Anyone havin luck on the potomac lately ?

[Thai]

If I remember correctly you've only been back in this area for a short time and those fish aren't from the Potomac, lets see you pull that here.

Here's a 7lber from the Potomac caught on a 3/8th Spinnerbait

[shimmy]

Thai, that is a beautiful bass. Yeh, i think the potomac record is a 10.1? So, getting that close is amazing. Definite props to you. And you are right. This is a new place and i have many challenges ahead of learning the spots. I hate making guarentees but since the state record here is over 16 pounds, and the bass seem to grow a wee bit bigger, I have a better chance of hookin a giant and up for the challenge. But, yeh that is a beauty.

[NewAngler]

No serious face here.

Seriously, we should do a teamed event. Since the ole' fish off never took off. Haha.

[Thai]

Thai, that is a beautiful bass. Yeh, i think the potomac record is a 10.1? So, getting that close is amazing. Definite props to you. And you are right. This is a new place and i have many challenges ahead of learning the spots. I hate making guarentees but since the state record here is over 16 pounds, and the bass seem to grow a wee bit bigger, I have a better chance of hookin a giant and up for the challenge. But, yeh that is a beauty.

Thanks Shim, and potomac bass really dont get very big, the best bet of pulling a record would be from the ponds and lakes like Briery or Sandy

[LHC - Bank Robber]

Thai, that is a beautiful bass. Yeh, i think the potomac record is a 10.1? So, getting that close is amazing. Definite props to you. And you are right. This is a new place and i have many challenges ahead of learning the spots. I hate making guarentees but since the state record here is over 16 pounds, and the bass seem to grow a wee bit bigger, I have a better chance of hookin a giant and up for the challenge. But, yeh that is a beauty.

I think the potomac record is around 11lbs and is the md state tidal record,  the 16lber was pulled from conner lake (lake conner? cant remember)  which is a good little ways south of us.  Dont get me wrong I like catching big fish, but I wont chuck some lure all day and catch nothing its just not for me.  When the bite is what it is, 3inch senkos are hard to beat.

I think we should probably save a team tourny for spring at this point, but im game.

[Thai]

Im in the same boat as you, and the 16lber from Connor was a fluke, that lake isnt known for large fish at all

[quanjig]

Some of the best fishing of the year is here now and within the next few weeks.  I will be looking to catch some of the biggest fish all year in lakes and reservoirs in the area.  The river is still a good bet, but if you wait till middle to end of December you can really find them in very predictable spots and some of them will be big.  Some years I think I enjoy fall to late winter better than spring.  Not as many crushing fronts and unpredictable weather patterns.  Lets just see what happens.  I have a camera and live well, I'll start keeping track, good or bad.  I'll tell you exactly where and what I get them on.  All about the exchange of info.  Like shimmy, not afraid to zero(not happy when it happens) and not afraid to say so.  Lets have some fun.  Some people are not so keen on fishing in the cold........anyone opposed to it??  As long as it's not frozen I'm still tryin!!!!

[Dan:]

I think a fish-off is a stupid idea, but from what I've heard, I want to be on quanjig's team.

Shimmy, I'm not sure, but it seems to me that some members (myself included) can't quite tell if you are intending to be sarcastic and lighthearted. Please remember, you are new to the board and we don't know you so we might not be able to pick up on the tone of your posts very easily.

[shimmy]

Well, i guess that is an honest concern. Just so you know, I am very sarcastic and never serious when any particular insult is given. I think the thread has been seen as a fun debate and in case anyone is wondering, yes i hate 3" senkos, no i do not hate Littlehuntingcreek, and i thought he knew as well as i did that the discussion was for fun. He's most likely a a great guy and a great fisherman. (I still think he's bank robber though)

In addition, you being more of a veteran on the other hand to the site, might be seen as more unwelcoming by newer guys on the forum like myself who don't have consistent access to a bass boat, let alone are learning the area and would love to learn new lakes, ponds, and have fun with a new fishin buddy. If i may recall, everyone else i have talked to has either sent a pm or some type of invite to go fishing except you. The new guy has to learn and i'd rather it be from guys like the ones here on the site that know what they are doing. However, you on the other hand told a guy with no boat and new to the area with no one to disclose such vital information to that you don't currently trust him with the good lakes, ponds etc. Now, your entitled to that, and quite frankly its not worth the begging from me. I understand great spots should be guarded with ones life in fishing, but maybe you might be misunderstood by newer guys like me who want to go out and meet some fishin buddies and learn the area. If i recall, when i first posted lookin for some fishin buddies to help me learn the area, you were the one who said, "so basically your just lookin for a ride". It goes both ways

