Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Tidal Basin this morning: There was a fish party and I wasn't invited

Thanks for the info and tips.

 

Q:  Were you using a sink tip line to get your fly down....or floating line and just letting it settle?  I hear the basin is only about 4-5 deep.  I have been putting things on or near the surface, I might fishing a bit shallow.  I'm just amazed at seeing the carp and others jump clear of the surface. 

 

Cheers

Collin

On Friday, July 3, 2015 at 4:41:41 PM UTC-4, Rob Snowhite wrote:

I got a big largemouth along the wall on Wednesday. Walking very slow. Fished sized 1 orange Reaper. Keep fishing there but slowly. Don't be in any rush and talk to the guys that set up there like Harry. Art and I watched him pull a monster bass out in April. 

Also found a baby shad so try to match the hatch with that as they will congregate in there. 

 from my iPhone

On Jul 3, 2015, at 8:40 AM, tatu...@gmail.com wrote:

Showed up around 0600 and fished until 0800.  Tons of surface activity, big splashes everywhere and I even saw a carp gets its entire body clear of the water going after something.

 

Here is the issue, I was skunked.  I threw carp bugs out there, minnow patterns, surface bugs.  Not a nibble, nothing even came up to check my stuff out. 

 

Are the fish feeding or chasing stuff sub-surface?  Is anyone catching anything out of the basin on a fly. 

 

One thing I did notice was that ~85% of the surface activity ended around 0800.  Just seemed everything died down. 

 

Finally moved around a little and then left when an old time bait fisherman came and plopped down about 10 feet from where I was casting and set up shop.  Guess I was in his spot and he just didn't say anything but fly casting was out of the question with all his gear in the way.  Oh Well. 

 

Cheers

Collin

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