The shad may be long gone but there are still plenty of fishing opportunities in the DC area. Schoolie stripers can still be found concentrated around Chain Bridge and are still willing to bite a jig or a trolled crankbait. The heat over the last week has brought...
Schoolie stripers have been hitting almost anything over the last couple of days. Fly fisherman and bait fisherman alike have managed to catch one after another once they find the fish. These fish tend to move with the tide so they do not stay in one spot too long....
Although there will be a few American shad hanging around in the deeper channels for another week or so it is safe to say that for 99% of fisherman the shad run is over. The river level has dropped and the soaring water temperature has the river entering its summer...
Despite the heat over the last couple days the American shad bite has still been red hot. Hickories have thinned out and stripers are too full on herring to bother eating an artificial.
Impressive numbers of American shad have moved in over the last couple days. Most shad fisherman are happily reporting their catches of American shad mixed in with hickory shad. Those that specifically target American’s have had no trouble achieving double...