[Bigs]

Thai I know some people might say potomac bass dont get that big but then again for how much pressure the river gets, I think theres still tons of biguns that no one has caught yet. I wouldnt be suprised to see someone catch a 14 pounder of the river, maybe bigger. I know all these 6-8 pounders that get caught must live longer and get bigger. But for the record since theres all this debate bout catchin a bunch of 2 pounders vs. catchin nothing, I rather catch alot of small ones then catch nothing at all with hopes of catchin one or two big ones. Action is still fun regardless imo. This was my first year on the river, now I have a bassboat and alot more skills and knowledge then I had when I started so next spring-fall is gonna be poppin for me no doubt. I'll have my pics of 6 and 7 pounders come spring time. For now I will settle for 2 pounders and the occasional 4 pounder.

[quanjig]

It's all good shimmy. If you want to get out to Burke with me on Sunday, you're more than welcome to hop on. Probably all day if you are interested. I just have a small jon boat but it floats and moves!! Thanks Dan. if shimmy declines the invite would you be interested in an outing on Burke??

[Bigs]

I didnt think burke lake had any fish over 2-3 pounds, been many years since I been there tho.

[Thai]

there are some big fish in burke, seen one that must of been close to 8 once, the problem is they are very wise and only come out during the spawn...

[soccplayer07]

guys take quan up on his offer. he knows his stuff. he is a tournament guru...

[quanjig]

I appreciate the complement Aaron, but I'm just a guy who grew up here with too much time on my hands with a terrible jones to fish reguardless of the weather!! I used to fish Burke at least 2 times a week in the early 90's.  I have had a couple of fish lost at the boat that people have said were close to 10lbs.  A few years ago a couple of fishermen I know had 2 over 8 in th same day!! I've had a bunch of great days out there this time of year where you could catch 10 fish with the best 5 going over 22lbs.  In my opinion it only gets better out there from here till we freeze up.  Even then if you can find open water you can still catch 'um at Burke.

[shimmy]

Hey, Quan thanks for the invite. Much appreciated. I however probably can't make it out this weekend. I'm fishin next weekend though and if anyone wants to go let me know.

I have considered Burke, but from everything i have heard, it's like Thai says, they are hard to find. Although Burke has a ton of bass. One issue as well, i would not toss a swimbait in that lake due to the ginormous musky. I remember reading a thread here about some folks catchin a few fish bass close to ten pounds out of here. This of course could be a stretch but it's always possible. I'll have to find it. I'm assuming the biggins on Burke are near the dam side and just live in the depths year round. If you go Quan, let me know how you did.

[Dan:]

Well, i guess that is an honest concern. Just so you know, I am very sarcastic and never serious when any particular insult is given. I think the thread has been seen as a fun debate and in case anyone is wondering, yes i hate 3" senkos, no i do not hate Littlehuntingcreek, and i thought he knew as well as i did that the discussion was for fun. He's most likely a a great guy and a great fisherman. (I still think he's bank robber though)

In addition, you being more of a veteran on the other hand to the site, might be seen as more unwelcoming by newer guys on the forum like myself who don't have consistent access to a bass boat, let alone are learning the area and would love to learn new lakes, ponds, and have fun with a new fishin buddy. If i may recall, everyone else i have talked to has either sent a pm or some type of invite to go fishing except you. The new guy has to learn and i'd rather it be from guys like the ones here on the site that know what they are doing. However, you on the other hand told a guy with no boat and new to the area with no one to disclose such vital information to that you don't currently trust him with the good lakes, ponds etc. Now, your entitled to that, and quite frankly its not worth the begging from me. I understand great spots should be guarded with ones life in fishing, but maybe you might be misunderstood by newer guys like me who want to go out and meet some fishin buddies and learn the area. If i recall, when i first posted lookin for some fishin buddies to help me learn the area, you were the one who said, "so basically your just lookin for a ride". It goes both ways

I don't mean to be unwelcoming but there are reasons that I don't give people fishing spots until I've met them. Believe me, I used to send my share of PMs to new members about spots and then POOF they vanish from the community. It's nothing personal, it's just I've decided that I'm not going to waste my time with members until they've proven they are going to be worthwhile contributors or good people.

