Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Digest for tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com - 7 Messages in 5 Topics

[james kammel]

Where is constitutional gardens?


Jim

[Jim Greene]

Briefly abandoning lurker mode to comment that my rule of thumb for wading the Potomac for smallmouth (usually near Shephardstown or above Snyder's Landing at the Horsebacks) is 3 feet or less at the Little Falls gauge. Also if and when there's a white fly hatch, those areas can offer first-class dry fly fishing. FYI small Gaines blue poppers are often particularly effective early in the day casting toward weeds or under trees on the shoreline.

Jim Greene

On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 7:55 AM, <tidal-potoma...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

  Today's Topic Summary

Group: http://groups.google.com/group/tidal-potomac-fly-rodders/topics

• Constitution Gardens [2 Updates]
• Potomac River Smallmouth Club Boat Night - June 26 at Riverbend Park [1 Update]
• First post, first trip to Shenandoah [2 Updates]
• Upstream Journey featured by Outside Magazine [1 Update]
• Is 4ft too High for Smallies on the N Potomac? [1 Update]

 Constitution Gardens

Texican <john.z....@gmail.com> Jun 23 07:51PM -0700  

Hit Constitution Gardens today to change things up Sunday. After the rain,
the water was cloudy so sight casting was out of the question. Caught this
guy up against the wall at the far East end of the pond. A nice surprise
after being skunked at GP on Saturday. About 13 inches and as always, fun!

BTW, I've seen a couple of brown and I think white snakes in the water both
at 4MR and GP recently. The one at GP was in the seam near the outflow and
didn't seem particularly scared. Anyone have a clue what these might be
and generally what one might encounter at these places. Considering that's
two snakes in two weekends, I'm guessing I'll see more and just being
cautious. Oh, and I saw either three snakeheads or the same snakehead three
times surfacing at GP against the wall about 1 hr after high tide. One of
these days.....

tight lines - John


 

TurbineBlade <doubl...@gmail.com> Jun 24 01:14AM -0700  

I'd guess some Nerodia species is most likely on the snake(s) you saw. In
MO the most common was N. sipedon, but I don't know what species is most
common around here. All basically fill the same niche.
 
Harmless, but very prone to biting and musking if grasped at some point
along the body. Oddly, the ones I've kept in the lab would feed
immediately after biting/musking, so they don't seem to be too stressed
about it -- it's just an innate reaction to be grabbed....probably
developed in response to avian predators.
 
Gene
 
On Sunday, June 23, 2013 10:51:47 PM UTC-4, Texican wrote:


 

 Potomac River Smallmouth Club Boat Night - June 26 at Riverbend Park

Ernie <ernie...@verizon.net> Jun 23 06:35PM -0700  

Just a reminder, If you are coming, please let em know.
 
 
 
Ernie


 

 First post, first trip to Shenandoah

Trent Sterneck <zebra...@gmail.com> Jun 23 01:44PM -0400  

Hi all,
 
I've been silently lurking on the forum for a while and have been motivated
to get out and fish. After picking up some flies and advice from Dan at the
Clarendon Orvis, I drove out to Shenandoah National Park on Saturday to
hike around and try to catch a few brook trout. I was pleasantly surprised
by the fishing, the park's beauty, and the rigor of the hike. (a few
photos: http://imgur.com/a/Frtt5)
 
Hope to make it out to a beer tie soon and start exploring more fly-fishing
options around DC.
 
Cheers,
 
Trent


 

Danny Barrett <dannyt...@gmail.com> Jun 23 07:32PM -0400  

Ive fished that park for a decade or more, where is that waterfall? Never
seen it.
 
Thanks,
 
Dan Barrett
 
MSA Fall Protection CoOp
1100 Cranberry Woods Drive,
Cranberry TWP, PA
 
3610 Dawson Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
 
dannyt...@gmail.com
(540)-222-8064
 
 


 

 Upstream Journey featured by Outside Magazine

Rob Snowhite <r...@robsnowhite.com> Jun 23 02:03PM -0400  

http://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/adventure-ethics/Paul-Moinesters-Upstream-Journey.html?210166871&utm_campaign=googlenews&utm_source=googlenews&utm_medium=xmlfeed


 

 Is 4ft too High for Smallies on the N Potomac?

Zach on the Hill <zachary....@gmail.com> Jun 23 10:31AM -0700  

Thanks fish. We hit the float yesterday and the fishing was so-so. We
caught about 15 between the two of us with a few in the 2lb range. Water
was very stained though. All and all it was worth it to get out there.
 
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Slightly north of the Tidal Basin - between the reflecting pool and Constitution Ave. Basically at 19th and Constitution Ave.

 

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Where is constitutional gardens?


Jim

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[namfos]

Jim: what's the situation for parking around Snyder's Landing? In summer I often fish below Dam 5. Thanks.

Mark