Potomac River - Chain Bridge
For
Shad, Stripers, anything hungry
What We Caught
A few very nice Shad – they were really running and you could almost reach out and grab ‘em (at your peril).
What We Learned
The basics to fishing the Potomac & that great fishing is just a few miles from the house. I’ll be strapping my rod to the bike and riding to the river soon.
I met up with Rob Snowhite, the local DC fishing consultant, and he showed me the ropes to fishing the Potomac. I highly recommend meeting up with him (regardless of experience) to learn about fly-fishing in the DC area. http://robsnowhite.com/
http://flyfishingconsultant.blogspot.com/2011/03/fly-fishing-for-shad.html
I’ll be spending a lot more time on the river and trying to stave off the urge to buy a two-handed rod or larger spey. Big roll casts on the eight weight are going to have to do for now!
