Shad fishing Rock Creek

[velazquez]

I've wanted to try this for a while, even if I missed the boat this year(STUPID BEING DISTRACTED AND SCHOOLWORK!). How viable would trying to fish Rock Creek for Shad be? I am fairly sure I've heard about people catching them and herring but I have no idea how long they stay in the creek or when/where they move.

[Lane Smith]

I’ve only ever seen herring in Rock creek. Tossing Shad darts to them never bore fruit. For years, I fished around the mouth for Shad, but never caught one. It’s a tough area to back cast because of all the vegetation, so I was never able to cast out that far into the Potomac.

[Brian Cohen]

I've gone out to Rock Creek a few times a year for the last three years in search of the "the elusive Rock Creek shad" - have not seen or caught one - only schools of herring.  My best Rock Creek spring fish was a small (12-inch) striper up around the P St. bridge.  

Brian

On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 5:43 PM Lane Smith <jlane...@gmail.com> wrote:

I’ve only ever seen herring in Rock creek. Tossing Shad darts to them never bore fruit. For years, I fished around the mouth for Shad, but never caught one. It’s a tough area to back cast because of all the vegetation, so I was never able to cast out that far into the Potomac.

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[velazquez]

Amusingly enough I once caught a decent(I think a bit over 12? 14-15 maybe) inch rockfish up by Calvert Street...in September.

On Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 6:02:48 PM UTC-4, Brian Cohen wrote:

I've gone out to Rock Creek a few times a year for the last three years in search of the "the elusive Rock Creek shad" - have not seen or caught one - only schools of herring.  My best Rock Creek spring fish was a small (12-inch) striper up around the P St. bridge.  

Brian

On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 5:43 PM Lane Smith <jlane...@gmail.com> wrote:

I’ve only ever seen herring in Rock creek. Tossing Shad darts to them never bore fruit. For years, I fished around the mouth for Shad, but never caught one. It’s a tough area to back cast because of all the vegetation, so I was never able to cast out that far into the Potomac.

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[William Hea]

I've had success with small beaded flies like copper John's. Was probably getting, but still fun. You're guaranteed to catch some bluegill.

[velazquez]

Yea, I'll probably try stuff like that the next time I go-usually I just go all-out for bass and do okish.

[Brian Cohen]

Just coming back to this because this afternoon I was spin-fishing with my son and he caught two hickory shad almost all the way up by the zoo - on a small curly-tail grub with a jighead.  An amazing catch - I was starting to believe that the Elusive Rock Creek Shad did not exist!

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[velazquez]

Ha! And this late in the year too. I wonder if it's just a matter of luck/timing-maybe they usually move too fast and this year with the cold spring they're lingering more?