00 for the senior division and those in the Junior division (under 16) admission is free. Medals will be awarded in each division for the following categories:

1.       Biggest fish
2.       Smallest fish
3.       Most fish
4.       Best looking fish

The tournament will run from 4PM Friday, September 7th thru Saturday, September 8th at 4PM. General rules are as follows:

1.       All federal, State, and local laws must be obeyed.
2.       Only the use of Fly rod and reel
3.       Fish must be caught in DC, MD, or VA
4.       All submissions must be emailed to tournament organizers no later than 4pm Sunday, September 9th

5.       You absolutely must have fun.

6. All Submissions MUST include the official TPFR Ruler which will be emailed to registrants.

Bluegill is being used as a general name for fish in the Sunfish family: Bluegill, Red Breasted Sunfish, Warmouth, Etc. No Crappie or Largemouth. Tournament Admission fee is $10.00 Senior and free for Juniors. Junior division registrants please email blue...@tpfr.org with your name and age to receive submission guidelines and ruler.

We will be holding a closing ceremony at Whitlows on Wilson in Arlington on Monday, September 10th during Beer Tie. Medals and other prizes will be awarded at 8:00pm sharp.

Registrants will be emailed submission guidelines and official ruler prior to the tournament start time. Let the games begin!

Registration is now open.

-Trent

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