2014 Shad Run!

[Barnett Williams]

Hitting Fletcher's this weekend. Has anyone had any luck so far this year? If so, how shadtastic?

[Patrick Kearns]

I went out with a buddy, and we only caught one Hickory each, but everyone around us was spanking 'em!  

[William Steinman]

My oldest son and I were out yesterday. After failing to find a good spot from the bank down river from Fletcher's, we settled into a good spot just up river. A bunch of very nice hickories. I cannot wait to get back out there this week.

[Yambag Nelson]

I fished from shore both days.  Saturday was awesome.  I caught a bunch (didn't bother counting) all on chartreuse.  Couldn't catch a fish on pink or white. 

Went back today and started off great but then it pretty much shut down for me.  I got one more fish on pink.  Didn't seem like anyone was exactly killing them today, people would randomly catch a fish here or there, but nothing like Saturday where it seemed everyone was constantly catching fish.

On Sunday, April 6, 2014 5:52:58 PM UTC-4, Barnett Williams wrote:

[Paul]

I was at Fletchers yesterday (Sunday) afternoon. Hiked up river and fished from shore. Caught 6 and lost 3 (and I think I broke even on lost flies). Chartreuse seemed best, although orange seemed to do okay as well. Attached are a few pictures.

 

 

[peter odell]

I fished Monday morning from 7:00 until 10:00 - no wind, rain started coming down pretty hard at end.  River looked cloudy, but after I moved a couple of times, the bite really took off.  I caught 20+ fish, all on my 8wt and 6wt - fly color didn't seem to matter, though I caught the most on white.  Fish were pretty big and beefy.  It seemed that they were in multiple layers of the water column, I caught several really deep, but a number of them were only 15 feet behind the boat as the fly was almost up (maybe they followed it?).  it was all good.  Other boats using spinning gear did really well also. 

[Barnett Williams]

were you out on a fletchers row boat?

On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 2:48 PM, peter odell <peter...@gmail.com> wrote:

I fished Monday morning from 7:00 until 10:00 - no wind, rain started coming down pretty hard at end.  River looked cloudy, but after I moved a couple of times, the bite really took off.  I caught 20+ fish, all on my 8wt and 6wt - fly color didn't seem to matter, though I caught the most on white.  Fish were pretty big and beefy.  It seemed that they were in multiple layers of the water column, I caught several really deep, but a number of them were only 15 feet behind the boat as the fly was almost up (maybe they followed it?).  it was all good.  Other boats using spinning gear did really well also. 

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[peter odell]

Yes on the Fletcher's rowboat - best fishing value on the planet during the shad run :-)

[Justin Schiavone]

Just got off the river. The shad are in full swing. I took 10 and 2 got off, this was all in an hour or so. The tide was approximately two hours off slack high. They were taken mostly on a red and white shad fly, and a couple on a chartreuse that I got from the orvis shop. I was using a sinking tip and letting my line sink 3-4 second and made longer slower strips than normal. The location was above fletchers on a nice eddie near the chain - my honey hole. My friend caught one hickory on a red and white shad dart with a good amount of weight as well. 

Good luck to y'all, 

Justin 

On Sunday, April 6, 2014 5:52:58 PM UTC-4, Barnett Williams wrote:

[Brian Ibanez]

Was in town for a wedding this weekend and played hooky on Monday.

Woke up and rain was falling and it was cold so i decided to sleep in until high tide around 1pm.  Saw some sea lampreys on the shad cam and ran to the river.

Got to fletchers and there were ample boats available so I rowed out to the soft water below the point and started chucking shad flies hung below heavier streamers.  I only had intermediate line (forgot to pack the full sink) with a super fast sinking poly leader to help get me down.  I really think the depth was my main issue because boats around me were hooking up almost 6 to 1 compared to me.  They were hitting pink and red.  Everyone around me was having success on these colors.

Walked away landing this beauty, safely released with no harm.

Is this a Hickory Shad?  Always have trouble identifying them...

On Sunday, April 6, 2014 5:52:58 PM UTC-4, Barnett Williams wrote:

[Matt]

Just a heads up for those trying to reach Fletchers these last couple days. Canal Road has been closed for repairs resulting in siginificant delays. I know that Tuesday's detour  cost me 40 minutes (coming across Key, then up Reservoir) and today's attempt cost an hour (trying the opposite approach from Chain Bridge). Not sure how long the work will last but if you're thinking about sneaking away from work for an hour to throw a line know that these delays will factor. Cheers, Matt