Potomac Coming To Life

[steveb1]

I couldn't pass up another of these gorgeous days, so I took a day off and went fishing. The bass were very hungry, The key for me today was finding warm water along sandy or pebble banks. Average main river temp was 56 degrees, but the bite was in more protected water with a temp of 59 to 61. I was using Sonars and rattle traps.

[Traveler2586]

Thanks for the heads up, where were you fishing??

[Bigs]

been itching to get on the river myself, been sticking my boat in Anna lately for the sake of convenience but catching 14 inch fish is getting old fast.

[Traveler2586]

I was on the Mattawoman yesterday. Had 60 deg F water at the state park and 67 deg F at the upper end. Got a lot of nibbles on a motor oil worm but no bites; pulled in two bass, 2 - 3 pounders, on a chartreuse chatter bait off of submerged wood along a shore. Also, saw some large rolls in the shallows in the evening that I took for Snakeheads.

They had a tournament at the park, and the 3 parking lots were full of both trailer rigs and cars (non-boaters)

Good Fishin', Eric

[steveb1]

I was on the Mattawoman yesterday. Had 60 deg F water at the state park and 67 deg F at the upper end. Got a lot of nibbles on a motor oil worm but no bites; pulled in two bass, 2 - 3 pounders, on a chartreuse chatter bait off of submerged wood along a shore. Also, saw some large rolls in the shallows in the evening that I took for Snakeheads.

They had a tournament at the park, and the 3 parking lots were full of both trailer rigs and cars (non-boaters)

Good Fishin', Eric

I'd be willing to bet the large rolls are carp. They are already very active. I was fishing a water discharge near Quantico, pulling a silver buddy out of the heavy stream into the slack eddy, and hooked up with a 20lb carp. Had a terrific battle for over 10 minutes. I'd get him close to the boat and then he'd rip out 30 feet of line. I'd rather catch bass, but that was a lot of fun.

[Traveler2586]

Was that the power plant north of Quantico, and what size silver buddy were you using? I don't notice much talk about silver buddy's lately, but I like them in the open channels of the creeks and the main river. I sometimes feel that if a fish just as much as sniffs at one he's as good as hooked. They can take all the rest of the fish out of the river just leave me the Bass (smallies, LM, Rock (strippers))

Good Fishin'

[Traveler2586]

Thinking back, I've had people offering me advice about being up the creek, i.e. do this, do that, don't do this, don't do that OR you'll "be up the creek". But when it comes right down to it, there's no other place that I'd rather be than "up the creek".

Good Fishin'

[steveb1]

Was that the power plant north of Quantico, and what size silver buddy were you using? I don't notice much talk about silver buddy's lately, but I like them in the open channels of the creeks and the main river. I sometimes feel that if a fish just as much as sniffs at one he's as good as hooked. They can take all the rest of the fish out of the river just leave me the Bass (smallies, LM, Rock (strippers))

Good Fishin'

Yes. 1/2 ounce.