RE: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Thoughts on stream gauge and educate me

We tell people here to watch the Little Falls gauge – when it’s at 3 foot, the entire river is clear and wadeable.

 

 

R

 

 

Richard Farino

Urban Angler VA | 108 N. Washington Street  2nd Floor | Alexandria, VA 22314

(703) 527-2524 | fax: (703) 527-3313 | richard@urbanangler.com

 

From: tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com [mailto:tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eric Y.
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 1:09 PM
To: tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Thoughts on stream gauge and educate me

 

I fished Riverbend two consecutive weekends this month and one day it was 3.25 at Little Falls and the next weekend it was 4.0 at Little Falls. The difference was quite notable. Weekend 1, I could wade across to the far side to fish around the islands with the water reaching above my navel in only one deep hole, all the while feeling very in control. Weekend 2, I got out to waist height, turned around and went right back to shore.

On Thursday, July 18, 2013 10:32:34 AM UTC-4, Sardman wrote:

The other day the LF gauge was at 4-ish , dropping from 4.5. The water level near lock 10 was way too high for wading, and that's not even the main branch of the river. I have been there with 3.25 ft levels and is pretty safe.
M.

On Jul 18, 2013 8:59 AM, "namfos" <mark....@gmail.com> wrote:

from the POV of safety while wading (I'm boat- or yak-less) I prefer not to fish the Harpers Ferry area of the Potomac unless the Point of Rocks gage is 2.0 ft or less. I've much less experience down below Little Falls, but I seem to recall that Fletchers won't rent boats if the Little Falls gage is 5 ft or more.

 

Mark

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