Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders

Tuesday, 19 October 2021

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Perhaps of interest to the collective: Fishing the Elk…

Very nice! And nice pictures to go with the words! Thanks for sharing.

On Friday, October 15, 2021 at 9:09:44 AM UTC-4 Brookes Outdoors wrote:

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: New to the area and looking for suggestions

Depending on where in the area you are, ie where the 1.5 hours would start from, the Potomac above Great Falls, the main stem Shenandaoh and the Rappahannock are the best rivers for traditional float trips. These are smallie, carp and to a much lesser extent musky waters. Below the fall line, the rivers are less float trip friendly. You will find campgrounds on them, but I don't know if the distances between them are reasonable for that. In the tidal part of rivers you will find stripers, largemouth bass, snakeheads, white perch and blue catfish.

Happy to go into more detail if you have questions about a particular river.

On Friday, October 15, 2021 at 9:09:48 AM UTC-4 Drew C wrote:

Hello all!

I recently moved to the area from central Virginia and have almost no experience fishing this region. Would appreciate any suggestions for 1-day float trips (or wade trips) within 1.5 hours of DC. Not looking to burn any favorite spots but rather direction on rivers to try and any tips you're willing to share about them!

Ideally, I would float these rivers in my raft but am not opposed to going on foot if needed. Main interests are smallmouth, trout, musky and striper, but I'm open and willing to try anything else in the relatively close area.

Thank you in advance for the help in getting started!

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Friday, 15 October 2021

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Casting Church, 10 Oct 2021

Great to see some new casters out there last Sunday figuring things out. Many thanks to Regan for taking us to the water for single-hand roll casting practice.

And a shout-out to Alberto, who borrowed my rod for a few casts and told me my line felt a little light. I've gone down a rod weight this week, and he was definitely on to something!

Best,

Owen

On Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 7:55:12 PM UTC-4 Regan Burmeister wrote:

We will have our casting get together on Sunday, 10 Oct at Fletcher's Cove from 8am to 11am.

We will help anyone with any particular casting issues. Bring your questions. We will have some extra gear, no need to buy anything. If you are curious about flyfishing/flycasting and are wanting to see what it is about, come on by.

We will have a casting station for those who want to begin to pursue the FFI Casting Challenges program (see FFI website). This is a fun and low-key way to improve skills and get recognized by FFI and your peers for your achievements. It is a good way to also set the stage for eventual pursuit of Casting Instructor (CI) certification, if you are interested in that pursuit.

Come on out, whether you are a novice, intermediate, or advanced caster, it is all fun to work on solving casting problems and casting challenges.
If you are just getting started, this is a great way to meet people who can help. There will be casting instructors on hand.
If you are preparing for an upcoming trip and looking to re-fresh your casting skills, this is a great opportunity.

Regan

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Thursday, 14 October 2021

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Seneca Breaks Potomac

I waded Seneca Breaks from the VA side twice last year with some of my friends from PRSC. Mix of fly and conventional stuff. We gaggle of sunfish and maybe two smallmouth under 12". Haven't been back this year. My friends with boats fishing from Riverbend and Algonkin seem to be doing decent this year on smallies.

On Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 12:44:33 PM UTC-4 jhaner...@gmail.com wrote:

For the Sus I usually make the drive up to Duncannon and rent a boat from Riverfront campground. They shuttle you up the river. You can float either the Suss or the Little Juniata which is a trib of the Suss. Only made it out once this summer to float the little J but had an epic day. Boated probably 30 fish (all on poppers) in about 4 hours. Took 3 fish over 18 inches, with the biggest at 20.5.

On Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 9:21:11 AM UTC-4 Art Friedlander wrote:

Any more details of the areas to fish on the Shenandoah and Susquehanna would be apreciated.
Thanks

On Wednesday, September 29, 2021, 10:50:54 PM EDT, jhaner...@gmail.com <jhaner...@gmail.com> wrote:

I have fished seneca breaks, seneca creek, and various sections of the monocacy for years. From 2012-2016 all of these areas were fabulous for smallies. I caught my pb at the time (19.5 incher) on the monocacy near pinecliff park. For years I would go to seneca creek near calleva and pull out numerous smallies under 12 inches. Since 2018, everything has changed. I am lucky to catch 1 smallie in a days worth of fishing in all of these areas. Seems the high water and pollution has greatly effected the smallie fishing in all of the upper potomac up through harpers ferry. The only smallie fishing I do now is on the NF/SF of Shennandoah and the Susquehanna.

On Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at 8:26:29 PM UTC-4 Doug Graebner wrote:
I would however consider investigating the Monocacy in that general area for smallies; I don't know how the fishing quality tracks with the Potomac and it seems at least conceivable that it's held up better.

On Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at 8:24:14 PM UTC-4 Doug Graebner wrote:
in general the scuttlebutt is that that part of the Potomac has deteriorated, especially the smallmouth fishery. It's possible that Seneca is an exception or that you could do well anyways. As for access, I would generally not wade unless the water was very low, and usually that means late July/August is about it for wading. If you want to boat White's Ferry has a boat rental nearby that might be an option.
On Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 2:13:47 PM UTC-4 SC wrote:
Hey all,

I was wondering if anyone has been out to seneca breaks and has any info they are willing to share on accessing that part of the river / how the fishing is?

Thanks all!

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Wednesday, 13 October 2021

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} New to the area and looking for suggestions

Hello all!

I recently moved to the area from central Virginia and have almost no experience fishing this region. Would appreciate any suggestions for 1-day float trips (or wade trips) within 1.5 hours of DC. Not looking to burn any favorite spots but rather direction on rivers to try and any tips you're willing to share about them!

Ideally, I would float these rivers in my raft but am not opposed to going on foot if needed. Main interests are smallmouth, trout, musky and striper, but I'm open and willing to try anything else in the relatively close area.

Thank you in advance for the help in getting started!

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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Seneca Breaks Potomac

For the Sus I usually make the drive up to Duncannon and rent a boat from Riverfront campground. They shuttle you up the river. You can float either the Suss or the Little Juniata which is a trib of the Suss. Only made it out once this summer to float the little J but had an epic day. Boated probably 30 fish (all on poppers) in about 4 hours. Took 3 fish over 18 inches, with the biggest at 20.5.

On Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 9:21:11 AM UTC-4 Art Friedlander wrote:

Any more details of the areas to fish on the Shenandoah and Susquehanna would be apreciated.
Thanks

On Wednesday, September 29, 2021, 10:50:54 PM EDT, jhaner...@gmail.com <jhaner...@gmail.com> wrote:

I have fished seneca breaks, seneca creek, and various sections of the monocacy for years. From 2012-2016 all of these areas were fabulous for smallies. I caught my pb at the time (19.5 incher) on the monocacy near pinecliff park. For years I would go to seneca creek near calleva and pull out numerous smallies under 12 inches. Since 2018, everything has changed. I am lucky to catch 1 smallie in a days worth of fishing in all of these areas. Seems the high water and pollution has greatly effected the smallie fishing in all of the upper potomac up through harpers ferry. The only smallie fishing I do now is on the NF/SF of Shennandoah and the Susquehanna.

On Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at 8:26:29 PM UTC-4 Doug Graebner wrote:
I would however consider investigating the Monocacy in that general area for smallies; I don't know how the fishing quality tracks with the Potomac and it seems at least conceivable that it's held up better.

On Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at 8:24:14 PM UTC-4 Doug Graebner wrote:
in general the scuttlebutt is that that part of the Potomac has deteriorated, especially the smallmouth fishery. It's possible that Seneca is an exception or that you could do well anyways. As for access, I would generally not wade unless the water was very low, and usually that means late July/August is about it for wading. If you want to boat White's Ferry has a boat rental nearby that might be an option.
On Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 2:13:47 PM UTC-4 SC wrote:
Hey all,

I was wondering if anyone has been out to seneca breaks and has any info they are willing to share on accessing that part of the river / how the fishing is?

Thanks all!

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Friday, 8 October 2021

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Perhaps of interest to the collective: Fishing the Elk…

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