4 Mile Run

[Ken Tanaka]

Hi everyone,

Two weeks ago I went over to 4 mile run (near shoppers) after reading
several posts from the forum and to my surprise noticed that this
place is no where near a friendly place to fly fish! (at least from
the south side of the canal.) There is absolutely no space to do a
normal cast! I had to resort to practicing some roll casts which was
actually a good thing but regardless of this...

I wanted to know if most of you fish this area by wading. This place
seems to have a lot of fish as I saw lots of carp near the bridge
pilings the other weekend. The only way I find it possible to reach
these fish is either by boat or by wading if it’s safe and possible...

I appreciate your thoughts and comments!

Regards,

Ken.

[Miles]

Hi Ken,

If you are fishing from the south side of that location, fish along the shore -- that is, cast parallel to the shore so that your fly lands near shore. Four-Mile Run is mostly shallow featureless bottom; the deep spots you can't hit with a one-hander from the south shore, except that there is a channel running alongside that shore. Anywhere you see rocks added to the river bank, especially with the metal mesh, means there is a sharp drop-off into the water and a deeper channel running along the bank. That's where the fish will be most of the time, at least the bass and bluegill, especially at higher tides. So if you are right-handed, you can start at the bridge and work your way upstream, casting along the bank, and your backcast should be out over the water.

You can wade some from the north side, if you park near the sewage plant or walk over the bridge from the south. 

--Miles