{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Striper help before I move!

I have caught a lot of schoolies (not big, but will still put a good bend on a 6wt) fishing the GP outflow. Wait a couple hours after high tide when the water starts flowing out of the duck pond, if this coincides with dusk/dawn, even better. I basically stand right up next to the wall of the bridge, and use a cross-body roll cast or off-hand roll cast and try to hit right by the shore on the opposite side. I feed out a bit of line as it swings through the current, and then strip in. Little guys (<20") to be sure, but you have a much better chance for them doing that than using streamers on seams out by Fletcher's. That has been my experience at least.

 

Heed the warnigs of the GP wading ticket thread, though. Not a friendly place to get your ankles wet, at the moment.

 

On Friday, May 31, 2013 12:10:55 PM UTC-4, Coop wrote:

Hi everyone,

I landed a summer job with California Trout and I'm leaving the DC area in a week. I'm sure I'll be back in the area afterward, but for now my only priority before I leave is to get a striper on the fly. I've gone out a couple times in a kayak at Fletcher's and yesterday afternoon at GP--so far, no luck. Am I cursed or is that normal? 

I would love any advice, or if you know of any past posts that address this, that would be great, too. I tried to search the forum for the best techniques for targeting stripers but didn't find anything that was comprehensive. I did see the helpful Fishing Calender post (https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/tidal-potomac-fly-rodders/striper$20chart/tidal-potomac-fly-rodders/kFveHTHrhso/o0bg8yDo5tsJ) with the googledoc spreadsheet. I added a tab that is a modification of the "How to Fish Em" tab--I hope that wasn't too bold! (Obviously, feel free to delete, modify, or add to it: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtabysjnVlTkdEs1NUktXzhiTktWWnFIY29lZTJEOEE&hl=en#gid=4)

I have a 6 wt, 200 grain streamer express sinking line. I've been using mostly size 2 and 4 clousers. At Fletcher's, I've been parking on a seem (steering clear of other anglers), unloading as much line as I can in the cast, then stripping almost all the rest out to allow the fly to sink, then pulling it all in and repeating. Does that sound right?

Are there places besides Fletcher's and GP that I should try? When is the best time to hit them w respect to tides and time of day? 

Maybe I simply need to log some more time on the river--that's a perfectly acceptable answer, too. If anyone wants to go out sometime in the next week, I would welcome company.

Thanks,

Cooper

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