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[Logan S]

On March 16th FOBA is having a semi-open tournament on Black Hill (Little Seneca Lake).  I posted about these a while ago but we were't sure if the March 16th one would be held since the park was doing causeway repairs....The repairs are done and the ramp is open, so the tournament is on.  

 

March 16th - Black Hill Regional Park

• 7:30AM - 2:30PM (weigh in will be on the water in front of the boat rental docks)
• 5 bass limit, 12" minimum size
• Catch-Weigh-Release (MLF style) - Scales and official weigh sheets provided by FOBA.  
• Boater/Co-angler divisional format (not team)
• $25 per person entry ($5 from each entry goes to FOBA as fund raiser)
• 80% for 1st, 20% for second.  Boater and co-angler divisions have their own pots
• Must be two anglers in each boat (no solo boaters) and one angler must be a FOBA member (due to CWR)

Obviously the entry is low...This is meant to be a fun, early-season icebreaker type thing before the full season kicks off.  Non-members are more than welcome if they want to check us out or just want to fish with us, no strings attached...We just need 1 FOBA member per boat, mostly for familiarity with our CWR process.  

 

FOBA's Tournament Director is running the tournament and we have been using the CWR system for many tournaments for 2 years now, so it will be a well organized and run event just like any of our normal tournaments.  

 

Anyone interested can shoot me a PM or post here...We want non-members or people interested in FOBA to check us out so we'll try to pair up non-members with members to fish (boater or co-angler).  Can also use the contact info on the event page here... https://www.fishonbassanglers.com/black-hill-open

 

I've got an open back deck as of right now and I know at least a couple other boaters do also.  

[microotter]

Hey guys. Another question from someone new to the area. Where is the best place(s) to buy/handle fishing gear in the dmv/dc/nova area? I know about the bass pro in Hanover, MD and the Cabela’s near Gainesville, VA, but both are pretty far. Do any of the DSG or WalMart type places have a decent selection in the area? I usually buy online, but it is nice to handle some gear sometimes. Thanks for the help. 

[fishwizzard]

19 minutes ago, microotter said:

Hey guys. Another question from someone new to the area. Where is the best place(s) to buy/handle fishing gear in the dmv/dc/nova area? I know about the bass pro in Hanover, MD and the Cabela’s near Gainesville, VA, but both are pretty far. Do any of the DSG or WalMart type places have a decent selection in the area? I usually buy online, but it is nice to handle some gear sometimes. Thanks for the help. 

Sit down, I have some bad news for you.....

 

There used to be a place called Anglers Express in Cockysville, but I think it recently closed.  Other then that I have never found a decent "bass" store, saltwater fishing dominates around here.  If you want a nice weekend trip, Susquehanna Fishing Tackle in Columbia PA is like 2-3hours from most of MD and is an amazing shop.  There is enough good wading access and cheap motels up there that I make the trip once or twice a summer and make a little mini vacation out of it.  

 

I hope to hell that someone chimes in with an amazing store that I have never heard of, but I am not optimistic.  

[Logan S]

Green Top sporting goods down in Richmond is a great store, better selections than BPS or Cabelas for both fishing gear and gun stuff if you're into that too.  Right off 95, I occasionally stop in on the way to or from Gaston/Kerr or anywhere else down south since I drive right by.

 

SFT is awesome too...I just have a hard time making the drive since their free shipping is basically next day to us since we're so close, no sales tax either.  I order from the frequently.  Definitely worth a drive if you want to look at stuff in person though, they have almost everything...It's the east coast TackleWarehouse equivalent.

[microotter]

I had a feeling that was the case. SFT sounds like a fun trip though plus I have always wanted to the fish the Susky. Also, I somehow I have never visited their online score. Thanks for the tips guys. 

[fishwizzard]

23 minutes ago, microotter said:

I had a feeling that was the case. SFT sounds like a fun trip though plus I have always wanted to the fish the Susky. Also, I somehow I have never visited their online score. Thanks for the tips guys. 

There used to be a huge Cabelas' in Hamberg PA so I would stay up there.  The wading below the dam on the Schuylkill River is really nice and there are some cheap hotels like a 5-6min drive from the parking access.  You can also access the river from a park intown, I would get up at dawn and fish the river until the diner in town opened up for breakfast.  

