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Friday, 9 August 2024

{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} One week in Florida. Where would you go?

Hey all, my wife and I are planning a trip to Florida in late November, Thanksgiving week.

We're looking at places to stay on Sanibel and Ceder Key. We assume traffic will be a mess with the snowbirds.

I'd like to be able to walk/bike to the beach for fishing. I'm packing an 8wt and a 10wt, haven't really dug into flies yet, figured I'd hit a shop in the area.

Any thoughts on location? Open to other areas if the boxes are checked. I will be doing a guided trip for one of the days so having that local would be ideal.

Thanks!

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Chesapeake Women Anglers - member recruitment?

Getting to fish Cave Run Lake for musky when you're 12 is something else.

On Monday, August 5, 2024 at 4:25:21 PM UTC-4 namfos wrote:

In a sport dominated by men, 12-year-old girl nets top Md. fishing award

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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Upper P Floats?

It's not quite as far upstream as the other suggestions, but I've fished Harper's Ferry to Brunswick. We hired River Trail Outfitters to do the shuttle. I did flip my kayak and got to test out my St. Croix warranty. That can be attributed to paddler error, it's generally not challenging.

On Friday, August 9, 2024 at 12:18:49 PM UTC-4 _ Fish wrote:

Hey Spence,

If you're referring to the Dam 4 float to Shepherdstown, yes, it is canoe friendly. I've floated it in a single seat "Colorado XT" pontoon rig as well as in a Takacat Inflatable pontoon. I had a prop on my takacat and there were some jagged rocks to mindful in that case but the current is nice, easy floating ordinarily.

-Fish

On Fri, Aug 9, 2024 at 9:44 AM 'SPENCER NORCROSS' via Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders <tidal-potoma...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Is it a canoe friendly float?

Spencer

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On Aug 9, 2024, at 9:33 AM, _ Fish <tyler....@gmail.com> wrote:

I've put in at Dam 4 upstream of Shepherdstown, WV and floated down to Princess St Boat launch. Great short float. Smallies and I've heard tell of some Walleye in the river there. You can probably float all the way down to Harper's Ferry and take out there if you desire.

Mvto!

On Aug 6, 2024, at 10:16 AM, David Vazquez <david.j.v...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

I'm looking for a recommendation for a stretch of the Upper P to float in a couple of weeks. I've been doing a good bit of wade fishing in the Brunswick area and having pretty good success (including multiple good sized channel cats on the fly!). But I have a couple of buddies coming into town with kayaks. We'd like to do a float the week after next. I know Brunswick to Point of Rocks is a good one, but do ya'll have recommendations for something a little higher up? We're all experienced anglers, so don't need anyone's secret rock. But it would be great to get a rec for a put-in/take-out reach.

Requirements: Within 1.5 hours of Bethesda, where I live. Mostly non-technical water (under class 3) or portageable. All of us have whitewater experience, but we're not going to have the boats for a real rapid. Other than that, we're open to trying any and all possibilities. Smallmouth are the target species. Not super interested in trout fishing this time of year, but would be open to the possibility for walleye, musky, or whatever.

Thanks!

Dave

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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Upper P Floats?

Hey Spence,

If you're referring to the Dam 4 float to Shepherdstown, yes, it is canoe friendly. I've floated it in a single seat "Colorado XT" pontoon rig as well as in a Takacat Inflatable pontoon. I had a prop on my takacat and there were some jagged rocks to mindful in that case but the current is nice, easy floating ordinarily.

-Fish

On Fri, Aug 9, 2024 at 9:44 AM 'SPENCER NORCROSS' via Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders <tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Is it a canoe friendly float?

Spencer

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On Aug 9, 2024, at 9:33 AM, _ Fish <tyler.a.fish@gmail.com> wrote:

I've put in at Dam 4 upstream of Shepherdstown, WV and floated down to Princess St Boat launch. Great short float. Smallies and I've heard tell of some Walleye in the river there. You can probably float all the way down to Harper's Ferry and take out there if you desire.

Mvto!

On Aug 6, 2024, at 10:16 AM, David Vazquez <david.j.vazquez.66@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

I'm looking for a recommendation for a stretch of the Upper P to float in a couple of weeks. I've been doing a good bit of wade fishing in the Brunswick area and having pretty good success (including multiple good sized channel cats on the fly!). But I have a couple of buddies coming into town with kayaks. We'd like to do a float the week after next. I know Brunswick to Point of Rocks is a good one, but do ya'll have recommendations for something a little higher up? We're all experienced anglers, so don't need anyone's secret rock. But it would be great to get a rec for a put-in/take-out reach.

Requirements: Within 1.5 hours of Bethesda, where I live. Mostly non-technical water (under class 3) or portageable. All of us have whitewater experience, but we're not going to have the boats for a real rapid. Other than that, we're open to trying any and all possibilities. Smallmouth are the target species. Not super interested in trout fishing this time of year, but would be open to the possibility for walleye, musky, or whatever.

