{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Winter Pickerel from Shore...Locations?

In Virginia, there is good fishing for pickerel in the South Fork of Quantico Creek in Prince William Forest Park south of DC on I95. This is a hike-in spot. I have never caught any pickerel in the North Fork so I would stick to the South Fork. But, if you have a canoe and don't mind a bit of a drive, you'd be hard pressed to beat Dragon Run in the Northern Neck. This place offers a wilderness like setting with great fishing. I have never fly fished there but there are sections of this swamp that open up and would be ideal for that. My wife and I caught 65 pickerel one November day there. We launched at one of the bridges paddled upstream and then fished our way back down. If you plan a one-way bridge to bridge trip allow several extra hours to complete the trip. It is easy to get confused on this waterway. Another beautiful pickerel stream but very different than the Dragon is Craigs Creek which is a James River Trib down near the Jackson River (where Dan mentioned in his post) except Craigs runs from the south to the north. This stream is a clear mountain stream with a good pickerel population. I have caught them during the winter in all three of these locations. Ironically, my biggest pickerel ever actually came from the Washington Channel so they are definitely closer to home, just not in the numbers like these other spots. Hope this helps you pickerel hunters.

On Tuesday, December 31, 2013 11:44:30 AM UTC-5, HeaveToo wrote:

Where are the Virginia Locations?  They interest me as I am always game to catch a new species on the fly!


On Friday, December 27, 2013 3:11:26 AM UTC-5, BruceC2C wrote:

Recent reading has Winter Pickerel on my radar.

Any suggestions for Shore/Wade fishing access options are appreciated.

Prefer Maryland/Delaware Water.
Thanks

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