 

35 minutes ago, Logan S said:

Green Top sporting goods down in Richmond is a great store, better selections than BPS or Cabelas for both fishing gear and gun stuff if you're into that too.  Right off 95, I occasionally stop in on the way to or from Gaston/Kerr or anywhere else down south since I drive right by.

 

SFT is awesome too...I just have a hard time making the drive since their free shipping is basically next day to us since we're so close, no sales tax either.  I order from the frequently.  Definitely worth a drive if you want to look at stuff in person though, they have almost everything...It's the east coast TackleWarehouse equivalent.

Green Top has a good section but their prices are insane, like well over MSRP in some cases.  It's worth a stop though as they do have stuff I have never seen the the chain stores.  

 

SFT is worth the trip just to see it and bask in wall to wall tackle every once and a while.  My rule there is that I can only buy what I can carry in my arms, no cart, no trips to drop off at the counter.  

 

[Logan S]

Well, the FOBA Black Hill tournament went on as scheduled on Saturday.  We had a good turnout of 10 boats considering the weather and fishing conditions...Several guys here tried to get in and I'm really sorry we couldn't get everyone entered, we just ran out of boats and members that were committed to fishing that day.  There's another one at Black Hill on May 8th, same format - And I'd expect a much higher turnout there.  I'll post about it as we get closer.  

 

The fishing was pretty brutal - 20 anglers and only 22 total fish were caught.  It was cold, windy, and the fish definitely didn't cooperate for the most part....But some fish were still caught and 4 people made a little spending money.  Water was clear and 43 to 45 degrees at launch and for most of the lake.  

 

Yours truly figured out a little something and had a decent bag , but it was certainly not easy and could have very easily gone another way.  Caught 2 on a jerkbait in the wind before getting way up a creek to find muddy water.  Caught the other 3 back there on shallow cover with a jig and spinnerbait.  When it's cold, mud makes it easier to find em .  Had 11-15 with a big fish of 3-10.  

 

If anyone cares, full results and some pics are updated on our site.  If it's seen as too spammy to post it someone yell at me and I'll quit doing it...I just figure local guys might care and it's easier than copy/pasting.  

 

https://www.fishonbassanglers.com/Events/Derbies/2019/March-FOBA-Derby-Tournament---03%2F16%2F19/Results

 

[Munkin]

1 hour ago, Logan S said:

Well, the FOBA Black Hill tournament went on as scheduled on Saturday.  We had a good turnout of 10 boats considering the weather and fishing conditions...Several guys here tried to get in and I'm really sorry we couldn't get everyone entered, we just ran out of boats and members that were committed to fishing that day.  There's another one at Black Hill on May 8th, same format - And I'd expect a much higher turnout there.  I'll post about it as we get closer.  

 

The fishing was pretty brutal - 20 anglers and only 22 total fish were caught.  It was cold, windy, and the fish definitely didn't cooperate for the most part....But some fish were still caught and 4 people made a little spending money.  Water was clear and 43 to 45 degrees at launch and for most of the lake.  

 

Yours truly figured out a little something and had a decent bag , but it was certainly not easy and could have very easily gone another way.  Caught 2 on a jerkbait in the wind before getting way up a creek to find muddy water.  Caught the other 3 back there on shallow cover with a jig and spinnerbait.  When it's cold, mud makes it easier to find em .  Had 11-15 with a big fish of 3-10.  

 

If anyone cares, full results and some pics are updated on our site.  If it's seen as too spammy to post it someone yell at me and I'll quit doing it...I just figure local guys might care and it's easier than copy/pasting.  

 

https://www.fishonbassanglers.com/Events/Derbies/2019/March-FOBA-Derby-Tournament---03%2F16%2F19/Results

 

I think I can point to on a map where everyone of those fish were caught.

 

Allen

[Logan S]

If the pics were wider angle, you'd probably see all the boats too ...My boat is in the background of one of the other pics...No secrets there ?.  

 

I did catch 2 fish in clear water on the main lake though .  

[microotter]

Does the canal get as blown out as the river? I finally have a weekend off and was planning on hitting the river and yesterday happened. I might need to find a lake instead. 

[fishwizzard]

7 minutes ago, microotter said:

Does the canal get as blown out as the river? I finally have a weekend off and was planning on hitting the river and yesterday happened. I might need to find a lake instead. 

