{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Tidal Basin

I went down last night and fished for an hour after work (6:30-7:30). Used my 5wt orvis clearwater, with sinking leader and a white clouser with green flashdo(I think I described that right). Started at the first steps down to the water from the FDR memorial, casted and walked another 2 or 3 feet, casted again.  Finished about a quarter mile closer to the intake at the second set of stairs down to the water from the FDR.  Had a bunch of nibbles, inlcuding a 5 inch small mouth that tried to grab the fly as I was pulling it out to cast agin. Caught 3 fish: 1) a 6 inch perch that fell off as I was pulling it out of the water (so no pictures); 2) the 4 inch fish in the first picture (a perch? I have no idea as it looks too yellow to me),; 3) and then a 12-14 inch catfish (2nd and 3rd pic).  The cat took a good 5 minutes or so of fighting to bring in and bent my 5wt straight down (thought it was going to break). 

Caught the small fish (first picture) fishing right a long the wall (side cast 10-15 feet, let sink 5 seconds and strip in). Caught the other throwing 10-15 feet into the basin and both took the fly about 5-6 feet from the wall.

On Monday, May 25, 2015 at 2:35:04 PM UTC-4, Daren Purnell wrote:

Sorry 1 1/2 lb

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