Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Massive schools of fish in 4MR

I'm positive they were gizzard shad. So annoying. When I accidentally
foul hooked one it put up less of a fight than a panfish half its
size.

On Sep 24, 10:50 am, Mike <m...@shadfishing.com> wrote:
> Look like this?
> [image: Inline image 1]
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> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 10:39 AM, Jeff Silvan <jeffreysil...@gmail.com>wrote:> I went out to 4 Mile Run yesterday afternoon with my friend. We had mild
> > success - a few largemouths and sunfish, but nothing of size. I did,
> > however, see one giant largemouth (at least 5 lbs, conservatively) right
> > next to the treatment plant discharge and three needlefish that kept
> > chasing my fly. The most interesting thing I saw were massive schools of
> > fish swimming around. These fish numbered in the hundreds, if not
> > thousands, all in the area of the discharge. I'm not sure what they were,
> > but they appeared to be silvery and looked like shad. They were all about 6
> > inches, but every once in a while I'd see a loner that was 10 or 12 inches.
> > They completely ignored any fly (although I wasn't really trying for them
> > except for three casts with a nymph), and seemed like they were simply
> > displacing any fish that would normally be there. Any thoughts on what
> > these could have been? Lane actually foul hooked one and got a picture, so
> > hopefully he can post it for confirmation. He said it was very slimy if
> > that gives any clues...
>
> > Jeff
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