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I was about to write a fishing report from friday eve: 7/17, incoming tide: lots of bugs, I caught 1 fat, chunky 17" LMbass. I saw no snakeheads at all. A few small wp were being caught from the pier @ Slavins....but maybe the snakeheads weren't hungry? I may go back as well in the eve. What day were you thinking of going?
That creek is a straight shot across the river from where I'd like to put in for that area..just haven't figured out the rules or stipulations of that spot..I found the put-in on google images, I've been jotting down addresses with intent to check them all out when I return home in early September.
Last edited by RustedAngler; 07-19-2015, 11:22 PM.
Christopher
2016 PA 14' Olvie Drab, Torqueedo Ultralight 403, Mad Frog Gear Boards, Elite-5 ti, Berley Pro Visor and Transducer mount and some other goodies...
2016 PA 12' Olvie Drab, Elite-5 ti, BerleyPro Visor and Transducer mount
2013 PA 14' Olvie Drab, Elite-4x Chirp
2013 PA 12' Olvie Drab, Elite-4 HDI
@ RustedAngler: your VA saltwater license is good in Mattawoman Creek because it's tidal water( Md & VA licenses reciprocate in tidal waters). Slavins launch is free. We are wishing you a safe return so you can fish with us Snaggedliners.
Thanks!! The last month and couple weeks are going to be the roughest..I'm learning the true limits of my patience at this point...still new to the area so I need to locate this Slavins launch. I "live" in Dumfries.
Christopher
2016 PA 14' Olvie Drab, Torqueedo Ultralight 403, Mad Frog Gear Boards, Elite-5 ti, Berley Pro Visor and Transducer mount and some other goodies...
2016 PA 12' Olvie Drab, Elite-5 ti, BerleyPro Visor and Transducer mount
2013 PA 14' Olvie Drab, Elite-4x Chirp
2013 PA 12' Olvie Drab, Elite-4 HDI
John Veil and I took a late afternoon charter trip to Mattawoman (via Jon boat) on 7-17. Before we started the guide said action had been slow recently and he was right. In roughly 6 hours of fishing and hundreds of casts we boated 3 fish despite the fact that cloudy conditions promised a good surface bite.
This is the largest of two largemouth bass I caught.
I caught it on a surface weedless plastic toad retrieving the lure through tight vegetative cover. The smaller bass I boated hit a Pop R in open water in the main creek channel close to shore. I had another bass hooked but lost it in the weeds and I got two other swings at my lures during the evening but no hookups.
It was 29 inches and over 8 pounds. It happened to be the first of only two strikes John had all night. It hit the same style plastic toad that I was using. The snakehead was lying close to a grassy shoreline in heavy vegetation and hit John's lure immediately. It put quite a bend in his rod. The other strike of John's was a bass that threw the hook after a short surface dance.
As I said the fishing was slow despite all signs pointing to a good evening. If a similar bite prevails you can expect a few good fish but a lot of casts.
Good luck if you go.
Mark
Pasadena, MD
Slate Hobie Revolution 13 Hidden Oak Native Ultimate 12 Lizard Lick Native Ultimate FX Pro
man i miss the good ole days on the potomac . the bass fishing has been bad the last few years compared to previous years . it use to take 20 pounds to even come close to winning and that was the guy in the back of the boat . hopefully just a trend and the river will bounce back . the weekend tournament pressure on that river is insane . other factors are the health of the river and lack of grass in areas that were once covered and dare i say the dreaded monster fish that have taken over .
out of curiosity, are you all "dispatching" all snakeheads or catch&releasing some?
Christopher
2016 PA 14' Olvie Drab, Torqueedo Ultralight 403, Mad Frog Gear Boards, Elite-5 ti, Berley Pro Visor and Transducer mount and some other goodies...
2016 PA 12' Olvie Drab, Elite-5 ti, BerleyPro Visor and Transducer mount
2013 PA 14' Olvie Drab, Elite-4x Chirp
2013 PA 12' Olvie Drab, Elite-4 HDI
out of curiosity, are you all "dispatching" all snakeheads or catch&releasing some?
Our guide said the DNR is adamant that they not be stored alive in the boat. The concern of course is to stop transportation of them to be released in other waters. Clearly they are here to stay. Frankly, I believe there is some concern among those who make money fishing for them that the snakehead population has lessened greatly. Our guide's Mattawoman snakehead catch totals have diminished in each of the past three years. He remarked that they are not easy fish to catch. Also, he said the one John caught was the largest he has seen this year.
Mark
Pasadena, MD
Slate Hobie Revolution 13 Hidden Oak Native Ultimate 12 Lizard Lick Native Ultimate FX Pro
If I can catch more than one I'm only keeping the first one. I really want to try one at the dinner table.
They are an excellent fish for the table -- firm white meat with no fishy taste.
John Veil
Annapolis
Native Watercraft Manta Ray 11, Falcon 11
Author - "Fishing in the Comfort Zone" , "Fishing Road Trip - 2019", "My Fishing Life: Two Years to Remember", and "The Way I Like to Fish -- A Kayak Angler's Guide to Shallow Water, Light Tackle Fishing"
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