December M&G 2013

[Sun]

Will confirm around first of month after I check with my social calandar manager.

Social calendar manager...haha. I'm going to use that in the future. Hope it works out for you.

Don't remember the name, but that BBQ place we ate at last year was pretty good...

I believe that was Dixie Bones. I thought the food was good too....but yelpers seem to think the other place is better. I'll put up a vote when it gets closer to the M&G. BBQ on a cold winter day does sound good though. Oh, I'll give you any small fish I catch to use for flathead bait.

Add me to the list. I love crappie fishing almost as much as catfishin....If it is cold enough maybe we will get some ice fishing lessons in as well...

I hope it won't be that cold! I'm thinking mid-December shouldn't be so bad...but you never know with weather.

Good luck guys! I'll miss this one due to a boat trip down to CBBT. Make sure you guys bring a rod for catfish, you never know what you'll catch!

Sorry you can't make it, Michael. Have fun in CBBT though. Thanks for posting the pic. I don't think I would ever want to have a catfish all over my upper body like that. Catfish slime....Blech!

If I'm not down in Norfolk that weekend, I will try to make this one. It is right down the road from me. Not sure about anywhere to eat, never tried anything right by the Occoquan and there is an area devoid of any good restaruants between here and there.

You make it down there pretty frequently...you thinking of going Thanksgiving week? I am toying with the idea of going down on the 27th....

[JohnE]

If I'm not down in Norfolk that weekend, I will try to make this one. It is right down the road from me. Not sure about anywhere to eat, never tried anything right by the Occoquan and there is an area devoid of any good restaruants between here and there.

[Redfish12]

Good luck guys! I'll miss this one due to a boat trip down to CBBT. Make sure you guys bring a rod for catfish, you never know what you'll catch!

[clm]

Add me to the list. I love crappie fishing almost as much as catfishin....If it is cold enough maybe we will get some ice fishing lessons in as well...

[Shady]

Don't remember the name, but that BBQ place we ate at last year was pretty good...

Also, Sun knows very well that the channel cats in the area love gulp

I'm thinking I might make this one. I'd love to get into a big flathead...

[Runnin]

I'm going to make every effort to get to this one. New water for me and I am not an experiences crappie fishermen. The ones I've caught have come by accident fishing for something else. Will confirm around first of month after I check with my social calandar manager.

[Sun]

Attendees

The List:

• Sun
• Runnin - maybe
• Shady
• AbuMasgouf
• huizhao85
• Big T
• M_Duong60
• OVERBOARD
• Rockchaser
• Jaspratt
• BassMoore
• HearadonCatch
• echo5oscar
• MD Dore
• zeebyrd - maybe

[Sun]

The next M&G will be in Northern Virginia. Some of you might immediately think "woah, that's too far." but don't let that deter you. For most of the MD forum members, it actually isn't much farther than a lot of the other M&G's we have had this year. Besides, wouldn't you rather be fishing in December than sitting at home?

Date: Saturday, December 14
Location: Occoquan Regional Park (9751 Ox Rd. Lorton, VA 22079).
Target Species: Crappie!
Other Species Available: largemouth bass, blue catfish, flathead catfish, channel catfish, white perch, yellow perch.
Launch Time: The park opens at 8AM in December. We can aim to meet at 8AM, and fish until Noon.
Launch Fee:

• $4 for Virginians on beach
• $5 for Non-Virginians on beach
• $8 for Virginians on ramp
• $9 for Non-Virginians on ramp

Lunch: 1PM @ Dixie Bones. Good barbeque place close by.

I have only fished the Occoquan a few times last year, so I can't offer too much advice...Oh, I have one good piece of advice - make sure you are prepared for cold weather. Also, I might leave the big rod holder rigs at home - it's tough getting into tight places for crappie when you have more than 1 or 2 rods with you.

To make up for my poor list of tips above, here are some links to some blog posts and forum threads about crappie fishing on the Occoquan:

• My blog posts from fishing the Occoquan.
• Joe's videos from fishing the Occoquan.
• MKF Fishing Reports from the Occoquan (You may have to be logged in to see the list).

Attached is a map of the launch area, and the areas where I have personally caught fish. I have not yet explored areas north of the launch area.
Also, note the thick red line. If I understand this page correctly, here are the licensing rules:

• If you live in Virginia, you need a freshwater license to fish any part of the Occoquan.
• If you live in Maryland, a MD tidal license is accepted in all areas at or below the red line.
• If you live in Maryland and want to fish above the red line, you will need a Non-Resident VA Freshwater license.

If you're from Maryland and don't have a VA freshwater license, I would just stick with the MD tidal license and fish the 95 bridge. I've caught most of my bigger crappie there.

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