Tuna_xx Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Hi, does anyone know how to fish Kephart Bridge Landing in Leesburg, Va. I don't have a boat or kayak. so I would be fishing from shore. I'd be looking for smallmouth. Please let me know if you've fished here and caught anything. I haven't really fished for smallmouth too much, so any tips or techniques would be appreciated. I have tube jigs, bucktails, and spinners for smallmouth, I've heard these are good. Thank you in advance. Quote
Hyrule Bass Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 i never fished there but been wanting to for awhile now, but i think there is a trail there along goose creek that you can follow about a mile or so all the way to the potomac and fish in the creek along the way. i cant vouch that the bank is clear from trees and plant-life or if you can wade. check for potential spots there on google earth maps... it would be nice if you can check it out and report back in this thread... Quote
Tuna_xx Posted April 2, 2015 Author Posted April 2, 2015 i never fished there but been wanting to for awhile now, but i think there is a trail there along goose creek that you can follow about a mile or so all the way to the potomac and fish in the creek along the way. i cant vouch that the bank is clear from trees and plant-life or if you can wade. check for potential spots there on google earth maps... it would be nice if you can check it out and report back in this thread... Hey thanks for responding, I just went there today with not much luck. I came in from the park entrance after you go threw a neighborhood. Its shallow enough to wade in some spots and has pretty good bank entrances. However I couldn't catch any smallmouth! I was throwing a Christmas colored tube jig texas rigged behind the rocks in the rapids and in the calm parts with no luck. I know you haven't been there, but could you recommend any tips for catching smallmouth? Thanks:) Quote
HokieDJ Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 From what I hear, people go up creek (turn left from entrance) for small mouth. I normally go towards the potomac for large mouth. I have waded the creek at the entrance and caught small mouths behind the boulders though. Quote
Hyrule Bass Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 sorry i dont have much experience for small mouth. Thanks for reporting back though. Also, thanks for the tip HokieDJ, if i ever do make it i will keep that in mind... Quote
NHBA Charlie Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 Tuna: When you get to the landing, walk to the right toward the Potomac River. As you get to the river, turn right again and follow the shoreline downriver about 100 yards. There, you will find a ledge that goes all the way across the river. You can access one of the better pools from the Virginia shore. As you look across the river, you will see rocks sticking out of the water on a diagonal line, heading upriver. Each of these rocks is part of the ledge and has a school of minnows at the upper end of the rock. Smallmouth cruise up and down the Maryland shore until they come to the ledge. They then follow the ledge over to the Virginia shore, stopping at each rock to gorge on the minnows. In 17 years of guiding on the Potomac River, my clients had 10+ citation smallmouth from this ledge, particularly the pool just below the rock closest to the Virginia shore. The water at that point swirls away from shore and down a chute beside the first rock it comes to. This has created a pool below the rock where large smallmouth go to feed.. If you can get across Goose Creek, you can walk upriver along the Virginia shore until you come to the power lines (about 150 yards). At this point, a gas line that is shored up with riprap, runs across the river. Fishing Tiny Torpedos, Pop-R or Rapala floating minnow above the gas line and allowing it to float down to the riprap will get your arm jerked real good. I have had many 50 fish days on topwater on that gas line. Below the gas line, smallmouth feed on crayfish and hellgrammites on the bottom. I have found that the best lures below the gas line are small tubes or grubs in dark colors. At one point, approximately 20 yards off the Virginia shore, the gas line riprap is very sparse, creating lots more current than along the rest of the gas line. Here, I like to fish small spinnerbaits and Zoom Super Flukes. And lastly, get yourself some Bill Norman Deep Tiny N crank baits in white and crayfish colors or Bagley Killer B1 baits in crayfish and chartreuse colors and just fan cast the entire river at the mouth of Goose Creek. You will catch a bunch of smallmouth bass. They may not be the largest fish in the river but you will definitely enjoy yourself. Good fishing'........ Charlie...... www.charlietaylorfishing.com 3 Quote
Revtek Posted August 10, 2015 Posted August 10, 2015 Hi guys, I am planning on heading here tonight. I was hoping if you could tell me if there are good places near the bank to try for catfish? Would anywhere on the black line in the picture be ok to try? Quote
Tuna_xx Posted August 13, 2015 Author Posted August 13, 2015 Rev I've gotten multiple cats in that same area by casting crickets under a bobber and just letting them float all the way down the river. There is a hump that points out into the river, every time the bobber passes it, a catfish will hit it. Good luck! Quote
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