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On May 18, 2021, at 8:06 AM, Jamie Gold <jkg...@gmail.com> wrote:
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I second Royal Lake and Beaverdam Creek Reservoir. I’d avoid the Potomac for smallies unless you can get all the way up to Slackwater (and then use a boat). A sneaky good place to fish for largemouth is Germantown Lake (CM Crockett Park) in Fauquier County — you can rent boats with electric trolling motors there!
-Sean
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Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Bass Fishing Getting Going
Hi Will
There are actually a lot of choices, but more if you have a kayak or canoe as opposed to fishing from shore. I live in VA, so am not familiar with the MD waters. But:1) Potomac River - below Great Falls for largemouth, and above Great Falls for smallmouth. However, please note that the Potomac River is dangerous for wading. Tough rock structure and dangerous currents. A few people drown in the Potomac every year, so be very careful. It’s better to explore in a boat. There are several public access points on the VA side.2) Beaverdam Creek Reservoir, west of Ashburn and Sleeter Lake west of Leesburg. Both are open to the public with boat launches for canoes and kayaks and some shore fishing.3) There are county parks in Northern VA, several of which have lakes/ponds with bass in them. One example is Royal Lake Park. Check out the Fairfax County Park authority website. Also Burke Lake park, although it gets fished pretty hard.4) there are small ponds in communities around the area, but usually they are for residents only.
These are just a few ideas to get started. When headed out over the next few weeks, you might want to bring a heavy fly rod. Carp will be feeding on cicadas and you might be able to catch some. Normally they are very hard to catch (I’ve never caught one on fly rod), but with them feeding on top on cicadas, there should be plenty of opportunities to catch them.
Finally, if you want more info about smallmouth fishing in the area, please check out the Potomac River Smallmouth Club.
Jamie
On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 8:02 AM Will Bock <wbmat...@gmail.com> wrote:
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Also,
If you wade anywhere on the Potomac or Shenandoah, make sure you do the following:
Be safe.
R
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