Potomac Smallie

[DanMarino]

Got out on the Potomac before the rain today. Fish were not in areas they had been the previous trips in August and September.

Caught this healthy guy on a green pumpkin curly tailed grub.

Lots of wind blowing us up river. Only fished for a couple of hours and only landed one fish.

[camelbird]

Nice job on the smallie. This time of year there always seems to be a huge transition for potomac smallmouth

[Mark]

That's a good SM.

Congrats.

Fun, aren't they?

[HJS]

Nice looking smbass. I see in the photos that the Potomac has eel grass too. Is that stuff starting to break lose and hanging up on your lures? On the Susky @ Harrisburg eel grass can be a big deal with just a small 3"-4" increase in river flow. Sometimes its floating down river so thick that I have to go totally weedless. On the other hand, when it's still attached to the bottom in big clumps it acts like a hotel for smallmouth.

[DanMarino]

Grass wasn't much of a problem yesterday. Locating fish was, along with the wind. Had a nice time with my son. After the Navy Yard tragedy this week, there's much to be grateful for.