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!
Sounds like fun! Isn't it great to have something so close? Hard to believe crowded and touristy DC could be so accessible to the fly fisherman. Wishing I was there but here working in the yard in on Signal.
ReplyDeleteSo exactly where is this - the point where VA, MD and DC come together?
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