Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Wading 4 Mile Run

No wet wading there.  The temps are not an issue.  The fact that 4 Mile Run is essentially a stream of nothing more than street water runoff, little flow from the springs way upriver, effluent from Arlington County water treatment, and tidal fluctuations which now include a portion of the 9500 gallons of jet fuel that was spilled at DCA, some of which ended up in the Potomac at the mouth of 4MR which most definitely made it’s way upriver.

Same thing at Gravelly, the Duck Pond, the Anacostia, or any of the rivers in the immediate DC metro area with potentially higher than normal contaminants.  Don’t wet wade those places.

R

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From: Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders <tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com> on behalf of TurbineBlade <doublebclan@gmail.com>
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Date: Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 12:01 PM
To: Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders <tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Wading 4 Mile Run

Ignore my other post -- I missed the question.

NO -- do not wet wade 4MR. 

Gene

On Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 10:42:04 AM UTC-5, Jeff Silvan wrote:

I agree with Kevin - temp is the last thing I'd worry about in a steam like Four Mile Run. That being said, none of the gauges in the area seem to have water temp, but at Little Falls, the Potomac is running 56-59 degrees the past few days. The discharge will be warmer than that, and 4MR will likely respond to warm days (and cold days) a little faster than the bigger river. But, in my opinion, you won't last long wading in sub-60 degree water without waders with cool air temps.

On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 10:36 AM, Kevin Huntington <huntingt...@gmail.com> wrote:

As long as you're comfortable wading around outside of a shit treatment plant, have at it!  Temperature wouldn't be my main concern there....

On Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 10:31:59 AM UTC-5, Patrick Reilly wrote:

I've finally have my weekends free again and given the amazing weather this past (except for today), I was thinking of heading to four mile run this weekend and getting some fishing in. I wanted to check with the wisdom of the board and see if it would be okay to wade this weekend WITHOUT waders (I'd be going in sneakers and shorts).  Not sure if it's too cold yet.  Thanks!

Cheers,
Patrick

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