Thanks!

Dave

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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Upper P Floats?

I've done this float, catching musky too.

Eric Packard

Artist (I fish sometimes, too)

On Aug 9, 2024, at 9:33 AM, _ Fish <tyler.a.fish@gmail.com> wrote:

I've put in at Dam 4 upstream of Shepherdstown, WV and floated down to Princess St Boat launch. Great short float. Smallies and I've heard tell of some Walleye in the river there. You can probably float all the way down to Harper's Ferry and take out there if you desire.

Mvto!

On Aug 6, 2024, at 10:16 AM, David Vazquez <david.j.vazquez.66@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

I'm looking for a recommendation for a stretch of the Upper P to float in a couple of weeks. I've been doing a good bit of wade fishing in the Brunswick area and having pretty good success (including multiple good sized channel cats on the fly!). But I have a couple of buddies coming into town with kayaks. We'd like to do a float the week after next. I know Brunswick to Point of Rocks is a good one, but do ya'll have recommendations for something a little higher up? We're all experienced anglers, so don't need anyone's secret rock. But it would be great to get a rec for a put-in/take-out reach.

Requirements: Within 1.5 hours of Bethesda, where I live. Mostly non-technical water (under class 3) or portageable. All of us have whitewater experience, but we're not going to have the boats for a real rapid. Other than that, we're open to trying any and all possibilities. Smallmouth are the target species. Not super interested in trout fishing this time of year, but would be open to the possibility for walleye, musky, or whatever.

Thanks!

Dave

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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Upper P Floats?

Is it a canoe friendly float?

Spencer

Sent from my iPad

On Aug 9, 2024, at 9:33 AM, _ Fish <tyler.a.fish@gmail.com> wrote:

I've put in at Dam 4 upstream of Shepherdstown, WV and floated down to Princess St Boat launch. Great short float. Smallies and I've heard tell of some Walleye in the river there. You can probably float all the way down to Harper's Ferry and take out there if you desire.

Mvto!

On Aug 6, 2024, at 10:16 AM, David Vazquez <david.j.vazquez.66@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

I'm looking for a recommendation for a stretch of the Upper P to float in a couple of weeks. I've been doing a good bit of wade fishing in the Brunswick area and having pretty good success (including multiple good sized channel cats on the fly!). But I have a couple of buddies coming into town with kayaks. We'd like to do a float the week after next. I know Brunswick to Point of Rocks is a good one, but do ya'll have recommendations for something a little higher up? We're all experienced anglers, so don't need anyone's secret rock. But it would be great to get a rec for a put-in/take-out reach.

Requirements: Within 1.5 hours of Bethesda, where I live. Mostly non-technical water (under class 3) or portageable. All of us have whitewater experience, but we're not going to have the boats for a real rapid. Other than that, we're open to trying any and all possibilities. Smallmouth are the target species. Not super interested in trout fishing this time of year, but would be open to the possibility for walleye, musky, or whatever.

Thanks!

Dave

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Wednesday, 7 August 2024

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Upper P Floats?

I think the 4-5 inches of rain we're going to get tomorrow and Friday should help… Hoping it comes into shape next week!

On Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 3:33:43 PM UTC-4 Brian Cohen wrote:

Snyders Landing to Taylors Landing, by Sharpsburg, is a nice float, with some very fishy spots and nothing very tricky as far as rapids. Only thing is that I'm not sure what it is like with water levels so low right now.

On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 3:22 PM 'Art Friedlander' via Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders <tidal-potoma...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

I'm less experienced in kayaking but I've been thinking about such a float for some time and am very interested to hear of others' recommendations.
The area above Brunswick and Knoxville falls gets excellent ratings from Moore and Penrod's books.
Art

On Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 10:16:54 AM EDT, David Vazquez <david.j.v...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

I'm looking for a recommendation for a stretch of the Upper P to float in a couple of weeks. I've been doing a good bit of wade fishing in the Brunswick area and having pretty good success (including multiple good sized channel cats on the fly!). But I have a couple of buddies coming into town with kayaks. We'd like to do a float the week after next. I know Brunswick to Point of Rocks is a good one, but do ya'll have recommendations for something a little higher up? We're all experienced anglers, so don't need anyone's secret rock. But it would be great to get a rec for a put-in/take-out reach.

Requirements: Within 1.5 hours of Bethesda, where I live. Mostly non-technical water (under class 3) or portageable. All of us have whitewater experience, but we're not going to have the boats for a real rapid. Other than that, we're open to trying any and all possibilities. Smallmouth are the target species. Not super interested in trout fishing this time of year, but would be open to the possibility for walleye, musky, or whatever.

Thanks!

Dave

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