Monday, May 5, 2014

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} tidal basin

Here are the spawning pairs from 2011. They will be stacked up in Roaches Run too (someone posted a few years ago about them along the Mt. Vernon trail)soon-the ones in pairs don't chase flies. Wait for them to finish their 'fun' and then toss flies to them.  There is a good conversation about gar flies and gar feeding on the Itinerant Angler forum.


 
Rob Snowhite

From: Rob Snowhite <rob@robsnowhite.com>
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Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} tidal basin

They stack up on the inside in mating pairs. Once done mating they are relatively easy to catch. I've grabbed a few when passing by me on flooded sidewalks. I'll look for a pic. 

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On May 5, 2014, at 11:59 AM, Richard Farino <richard@urbanangler.com> wrote:

Were they on the Potomac side (by the fencing) or the Basin side of the inlet?


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From: Ben Sacher <bsacher@gmail.com>
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Date: Monday, May 5, 2014 at 11:31 AM
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Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} tidal basin

Last may there were tons of gar spawning at the Ohio drive inlet. Couldn't get them to notice a large clouser, but some old timers snagged 3 or 4 "fishing" with a weighted treble. 

On Monday, May 5, 2014 10:18:57 AM UTC-4, Richard Farino wrote:
If you were fishing flies (darts) near the bottom of the Tidal Basin, chances are you may have raked it over a catfish or carp.  The shad flies gape is fairly large and are easily lodged in fish scales.

I don't think I've ever seen a gar in the Basin.


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From: Patrick Kearns <p.a.ke...@gmail.com>
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Date: Sunday, May 4, 2014 at 4:42 PM
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Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} tidal basin

Shad are indeed stacked up in the tidal basin.  Hundreds and hundreds right at the wall.   No interest in my darts though.  

Caught one very small rockfish (?) and saw a bait fisherman land an enormous carp.  

I had one bite that left me puzzled.  Something nailed my dart on the retrieve, bent my rod considerably (small-med spinning gear), stripped line at lightning speed for about 2-3 seconds, then spit the lure.  I was so stunned/the rod was bent so strongly that I didn't think to set the hook.  It really reminded me of the way steelhead hit, or the few experiences I've had with sharks in saltwater, just on a smaller scale.  Any idea what hits like that might be lurking in the tidal basin?

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