New Toy

[HeaveToo]

This summer I bought a Seapro SV2100cc Bay boat.  It is a 22 foot boat powered by a 130 johnson outboard.  I have been tweaking it and getting it ready for fishing.  It has a nice setup with a front casting deck and I also have an electric motor on the front of it. 

Currently I am keeping her in Colonial Beach (middle Potomac Area).  I have had a few trips in the area and I just did light tackle but I haven't brought the flyrod out yet. 

Anyone have a suggestion for some good places to fish in that area with the fly? 

[John Smith]

Congrats on the boat. I haven't fished down that way for a year or so because the public ramp was in such terrible shape. Lately, I have stayed either upstream of the 301 bridge or quite a ways downstream closer to Pt. Lookout but the good habitats are the same. Check google earth for jetties and hard structure around legged channel markers and look for point bars. There are several good bars across the river on the Maryland side. The trolling motor will work for the jetties. I use a stick-it anchor pin a lot too especially for fishing the point bars. Mine is an 8 footer but I have a 2 foot extension i can screw on. Stick it in the sand and tie off to the bow cleat. Easier than setting up anchor. I don't use a trolling motor on my skiff. I like keeping the bow totally clean. Alternatively, you can just chase the birds looking for breakers. The creeks down that way like Maddox and Upper Machodoc are great for white perch too. I even caught a largemouth in the latter. Docks and downed timber are good in those. Its been getting saltier and saltier with the dry conditions so a wide variety of species should be available this time of year. I'm hoping to get out next week but i may wait for the water temps to cool down a bit. I usually bring along one rod with an intermediate sink and my eight weight with a teeny 350 which is by far my favorite setup for fly fishing the Potomac. 

[HeaveToo]

I have the gear to fish most levels of water.  I have a full sink, sink tips, and  usually keep floating line on the reel.  Down towards the mouth there are a lot of breaking fish right now, you just have to chase the birds. 

I fished St. Clements Island the other day and that has some excellent structure and current for stripers.  I need to explore this some more.

Thanks for the tips.