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Fishing Report
The river is clearing from its latest push of high water. Despite the strong flow and murky water there are still plenty of shad being caught from the bank and from boats in the cove area. Stripers activity slow but that will pick up as the water drops and clears....
Fishing Report
Once again rain in the watershed will rise the river above rental levels at Fletchers. There will be a window of opportunity for shad fishing today before the river gets murky. Great shad bite yesterday for American and hickories. Stripers have been hard to come...
Fishing Report
Shad bite back on! The river has finally dropped and cleared enough for hickory and American shad to start biting shad darts again. Slightly too much current to effectively fish for stripers but that will hopefully change by tomorrow. More rain in the forecast so fish...
Fishing Report
The Potomac dropped below 5ft today for the first time since Monday. Water clarity is slowly improving as the river falls. A few shad have been reported this morning which is encouraging considering the conditions. Monday and Tuesday morning are looking like...
Fishing Report
The Potomac has begun its gradual fall back to normal flows. It should be clear enough by Sunday to catch a few shad from the shoreline. Monday looks to be the first day of boat rentals at Fletchers and by Tuesday we should be back in the thick of it.
Fishing Report
Heavy rain, both local and in the watershed have already muddied up the river. By mid week the river will crest between 6 and 7 feet at Little Falls and will take several days to fall and clear. High water events like this are frustrating while they’re happening...
Fishing Report
Bright sun and hot temperatures spiked the water temp over the last two days resulting in some of the best shad fishing of the season. Lots of reports of American shad and big numbers of hickory shad. Fishing from the shoreline has been just as productive as from a...
Fishing Report
Not much change in the last few days; not surprising with the water temperature staying below 50°. Good hickory shad bite today with a few Americans picked up as well. Shad have been very spot dependent so if you’re not catching it would be wise to move rather...
Fishing Report
The river conditions are nearly perfect at the moment. Just a few degree increase in water temperature and we’ll be looking at ideal conditions. We had our first day of decent striper fishing this morning; landing 5 fish in the 30″ range. Shad bite picked...
Fishing Report
River level and clarity are back to normal and very fishable. Temperature remains an issue but that will change quickly later this week as the air temperature warms. All species present but hunkered down in the cold. Some shad and stripers caught this morning. Not...
Fishing Report
The river continues to drop and clear resulting in better fishing as the conditions improve. Plenty of hickory shad were caught today, primarily in the slack water in Fletchers Cove. Still lots of current in the main channel so stripers have been inaccessible. The...
Fishing Report
Another day of tough conditions on the tidal Potomac. Cold, swift, and murky water have brought the shad bite to a halt. River is falling and clearing and should begin to be fishable by tomorrow afternoon. The bite should be back in full swing by mid-week.
Fishing Report
The river is beginning to fall (for now) but will remain murky and swift through the weekend. As the water clears there will be some shad caught from the bank as well as perch and catfish for those baitfishing. Overall a tough weekend of fishing ahead. Likely no boat...
Fishing Report
The river has once again risen above 5ft on the Little Falls gauge which prevents Fletchers from renting boats. However, as of this afternoon the water clarity has remained fishable enough that there have been several reports of hickory and American shad biting from...
Fishing Report
Good shad bite this afternoon with plenty of hickories being caught as well as a few Americans. A couple stripers were tricked into eating a jig this morning as well. River will be rising overnight. More high and muddy water expected for the weekend. No boat rentals...