[Thai]

Well, i guess that is an honest concern. Just so you know, I am very sarcastic and never serious when any particular insult is given. I think the thread has been seen as a fun debate and in case anyone is wondering, yes i hate 3" senkos, no i do not hate Littlehuntingcreek, and i thought he knew as well as i did that the discussion was for fun. He's most likely a a great guy and a great fisherman. (I still think he's bank robber though)

In addition, you being more of a veteran on the other hand to the site, might be seen as more unwelcoming by newer guys on the forum like myself who don't have consistent access to a bass boat, let alone are learning the area and would love to learn new lakes, ponds, and have fun with a new fishin buddy. If i may recall, everyone else i have talked to has either sent a pm or some type of invite to go fishing except you. The new guy has to learn and i'd rather it be from guys like the ones here on the site that know what they are doing. However, you on the other hand told a guy with no boat and new to the area with no one to disclose such vital information to that you don't currently trust him with the good lakes, ponds etc. Now, your entitled to that, and quite frankly its not worth the begging from me. I understand great spots should be guarded with ones life in fishing, but maybe you might be misunderstood by newer guys like me who want to go out and meet some fishin buddies and learn the area. If i recall, when i first posted lookin for some fishin buddies to help me learn the area, you were the one who said, "so basically your just lookin for a ride". It goes both ways

I don't mean to be unwelcoming but there are reasons that I don't give people fishing spots until I've met them. Believe me, I used to send my share of PMs to new members about spots and then POOF they vanish from the community. It's nothing personal, it's just I've decided that I'm not going to waste my time with members until they've proven they are going to be worthwhile contributors or good people.

We're brothers. We're happy and singing and were colored....Gimmie a high 5!

[quanjig]

I will, and if I manage to land any I'll be sure to give details.  And yes shimmy, Burke is the 2nd largest muskie impoundment on the east coast(have no idea where the largest is) from what I've heard from game and fish.  supposed to be 2 adult muskie per acre out there.  I've seen quite a few pulled out from there this time of year.  Brush piles and nice drops are the best bets this time of year and there are quite a few.  I have a very old map of brush piles, some of which are probably silted in by now.  Nothing like dropping a big 'ole jig in a brush pile in about 20 ft of water and watching your line hop off the surface and heart pounding cause you got the bite, but now you gotta get that fish out of the pile!!  Very fun way to hang into some better fish.  Dan, you up for some??!!

[NewAngler]

Let's set something up for the next weekend at Burke lake..

I lived inspringfield until 2008 and NEVER would have guess it being a good fishery.high pressure....?

[Thai]

Let's set something up for the next weekend at Burke lake..

I lived inspringfield until 2008 and NEVER would have guess it being a good fishery.high pressure....?

High pressure yes but 90% of the angler who sample Burke lake don't know what they are doing...

[heyitskirby]

I lived in Springfield from June '07 to June '09.  Everytime I went to Burke I told myself I wasn't going back. 

Spawn this year was decent for me as far as numbers, but nothing big.  Otherwise I think I can count the amount of fish I caught there on one hand.  Including just fishing for panfish on nightcrawlers.  Though I must admit, the one and only yellow perch I've ever caught was out of that lake before I moved up there.

[Bigs]

burke lake is electric only tho right ? Guess I need a jon boat with a hundred pound thrust trolling motor on it. Wish I could have kept my aluminum bass boat, it would have been perfect for out there with a big ole transom mounted trolling motor. Do people take big bass boats in there and just troll all day ? Oh and back on topic, Thai do you think all this rain is gonna ruin the clarity for a while? How long ? I was gonna fish on sunday and monday at least. I dont wanna waste my time tho ya know

[shimmy]

As far as Burke lake is concerned, it seems to be difficult. But one lake i haven't heard much of on the forum is Beaverdam creek reservoir. Anyone have luck there? Any biggins? I heard it had a nasty drought a few years back. I have hit it a few times since September and have averaged 3 per outing and none over 3. It was pretty tough.

[Dan:]

Beaverdam is decent. From what I've heard it's been tougher this year than the recent past. I caught a smallie there that almost went 3lbs.

It is a good fishery, it's just been difficult to find the fish this year. There are largemouth, smallmouth (not many), sunfish, stripers, and some musky if I recall correctly.

The difficulty with Beaverdam is that it is very difficult to fish from shore and it is electric motors only. The launch used to suck but they've made some recent improvements that will make launching a jon boat much easier.