Occoquan this morning...

brad dreisbach

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Mar 31, 2026, 1:20:21 PM (2 days ago) Mar 31

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was too windy for me to fly fish for shad, so did some bass fishing instead. this little guy bit....didnt get a weight on it as i wanted to get it back in the water, but had to be 25-30.

Daniel Lazenby

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Mar 31, 2026, 6:12:34 PM (2 days ago) Mar 31

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Nice!

Daniel

Andrew D

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Apr 1, 2026, 10:59:48 PM (17 hours ago) Apr 1

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Brad, can I ask what you change when you go for stripers vs shad in the Occoquan? I like launching my paddleboard at the kayak launch under the 123 bridge, but have never considered going for stripers there. Do you go downstream, or is it a matter of just fishing the right type of fly/lure in the same spaces? Thanks!

On Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 6:12:34 PM UTC-4 Daniel Lazenby wrote:

Nice!

Daniel

brad dreisbach

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5:37 AM (11 hours ago) 5:37 AM

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I was honestly targeting LMB, but have been catching a decent amount of stripers while doing so. I'm fishing downstream from the regional park boat ramp and have had success from the ramp all the way down to Belmont Bay. Stripers seem to love the Alabama Rig traditional tackle wise. Not caught so many on fly as I havent been fly fishing for bass that often recently, but have gotten a few on clousers and game changers.

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