Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Exciting morning at GP

I have now seen several gar that just sit in the eddy on the park side of the outflow. Probably what it was. One of them that I saw was pushing 4'.

 

On Tuesday, June 4, 2013 2:45:18 PM UTC-4, Ben Sacher wrote:

Gar have been spawning, and when they are not splashing around they often just kind of sit there. Hope it was a sturgeon, though.  

On Tuesday, June 4, 2013 1:49:58 PM UTC-4, Coop wrote:

Gar was my first thought. I didn't think the snout and body in general were long and slender enough to be a gar. But I could definitely be wrong. If sturgeon are so rare, I guess chances are it was a gar and my fish id skills are not up to snuff. 

Cooper

On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Mac <mbar...@gmail.com> wrote:

Any chance the fish you spotted was a Gar? They should be heavy in that area by now. The number of sturgeon in the river is low so the likelihood that it was a sturgeon, let alone a juvenile sturgeon is pretty slim.

On Tuesday, June 4, 2013 12:00:31 PM UTC-4, Coop wrote:

I got my first striper this morning! It's nothing to brag about but I'll take it. I also caught a long skinny creature on the same orange/white clouser. Anyone know what it's called?

The most exciting thing happened when I first got there. I was casting by the wall of the outflow and something in the water beneath me caught my eye. I almost dismissed it because it was just a pale shadow that blended in with the fast moving whitewater. But as it moved in a bit closer it became apparent that it was a fish the length of my leg! It hovered at the edge of the water for a minute and could clearly make out a snout--I'm pretty sure it was a sturgeon. I didn't have my camera on me, unfortunately, and I didn't want to run over to my bag and lose sight of it.  

It all made for a beautiful morning at Gravelly!

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