Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders

Monday, 2 May 2016

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Is the shad run over?

Was out Saturday from about noon-4:00, fished the seam outside the dock and upriver a bit with no luck using full sink line (admittedly my first time using a full sink line) with shad fly/clousers changing up depths and retrieve patterns--only two bites. Was I doing something wrong or are the fish farther up toward Chain Bridge at this point? I saw a lot of people fishing farther up, but down where I was nobody was pulling anything in. Any thoughts would be appreciated!

On Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 9:18:31 PM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:

Yep -- another fun day with plenty of shad to go around. I was glad we made it out there. I'll probably repurpose the same ff706 soon for bass and bluegill duty.

And you're modest Jim -- I think you pulled in more today than everyone within eyeshot put together. No exaggeration.

You and Ron are extremely courteous anglers and are easy to share a seam with out there --

Gene

On Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 6:24:06 PM UTC-4, Jim White wrote:
No, the shad run is NOT over! Epic day at Fletcher's Cove today (Saturday). Fished 0600 to 1330. Had to leave when my right arm began to go numb from the endless process of, cast-hook up-strip in-boat fish-remove hook-toss fish back- repeat. Only my third time fishing the Potomac shad run but it certainly lived up to the stories I'd heard. Thanks again to Gene for sharing a current seam and leaving some fish for Ron and me (Gene and Beth caught far more than we did - we convinced ourselves there is magic in those fiberglass rods!).

A fabulous day on the river!

Cheers all,
Jim

On Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 10:02:30 AM UTC-4, Charlie Church wrote:
Was also out on Thursday. There were a decent amount of hickories and some americans as well. A lot more stripers than expected too.

Hope you get into them today.

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Sunday, 1 May 2016

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Bob Abraham Casting Club

Williamsport is a really neat town, sort of a time capsule of old Maryland. Definitely seems worth a day trip to check out the casting club too. Terry, on a related matter, albeit closer to home, any chance there's a casting church in the near future?

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: New To DC and looking for Smallies

Hey Lisa,

If you're looking for a little more seclusion and a little less risk, take a look at the Rappahannock upstream of Fredericksburg. Don't get me wrong, high water is dangerous anywhere, and the Rapp can sweep you away as fast as any other, but as you consider options the Rapp should be on your list. You can always check the flow rate near Fredericksburg here: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/va/nwis/uv?site_no=01668000 Anything 3 ft and under is very wade-able. The other thing to note is the Rapp takes a few days after any peak rainfall to really clear. If the graph shows several feet of change, the river make take as many as 4-5 days to really clear up. Anything under a foot of change and the water usually clears in a couple days.

One of the best guides on wading the Rapp as well as other area rivers including the Potomac is on Switchfisher's website: http://www.switchfisher.com/ Steve Moore does a great job of describing access points, water, and in some cases even which bank or pool to look for.

Best of luck and "Tight Lines,"

Dave

On Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 5:44:15 PM UTC-4, Lisa Friday wrote:

Hello all, I am looking to make my first trip out to the Potomac next Sat (May 7th) and I'm looking for suggestions on where to wade. I'm aware that the rain may make it difficult to wade next weekend so it could just turn into a scouting trip. I do like to catch fish but I also like to get away from the crowds so I'm not afraid to may a hike to a more secluded fishing hole. Any suggestion on areas I should look into would be greatly appreciated. I have a 6 and an 8 weight rod and a large supply of wolly buggers, crayfish and closures. Any suggestions on which rod to use and favorite patterns would also be helpful. Also, do you guys suggest using a PFD when wading?

Thanks!
Lisa

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: New To DC and looking for Smallies

If you're fishing the Potomac in the vicinity of Harpers Ferry and downstream, the Point of Rocks gage is the one to watch, http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?01638500. If igage height is above 2.0 ft. that's too much water to contend with IMO. Better that it be 2.0 ft and falling, although I like wading in the Harpers vicinity best if it's under 1.75 ft.

There's a useful map here, http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?01638500 that shows all the USGS gages in the Potomac River basin. Interstate Commissison on Potomac River Basin also has info and sells some good maps too. https://www.potomacriver.org/resources/maps/

Like Carl, I prefer to wait for warmer weather and wade wet, and still I've had my share of dunkings and in one knee bruising and palm abrading case a very large smallie took my gear hostage. ;-)

Mark

On Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 5:44:15 PM UTC-4, Lisa Friday wrote:

Hello all, I am looking to make my first trip out to the Potomac next Sat (May 7th) and I'm looking for suggestions on where to wade. I'm aware that the rain may make it difficult to wade next weekend so it could just turn into a scouting trip. I do like to catch fish but I also like to get away from the crowds so I'm not afraid to may a hike to a more secluded fishing hole. Any suggestion on areas I should look into would be greatly appreciated. I have a 6 and an 8 weight rod and a large supply of wolly buggers, crayfish and closures. Any suggestions on which rod to use and favorite patterns would also be helpful. Also, do you guys suggest using a PFD when wading?

Thanks!
Lisa

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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Bob Abraham Casting Club

Very cool.

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Bob Abraham Casting Club

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/6J9aXl7vGYw

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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} New To DC and looking for Smallies

Just an opinion, but wading the Potomac is pretty much a dicey proposition....basically all the time. I prefer the Potomac on a boat of some kind. Actually, the only smallie fishing I do is by canoe -- usually floating the SF Shenandoah. From our place in VA, this is only a 58 min drive. Other folks prefer the James, but I refuse to drive that far and haven't become interested in musky yet (which is clear by my refusal to spell it correctly).

Gene

On Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 11:11:15 PM UTC-4, Bish wrote:

Lisa,
We have found that it's best to let the river drop to 3 ft or below at the little falls station for safe wading in the Potomac. Here's the website to check:
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/md/nwis/uv?site_no=01646500
The river usually doesn't get this low until mid summer, but if you do go out there, go with a friend, a wading staff and it is a good idea to wear a pfd. Until then, fishing from the bank and outlying rocks around the chain bridge area and above Fletchers can yield some pretty good shad and striper catches.

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On Apr 30, 2016, at 10:51 AM, Lisa Friday <frida...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello all, I am looking to make my first trip out to the Potomac next Sat (May 7th) and I'm looking for suggestions on where to wade. I'm aware that the rain may make it difficult to wade next weekend so it could just turn into a scouting trip. I do like to catch fish but I also like to get away from the crowds so I'm not afraid to may a hike to a more secluded fishing hole. Any suggestion on areas I should look into would be greatly appreciated. I have a 6 and an 8 weight rod and a large supply of wolly buggers, crayfish and closures. Any suggestions on which rod to use and favorite patterns would also be helpful. Also, do you guys suggest using a PFD when wading?

Thanks!
Lisa

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