Took the nucanoe down from Old Anglers to Lock 8 yesterday with a buddy and what seemed like a promising morning quickly turned into a fiasco. While the bass seemed to be active on top early morning (not sure what they were hitting) we could not get one to strike. Though the river was very low, there still seemed to be a few promising spots along the way, but no matter what we threw, we couldn't find any takers. From there, things went even quieter as the sun got high and things went from bad to worse shortly thereafter. Perhaps a bit too complacent with the river as low as it was, we managed to dump the boat in one of the deeper chutes about two hours into the float. We were lucky to escape unscathed and recouped most of our gear after some search and rescue efforts below the rapids (including a frantic swim 200 yards downstream to catch up with a runaway paddle), but the incident was a good reminder of how important it is to keep safety in mind, and everything tied down and in waterproof containers.
In the end, we made it back in one piece but with only three very small bass between us to show for our efforts, and lots of wet gear. Hopefully some of you had better success in the upper Potomac this weekend, so curious to hear what others encountered and whether anyone found success... As for me, it might be time to start fishing the Shenandoah instead!
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