{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Gravelly Point - entrance blocked?

As a daily bike commuter, I can recall at least 4 times that I've move barricades put in place to "protect public safety"....usually place on the mount vernon trail due to flooding and/or recent snow events.  After I've reached the spot where I usually see the barricades, I'm already 3 miles from home and cannot feasibly turn around and hop in my car or something, so I view it as a necessity rather than stubborness.  

I assume they don't want you to move the barricades at GP, but I doubt anyone will actually do anything about it.  I'm sure their attitude is "I tried to keep the people out" ;).  

Rob - If we're trying to avoid contact with sewage, that would eliminate my favorite fishing spots!  ;) But yeah, that's a good point.  

Actually, some of the better looking streams in the DC area have the highest fecal coliform (well...now they measure E.coli versus coliform -- but the old data were for coliform) after rain events simply due to placement of combined sewer lines.  One of the absolute worst ones is Battery Kemble, which dumps into the potomac literally right at Fletcher's Boathouse.  If you've been there, you've no doubt driven right over it to get under the  tunnel there.  

On Thursday, November 1, 2012 9:29:53 AM UTC-4, Howard A wrote:

I have had the same problem with the barricades in the past few weeks, prior to Sandy. I am pretty sure they are just there to keep people out when the park is closed.  In the past, if it was after 6:00 (or reasonably close to that), I just moved the barricades to the grass, parked, and went fishing.

However, as others pointed out not getting out on the river this morning was probably the best outcome.



On Thursday, November 1, 2012 6:19:05 AM UTC-4, Luke Tomanelli wrote:

I tried to go fishing at Gravelly Point at 6:00 AM today but the entrance was blocked by some wooden barricades.  Does anyone know why this is? I haven't gone there this early during the week before but I can't imagine that they keep it closed until later in the morning.  Any insight?  This stopped me from fishing and I'd love for it to not happen again.  Thanks. 

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