Jtrout Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 thats horrible hope they find them Just fully read your post thats really sad prayers go out to the families Quote
Lendiesel22 Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 They probably ran that same water 1000x. Just terrible.....I feel for the familes. Quote
Super User Munkin Posted June 9, 2016 Super User Posted June 9, 2016 On 6/4/2016 at 11:12 AM, npk33 said: fished the rain at piney run yesterday afternoon. lost what would have been the biggest of the day but caught 8-10 in the 2-3 pound range and a few more smaller ones This was the best place I fished all last year and the biggest I weighed was 5-10. Hit is about a month ago and no grass with nothing but dinks. Allen 1 Quote
patred Posted June 12, 2016 Posted June 12, 2016 Thought I finally hooked into a beast of a smallmouth today on the Potomac (biggest so far is 16 inches). This fish was STRONG! As I'm fighting the fish, I was wondering just how big ... 18? ... 20? Finally saw the fish in the murky water when it got within a couple feet of me. It wasn't a beast smallmouth. It was Mr. Whiskers, and apparently Mr. Whiskers likes jerkbaits. 1 Quote
Super User fishwizzard Posted June 12, 2016 Super User Posted June 12, 2016 Hah, I did the same, but it was a 20" pickerel that pulled like a truck. Speaking of smallmouth, I am going to but up north of baltimore for a bit tomorrow morning and was thinking of hitting the Patapsco on the way home for some wade fishing. I usually go just north of Daniels Dam, but I would be open to another spot if anyone can recommend one. Quote
patred Posted June 13, 2016 Posted June 13, 2016 Have you caught anything above Daniels Dam? It doesn't look too fishy for smallmouth. Hit it a few times last year, lots of low flowing water over a sandy bottom, not very many big rocks for cover. Quote
Super User fishwizzard Posted June 13, 2016 Super User Posted June 13, 2016 You have to hike up about a mile or so, maybe two before it gets wadeable. Last year I caught maybe a hundred large sunfish, a handful of holdover Rainbows, and maybe 2 decent bass, all over the course of three trips in about a month. But, I was fishing super small panfish plastics on an UL rod. Tomorrow I am bringing a ML and going to fish a Ned rig/MWF plastics exclusively and methodically cast at every remotely hopeful looking spot. If there are any fish in there, I hope to find them. I have never had any luck in the pooled part, but there are a lot of sunfish in there at the very least. Quote
Super User fishwizzard Posted June 14, 2016 Super User Posted June 14, 2016 There are, infact, smallmouth north of Daniels. Hundreds of them, just none very big that I could catch. Hit the dam around 10am and speed walked about 1.75 miles up the trail to my wading spot. Caught a large Redbreast before my feet even got wet and the action was nonstop for the rest of the trip. I immediately began catching small SMB in the 6-9" range mixed in with Sunfish (mostly redbreasts and I think, pumpkinseeds) in the 4-7" range, and single rock bass. There were a ton of bait fish in every shallows and every pool had a few small SMB in it. My largest fish was only a 12" SMB, but I swear a 9" SMB fights harder than a 14" LMB. It took me four hours to fish half a mile and I actually managed to wearout a ned rig. I didn't keep a good count but I had to crimp the barbs on my jigs as it was taking too long to release everything. The fish were everywhere, pools, riffles, even featureless runs would hold fish on the banks. I saw maybe three larger SMB in the 12-15" range in some of the shaded pools, but they would not hit my lure even if it drifted right past them. Infact, the largest I saw was maybe 15-16", sitting in a pool about 15' out from the rock I was standing on. I made a perfect cast upstream of him and was working my lure right past him. Maybe 6' out this little 9"er rockets out from under a log and hits my lure so hard he hooked himself and starts pulling drag running upstream. By the time I got him sorted out the large bass was gone. Next time I am switching back to my L rod, while the little bass would still put a good bend in my heavyish ML, I think they will feel like a tuna on my L action. Quote
BigTerp Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 I need to give the ned rig a try. I have the jigs and the Z-Man plastics, but have been doing so well on 2.75 Mizmo tubes in Penrod purple and watermelon red that I can't put them down. 18 and 16 smallmouth my last two trips on the Upper Potomac. Averaging about 3-4 fish an hour. All caught on a 2.75" tube. This past weekend the smaller ones were up against the banks with the larger ones being caught out in the main stream in the eddies behind rocks, logs and anything else that was big enough to break up the current. Most in the 10-12" range with the biggest right at 15". 1 Quote
