Last Saturday I went to check out the Occoquan by the dam. Unfortunately, they had traffic into Old Town shutdown for an arts and crafts festival. Hope to check it out soon. I did get out on the Potomac Sunday, between Mathias point and Fairview Beach area. There is some really good structure at the outflow of the Nanjemoy Creek. There were breaking fish everywhere in the early morning, but had no luck with top water flies. As soon as the current started moving out from High tide, it was a different story. Started catching stripers and croaker almost every cast from about 11 AM to 1 PM. All were under 14", but had a blast. Used a sinking line and clouser. Thanks again for the tips.
On Monday, September 29, 2014 2:50:27 PM UTC-4, HeaveToo wrote:
I fished the Occoquan today. The conditions were right; for a while. After about 2 it was like the water was shut off and the water was barely flowing. It was a bit odd.
None the less..IT HAS BEGUN!
First fish of the day was close to 24" and it fought well. The hit about ripped the rod out of my hands and it took off. It took a little of line off of the reel.
While the water was flowing I caught 4 fish. This was from around 1:15 to 2. I also had a few hook-ups where I lost the fish (at least 4).
I noticed that the quality of the fish that I was landing was better than the ones I caught last year. They were MUCH fatter. Even the smaller schoolies were heavy.
Another thing I noticed is that the bait is starting to bunch up in the back of the river. If the water if flowing tomorrow I will go again, two hours after high tide. The conditions are right so, when there is current, it has the potential to be awesome!
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