[Danny Barrett]

Hello,

Does anyone have any great knowledge of the North Branch of the Potomac?  Where I live these days it is the closest stream to me, or at least I think.  A buddy and I have fished it only 3 or 4 times.  Managed a few trout in October on crawdad imitations.  This weekend we blanked tossing a lot of small nymphs.  Any advice is greatly appreciated. 

Thanks,

Danny

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[namfos]

Well it's too bad that Steve Moore at switchfisher.com turn off his site - you might have found some info, albeit dated there. You could always go looking for his book about the North Potomac, http://amzn.to/1838xL0. I think he's also on this forum on occasion as well. I seem to recall him weighing in on the great debate about whether or not wading for fishing was legal or not.

Mark

[TurbineBlade]

Wadergate!  

And what a conclusion!  To anyone reading who may not remember, the official determination was that since we all "waited a while" and no one else was ticketed (that we know of), it is therefore legal to wade in the Potomac. 

BTW -- did you guys know 4MR is "polluted"?  A 'concerned' lady in a 1977 Buick Elektra 225 filled with cat toys approached me and Carl the other day and told us that as we suited up.    

Gene

[Carl Z.]

Did the North Branch have extremely low water last summer?  There might be areas with fewer fish right now.

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[Danny Barrett]

Not sure what it was last summer. But that's very possible.

Dan Barrett
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[Yambag Nelson]

This isn't a very good time of year to fish anywhere north of the equator.  If I were to fish, I would fish wooly buggers slow and deep. 

[Jeff Cook]

A few years ago I had my dog swimming free in a wonderful stream pool off the Columbia Pike access point. Two bicycle police rode by, then stopped to convince me that 4MR is badly polluted and I really didn't want my dog in there. The thing is industrial drainage, got it.

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[Terry C]

Danny, I have fished it a few times from the Barnum WV. area.  I like to make it a weekend trip when I go, usually fishing the Savage one day then going over to the N.B.   I have had some great days and bad daysthere.  I can't figure that place out ,probably need more time on it.  I have had good days with dry flies and streamers and shutouts as well  ?   Great water though.  If I lived closer I would be fishing it all the time.  Try Eastern Trophies Outfitters.  William guides there a lot his web site has info.  

On Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 10:27:55 PM UTC-5, Danny Barrett wrote:

[Daniel Davala]

Danny,

I highly recommend you chat with or better yet spend a day with guide PJ Daley, owner of Savage River Angler (not to be confused with "Savage River Outfitters", the shop).  He spends 100s of days a year on the Savage and N. Branch, so you'd learn a ton.  PJ is who I call when I need up to the moment info about either fishery.  Outstanding guide and all around good guy.

Dan Davala

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[namfos]

What a breakthrough, Gene!

 

[Andy Thomas]

I've fished the NBPR on a number of occasions over the last few years.  I've found that Barnum, WV is a nice place to go.  Like Terry, I've had really good days and bad days.  The dry fly fishing is usually hit or miss.  You pretty much have to be there during hatch to find fish on dries.  Nymphing however can work year round.  Prince nymphs, zebra midges, and tan scuds are my go to there as well as on the Savage.  I live in DC and usually make it an overnight trip and either camp up near the Savage or at Barnum.  From Barnum you can hike up river to the dam and fish the two miles of catch and release water (really scenic) or hike down river.  There is a road that parallels the river for miles down from Barnum so its fairly easy access.

 

With that being said, there are really nice trout all the way down to the paper plant at Bloomington, MD.  If you can take the smell, you can fish there or even farther down river.  There are nice trout and smallmouth below the paper mill.

 

On Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 10:27:55 PM UTC-5, Danny Barrett wrote:

[Lane Thurgood]

The driving distance from northern Virginia is prohibitive or I would fish them more. If you live near the North Branch, then you live near the Savage.  I have fished the North Branch but much prefer the Savage (which dumps into the North Branch near Luke, Maryland).  And explore the Savage's tribs for brookies.  A book you should consult is Gelso and Coburn's Guide to Maryland Trout Fishing which has chapters on both the North Branch and the Savage (among others).  They call the Savage Maryland's Hatch Factory.  The chapter on the North Branch has lots of good information, as well.

 

The reason people generally ply the North Branch is in hopes of a true trophy.  I have seen absolute pigs caught on spin tackle.  I haven't caught any pigs, but have found success on fine trout with big nymphs.  I have not had what I would call an amazing day on the North Branch.

 

But I would characterize a couple of my days on the Savage as amazing with plenty of above average sized browns and rainbows and my largest brookie in the East. 

 

I have even fished them both in cold winters when there on business and found fine fishing in both.

 

 

 

[TurbineBlade]

The savage is beautiful and I wished I fished it more.  It's very challenging and it feels good to hook a brown trout there.  

I once destroyed the fish in that 7X glide.  Our campsite had leaders with multiple green weenies still attached that some previous camper didn't bother to trash properly.

One of the above statements is a lie.  

Gene