Super User fishwizzard Posted June 14, 2016 Super User Posted June 14, 2016 Nice, I might hit the canal tomorrow afternoon. Not sure if I am going to try Wide Water or head further north yet though. Quote
Bill Poch Posted June 15, 2016 Posted June 15, 2016 11 hours ago, BigTerp said: I need to give the ned rig a try. I have the jigs and the Z-Man plastics, but have been doing so well on 2.75 Mizmo tubes in Penrod purple and watermelon red that I can't put them down. 18 and 16 smallmouth my last two trips on the Upper Potomac. Averaging about 3-4 fish an hour. All caught on a 2.75" tube. This past weekend the smaller ones were up against the banks with the larger ones being caught out in the main stream in the eddies behind rocks, logs and anything else that was big enough to break up the current. Most in the 10-12" range with the biggest right at 15". I started using the campground teaser tubes last year on the upper Potomac and had my best year on that river. I primarily fished at mouth of monocacy and caught several 18 inch fish in that stretch of water. I've also notice largemouths on beds in my ponds can't resist them either. 1 Quote
BigTerp Posted June 15, 2016 Posted June 15, 2016 13 hours ago, Bill Poch said: I started using the campground teaser tubes last year on the upper Potomac and had my best year on that river. I primarily fished at mouth of monocacy and caught several 18 inch fish in that stretch of water. I've also notice largemouths on beds in my ponds can't resist them either. How do the campground tubes compare to the Mizmo? I see they are cheaper, but have never had my hands on them. I like the consistency/feel of the plastic in the Mizmo. Kind of on the hard side compared to most tubes. Seems to make them last longer. I have a bunch of 3-1/2" Mizmo's as well. Haven't thrown any this year though, but thinking they might get some of the bigger fish interested. Quote
Bill Poch Posted June 15, 2016 Posted June 15, 2016 5 hours ago, BigTerp said: How do the campground tubes compare to the Mizmo? I see they are cheaper, but have never had my hands on them. I like the consistency/feel of the plastic in the Mizmo. Kind of on the hard side compared to most tubes. Seems to make them last longer. I have a bunch of 3-1/2" Mizmo's as well. Haven't thrown any this year though, but thinking they might get some of the bigger fish interested. I've not tried the Mizmo tubes but the campground are a little softer than normal plastics and have salt embedded in them. They still hold up pretty decent though 1 Quote
Super User fishwizzard Posted June 16, 2016 Super User Posted June 16, 2016 The pool on the far side of the tunnel sometimes holds bass, so I spent a few moments casting down it, no hits sadly. Quote
Artrecord224 Posted June 19, 2016 Posted June 19, 2016 Hi. I havent bass fished in 20 years, and am new to dc. I have a center console boat - not ideal, but i make do with what i have. Anyone got tips on when, where and how to fish the dc potomac? Thanks! Quote
riverbasser Posted June 19, 2016 Posted June 19, 2016 Hey guys anybody around Frederick? I've never been to MD but my wife has to go up there for some job training and I'm going with since I didn't want her going alone. I will be pretty much sitting in hotel all week during the day July 19-22. Might be a long shot but I'd love to catch a bass or 2 in the area if anyone around there. Quote
Jtrout Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 6 hours ago, BMBass said: Thats a slob! What she weigh? 1 Quote
BMBass Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 Not sure of the weight, I'd say 8lbs at least. Quote
Jtrout Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 18 minutes ago, BMBass said: Not sure of the weight, I'd say 8lbs at least. Nice! What part of md u from Quote
Fried Lemons Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 8 hours ago, BMBass said: Awesome fish, congrats 1 Quote
BMBass Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 13 hours ago, Jtrout said: Nice! What part of md u from Not sure of the weight, I'd say 8lbs at least. Annapolis First decent LMB using a finesse spinning setup. 7' ML No.*** Blackout- Daiwa Exceler 2500- 12#Sunline SX1 braid with 8# Sunline FC leader 1 Quote
Jtrout Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 3 hours ago, BMBass said: Not sure of the weight, I'd say 8lbs at least. Annapolis First decent LMB using a finesse spinning setup. 7' ML No.*** Blackout- Daiwa Exceler 2500- 12#Sunline SX1 braid with 8# Sunline FC leader Im from crofton where do u do most of your fishing Quote
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