It can, but again it’s hard to predict what NPS is doing with the water levels.  Clopper Lake is near-ish the canal and could be a fallback if the canal isnt happening. 

[Junger]

15 minutes ago, microotter said:

Does the canal get as blown out as the river? I finally have a weekend off and was planning on hitting the river and yesterday happened. I might need to find a lake instead. 

In my experience after a big rain like yesterday, the canal stays much cleaner than the main river which looks like chocolate milk.

[Falkus]

I love fishing in "chocolate" waters ...

 

It just like throwing in and see what comes out of it

 

 

[Munkin]

Canal is a safe bet when the river is blown out. Caught my first couple of fish this year so far in it on a finesse jig.

 

Allen

[MakeUltraLightGreatAgain]

New here, moved from Alexandria. Fly fisher for trout, everything else bass. I rock a Sun Dolphin Sportsman 10 in the back of my pickup and I'm digging all the small little ponds and lakes around montgomery county. I'm in Rockville now, looking forward to meeting some of you guys out there! Sub to the reddit group! https://www.reddit.com/r/mdfishingspots/

[Junger]

7 hours ago, MakeUltraLightGreatAgain said:

New here, moved from Alexandria. Fly fisher for trout, everything else bass. I rock a Sun Dolphin Sportsman 10 in the back of my pickup and I'm digging all the small little ponds and lakes around montgomery county. I'm in Rockville now, looking forward to meeting some of you guys out there! Sub to the reddit group! https://www.reddit.com/r/mdfishingspots/

Welcome to the MoCo area. You can do a lot of damage in that Sun Dolphin in the local ponds! Which bodies of water have you hit so far?

 

I got out to Whetstone today for a few hours, then the sun came out and it got windy and the bite shut down. 3 LMB (3lber, 2.5lber, and 6"!) all on a war eagle finesse spinnerbait (chartreuse/white) with a GY chartreuse single tail grub. 

 

[MakeUltraLightGreatAgain]

19 minutes ago, Junger said:

Welcome to the MoCo area. You can do a lot of damage in that Sun Dolphin in the local ponds! Which bodies of water have you hit so far?

 

I got out to Whetstone today for a few hours, then the sun came out and it got windy and the bite shut down. 3 LMB (3lber, 2.5lber, and 6"!) all on a war eagle finesse spinnerbait (chartreuse/white) with a GY chartreuse single tail grub. 

 

Thanks

 

 

Thanks man. I was just at Whetstone and caught a few dinks. Lost one really huge "something" felt like a big cat and it snapped. Were  you in a kayak by any chance?

[Junger]

1 hour ago, MakeUltraLightGreatAgain said:

Thanks man. I was just at Whetstone and caught a few dinks. Lost one really huge "something" felt like a big cat and it snapped. Were  you in a kayak by any chance?

No kayak, I was walking around, blue adidas 3-stripe pants and a backpack. Were you there today?

 

I wish I had a kayak for that lake...there are so many good nooks that I can't cast to because of the brush. It gets even worse as the brush starts to grow, by late May, there will be only a handful of spots to bank fish from.

[JeepFisher]

After getting skunked at Rocky Gorge 3 times in a row, i decided to hit Lake Elkhorn for an hour or so before work today to see if I could get a confidence fish - lol.  Got this one and one more... Now back to Rocky Gorge hopefully this weekend.

[Junger]

13 hours ago, JeepFisher said:

Now back to Rocky Gorge hopefully this weekend.

 

Going for a 10lber in RG?

[JeepFisher]

2 hours ago, Junger said:

Going for a 10lber in RG?

At this point ill take anything from RG - LOL

[MakeUltraLightGreatAgain]

19 hours ago, Junger said:

No kayak, I was walking around, blue adidas 3-stripe pants and a backpack. Were you there today?

 

I wish I had a kayak for that lake...there are so many good nooks that I can't cast to because of the brush. It gets even worse as the brush starts to grow, by late May, there will be only a handful of spots to bank fish from.

Cool, I'll hit ya up next time I go out there. If you're around I just got a bass raider 10 footer you can hop on and come with.

[Fried Lemons]

 

Caught my PB snakehead at 8.2lbs exploring the potomac.

[Fried Lemons]

Caught it sight casting with a weightless keitech. They get extremely wary at times and it was the only thing they would hit. Harvested for dinner.

[Junger]

I think I’m gonna break out the popper tomorrow too!