Fly fishing the Anacostia River

[Brian Cohen]

Hi there TPFR - Today I saw a short video from the Anacostia River Watershed Society today of a whole mess of shad swimming up the Anacostia, and I'm intrigued.   Has anyone gone fly fishing in the Anacostia - for shad or any other species - and if so, what was your experience?  If i go out, it would be in a small jon boat from the pier at Anacostia Park.  

Thanks!

Brian

[Rocko]

Brian,

You are such an adventurer. If you do this, let me know how it goes.

Michael

[Richard Farino]

Couple of things to keep in mind:

• The Anacostia is about 20 feet deep most of the way up and then about halfway drops to uniformly 5 foot depths all the way up to Bladensberg.
• The river is not wadable below Bladensberg.  It is very much silt and mud.
• The river is tidal and there are really no defined current seams to key in on.
• What I’m told is most of the hickories spawn in the Potomac and tribs, and most of the Americans spawn in the Anacostia and tribs.
• Don’t eat anything out of the Anacostia.  The Riverkeepers don’t for good reason.  There are 3 US Superfund sites located in the the river.

Regards,

R

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On Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 11:01:29 PM UTC-4, Brian Cohen wrote:

Hi there TPFR - Today I saw a short video from the Anacostia River Watershed Society today of a whole mess of shad swimming up the Anacostia, and I'm intrigued.   Has anyone gone fly fishing in the Anacostia - for shad or any other species - and if so, what was your experience?  If i go out, it would be in a small jon boat from the pier at Anacostia Park.  

Thanks!

Brian. did you make it to the Anacostia? I have floated the river  and I plan to fish there this Friday. Any interest in teaming up?  Tim  (new to fly fishing)