Tidal Potomac

[jet]

anyone fish the tidal potomac from the wilson bridge north? tidal basin or fletchers?

[chirotrout]

This is my first season fishing the tidal potomac and so far the skunk is on. I have a friend who is a local fly-fishing guide and his job is literally fishing the exact area you described with clients. If you have a twitter account he is worth following as his posts let you know whats going on moment by moment...its like having eyes on the water everyday from a very knowledgeable source.

I am going to fletchers saturday afternoon to chase some shad and scout out the area some on foot before i wet the kayak.

Let me know if you are interested in tagging along.

Jason

Friends name is rob snowwhite...google him to get his website and twitter information.

[Redfish12]

Jet, that's the closest fishing I have to home so I fish it after work when possible during the spring and fall. Summertime can be ok too but fall and spring are usually more productive. You planning on fishing over here?

[jffoley]

Planning an exploratory outing (sans kayak) around the Chain Bridge area tomorrow afternoon. Maybe Sunday as well. High tide is 3PM Saturday, 4pm Sunday. Will post a report...

John

[Tucked In]

Be cafrefull out there, already plucked a bunch of kids out of the water when there skiff capsized.

[crawdad]

Got there (chainbridge)about 3:00, water high and green,caught a largemouth-15" on a beetlespin,had a decent fish on a plug, spit the hook out.Belly hooked a shad on a plug.I didn't see any schools of herring but they should be around.Saw a couple of flyfishermen and some bassfishermen.Really wanted to see what spit the plug out it did alot of head shaking and was peeling line.Going trout fishing Saturday at a stocked stream.Got to do your thing before it snows again LOL.