TPFR Trip to Rappahannock River!

[vladimir polivanov]

Come join TRFR on the Rappahannock River for a casual day of fishing.

When:     Saturday July16th   2:00 pm 

Where:    Red Dragon Brewery 

Address: 1419 Princess Anne St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

We will meet at Red Dragon Brewery for a beer and some tacos (there should be a taco truck at the Red Dragon on Saturday 16th in the afternoon )Then head out to Rappahannock River to fish the area between the route 1 bridge and I95 bridge. The primary game fish species in this stretch of the Rappahannock is smallmouth bass, additionally there are largemouth bass, snakehead, carp, catfish, and panfish. 

A few things about wading :  First of all parts of the river bottom in this stretch of the Rappahannock are rocky, steep sloping and deep. Highly recommend wearing cleated wading shoes and having a wading  staff. Since it will be literally the middle of summer. You may want to wet wade, in just a pair of shorts instead of using a pair waders. So if you fall in, is it to easer to recover.  Also if there is heavy precipitation in the area or upstream in the watershed. The river could rise to a dangerous level quickly. Bottom line is wading can be potentially dangerous. So at your own risk. 

A few suggestions for flies : Woolly Buggers, Clouser Minnows, CK Baitfish, Kreelex, Clawdad, Poppers, Gurglers any other bait fish or  crayfish imitations.  This by no means is a comprehensive list. 

A few other things you may want to have with you : Headlamp, First Aid Kit , change of dry clothes in your car. 

If there is a high amount of precipitation in the days or week before the trip. In river level is high and/or high turbidity level. This trip may wind up being rescheduled. If that happens future date TBA. 

For more information about Rappahannock River see the VA site.

Look forward to seeing you all there!

Vladimir (  Vo )

TPFR member

This gathering will follow the same guidelines for covid-19 health and safety practices as used in the past.  Please use your best judgment for your personal safety and that of others.  If you are ill, or suspect you might be, please rest up at home.

[Brian]

On my calendar.  Thanks.

[vladimir polivanov]

--
http://www.tpfr.org
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tidal-potomac-fly-...@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tidal-potomac-fly-rodders/CAK7L%2BXTnrhKTQ-YoRMHf1_ZeM_s2sajqFD6tFaenvQFxVNuKQg%40mail.gmail.com.

[vladimir polivanov]

[William Widdoes]

Vo/all- you weren't kidding about water rising rapidly. The last spike (yesterday morning) discharge went from 900 cfs to 9000 in about 2 hours. That's nuts. Gauge height rose 3'.

Still, looks to be shaping up pretty well already. Does anybody have a "go/no go" turbidity number for this water? I use 50 as a top limit (still very brown) on other water. Current is 225 and looks to be "clear" by mid-late tomorrow judging from the last spike. No rain in the forecast.

Thanks for organizing, Vo. Did you ever get up to Erie?

-Bill Widdoes

[DJ]

It's high chocolate milk right now, City Docks were closed yesterday.  It's 3.47 at the city guage which is still high.

[vladimir polivanov]

We'll see how conditions are shaping up by tomorrow afternoon. And make a decision wether the trip is still on or need to reschedule.

Vo

--

http://www.tpfr.org
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tidal-potomac-fly-...@googlegroups.com.

To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tidal-potomac-fly-rodders/aca4616d-e050-40d1-9a3d-fbd81ddbfa66n%40googlegroups.com.

[vladimir polivanov]

The trip is on. Turbidity level look like it be bit high. See everybody at the Red Dragon Brewery at 2:00 p.m.

Vo

[William Widdoes]

Should we bring "supplies" in case we get a rubber donut hatch in the afternoon? They can be exciting, but you've got to be equipped! (alco-pops and Marlboro Reds are my go-to)

https://goo.gl/maps/sT6aU31rMVcnQ1Px8

[wbmat...@gmail.com]

Are we fishing at 2pm or eating tacos and beer at 2pm?

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 14, 2022, at 17:15, vladimir polivanov <vladimir.p...@gmail.com> wrote:



To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tidal-potomac-fly-rodders/CAK7L%2BXSngpV3rx10X84d2g%3DRU50O2n9F3QcUGS4_5L4fN_02VQ%40mail.gmail.com.

[JayCee]

Howdy All,

Thanks for letting me crash your party. What a nice surprise to meet you all there. I'll see if I can hit up one of the local events this summer.

VR

Jared

[William Widdoes]

Thanks Vo for organizing this! Great to meet you, William, Owen and special guest Jared.

Sorry, I booked when that weather starting looking “iffy.” I hope the evening bite was on fire 🤣

Thanks again!

Bill

PS- gotta go back to Red Dragon when they’ve got the hand-pump working. Warm, flat beer is my jam!

You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups "Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders" group.
To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/tidal-potomac-fly-rodders/dWcTh1ZDG4k/unsubscribe.
To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to tidal-potomac-fly-...@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tidal-potomac-fly-rodders/509dd9b8-ae40-4ec2-983b-4bd205b0ac16n%40googlegroups.com.

[wbmat...@gmail.com]

Admittedly I was not a fan of the beer at Red Dragon. Any other breweries/brew pubs near good fishing water? I definitely like lunch, beer, and fish idea for our outings.

I will also make a plug for Dan’s Restaurant and Taphouse up in Boonsboro MD. If you’re fishing Beaver Creek, Dans has a great beer selection and the food is good. 

Best, 

William

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 17, 2022, at 07:12, William Widdoes <bill.w...@gmail.com> wrote:



To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tidal-potomac-fly-rodders/CAA_MTmnL09OCBe%3DMTdPV5F%3DKoUoVoH2s%2BsBUoc0C-GmQ_6Jq1A%40mail.gmail.com.

[Owen Williams]

Great to meet you too, Bill! We hadn't seen you float by and saw that your car was gone, so we were pretty sure that you made the call to pack up :-)

We got lucky with that weather blowing over quickly, especially since most of us were fishing around the middle island across from Clore Brothers and couldn't get back out quickly. The deluge I hit on the way home would not have been fun to fish through. 

I think we tried everything, but to no avail. The water flow would have been alright, but they weren't holding where I thought they might out of the main current or just weren't on the feed due to all the rain and mud. 

Dan's Restaurant and Taphouse looks good, William: https://drnth.com/. We'll have to get a group up there to Beaver or Antietam when the water is cool enough.

Best, 

Owen

[Will Bock]

Correct me if I am wrong, but beaver creek is typically cold enough year round. It is just small and gets a lot of pressure.

I have never fished Antietam before, how is it?

- William

------ Original Message ------

From "Owen Williams" <eowill...@gmail.com>

To "Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders" <tidal-potoma...@googlegroups.com>

Date 7/18/2022 7:55:31 AM

Subject Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: TPFR Trip to Rappahannock River!

To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tidal-potomac-fly-rodders/1ca3c490-db2d-4263-95ce-308fb5452166n%40googlegroups.com.

[William Widdoes]

Weather and watersheds are funny things. Good info (for future trips) here, I think. We fished Sat. afternoon in some pretty OK turbidity numbers by my experience. I know that different waters fish differently, but I've caught fish in water with turbidity in the 20's (and 30's). Granted, that's usually a presentation where you can hit them in the face.

But, even with all the rain on Sat. evening, the Rapp was probably very fishable on Sun. am., and didn't spike until Sunday afternoon.

To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tidal-potomac-fly-rodders/em0f62d56c-e760-40ea-a50e-6c67f50e37ba%409897fb42.com.