?>
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...
Fishing Report
The shad bite is steadily improving as the river drops and clears. Gold spoons and orange darts have been working well in the stained water. Some perch being caught as well. Best to fish tomorrow or Wednesday as the river is expected to rise again before the...
Fishing Report
The river has crested and is slowly falling but still remains murky. All fishing has slowed dramatically. Long range forecast has precipitation and low temps which will keep the bite slow for over a week. Conditions are frustrating at the moment but will help extend...
Fishing Report
Shad continue to be caught today but in smaller numbers compared to earlier in the week. The rising river in combination with the murky water is the culprit for the slow bite. Striper bite has shut off due to the change in conditions. River will drop in level starting...
Fishing Report
Slow bite for all present species this morning. Old timers will tell you that a rising river shuts down the fishing, this could be the case in this instance. The prediction for river rise has been lowered to 5.2ft which would temporarily suspend boat rentals at...
Fishing Report
The Hickory shad bite continues to improve with fish scattered through Fletchers cove. Striped bass bite has slowed . Walleye are moving downstream now that their spawn is complete. Smallmouth are heading upstream as they gear up for their spawn. River level rising...
