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Fishing Report
As the river continues to settle down we are starting to pick up where we left off. As expected there are willing walleye and stripers still around with a couple smallmouth mixed in. As the flow decreases even more as we move into late July we will have to look for...
Fishing Report
The upper tidal Potomac has been running high and muddy since May 15th. This span of above average flow has included two floods as well as two other minor high water events that have combined to one of the longest stretches of unfishable water that anyone around here...
Fishing Report
American shad bite continued today and will be decent fishing for them tonight and tomorrow morning. The schoolies pushed up towards Chain Bridge with the flood tide this morning. As expected, walleyes have become active this week. High and muddy water forecasted...
Fishing Report
At the moment the river is looking fantastic for both flow and clarity. American shad are still being caught in the normal spots. Striped bass are very active in the Chain Bridge area with a few being caught by Fletchers. River predicted to rise again by Tuesday. Fish...
Fishing Report
The river remains frustratingly murky despite flow being below 4.5ft on the Little Falls gauge. A few American shad are being caught despite the conditions. With a cooling trend on the way we can expect another flurry of shad activity as well as a great schoolie...
Fishing Report
Phenomenal American shad bite over the last few days. So good that they have bullied out the hickories to the point where it is rare to catch one in the Fletchers area. Fish now, heavy rain in the watershed will blow out the river by Tuesday, possibly earlier. After...
Fishing Report
Fantastic shad bite today, especially in the afternoon. A stubborn low tide in the morning result in a disappointing lull for the morning anglers but once the tide started to move the bite picked up. Stripers still mixed in but have been hard to find schooled up. Good...
Fishing Report
Shad and striper bite continues today. Huge numbers of American shad are being caught all over the river. Normally there are a handful of spots that reliably produce American shad but his this season they have been caught by everyone and seemingly everywhere. Schoolie...
Fishing Report
The river today reached ideal temp and flow for schoolie stripers and the bite did not disappoint. A school of stripers was found in the lower cove gorging on smelt. Small, dark jigs produced a couple dozen of our striped friends up to 27″ this morning. Shad...
Fishing Report
The frustrating weather and river conditions of April are behind us. With nothing major in the immediate forecast it looks like we’ll have very fishy conditions for at least the next 10 days. As of this morning hickory and American shad are back with a...
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.
