Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Best spots for turbid water/after a rain

Sounds like the tidal basin is the way to go, which is what I suspected.  Given what the weather channel is telling me (below), it sounds like there's a decent chance the tidal basin will flood, which, looking at old reports, looks like an absolute blast.  It looks like it's going to rain or storm Friday afternoon and evening, which was my original plan.  I've got plans for Saturday morning, so, of course, the forecast is beautiful.  One way or another, I'll be out Friday getting soaked if the thunder and lightning have passed, or maybe Saturday afternoon if they haven't.

"ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... IN ADDITION TO THE RAINFALL FROM THE WEDNESDAY. A GENERAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA PIEDMONT... NORTHERN MARYLAND... THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE... AND PORTIONS OF THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA. ANY STORMS THAT FORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN THAT COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING."

On Thursday, June 12, 2014 10:46:19 AM UTC-4, Jeff Silvan wrote:

Does anyone know around what height the Little Falls gauge needs to be at to get a flood tide at the Basin? I'm dying to try that out sometime.

On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 10:24 AM, Andrew LaVigne <andrewr...@gmail.com> wrote:

I would not touch Rock Creek right now. Water was chocolate brown and rising this morning, and it gets sewage blowouts if there's too much rain. 

I concur with Paul on the Tidal Basin. I had a blast about a month ago down there after one of those huge rainstorms pushed the river level up. 

On Thursday, June 12, 2014 9:28:20 AM UTC-4, Paul Kalajainen wrote:

I'm certainly not an expert on this, but I know after we get enough rain the water in the tidal basin comes up over the wall and you can fish for some pretty big carp feeding in the shallow water that forms over the grass.  I'm hoping to take advantage of that if the water gets high enough.

Paul

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