{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Visiting from SFL for One Day in October

Actually I take that back, I don't think gravelly is actually within city limits but it is just outside in virginia.  

On Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 2:47:06 PM UTC-4, Yambag Nelson wrote:

The best fishing within city limits that time of year will be gravelly point park on an outgoing tide during low light conditions.  It is hit or miss but there can be decent fishing for schoolie stripers that time of year.   You could actually walk to the airport from there.  You can't park there after 10pm so it would probably be better to uber.  

Alternatively, you could try fletchers boathouse or chain bridge on the potomac itself.  It is not really a great time for either of those spots, but they are famous DC locations and have plenty of shoreline access.  Be very careful if you decide to get into the water though, people drown there every year.  There might be some smallmouth and other random fish around but i wouldn't expect much..  

You can fish the tidal basin as well.  I don't spend much time there and have never fished it in the fall, but if you do look at the inflows/outflows on a moving tide.  

Clousers are probably all you really need but you can bring some wooly buggers as well.  

Come back in the spring when the fishing is really good.  

On Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 2:14:24 PM UTC-4, alans...@gmail.com wrote:

Hi y'all. I'm going to be in DC for about 24 hours for a friend's birthday on 10/28, and was hoping to get some recommendations on where to fish. I've only got from about 10 a.m. through to 4 p.m. that day, so I was hoping to find a spot or two where I could walk and fish. I won't have a car, so it's gotta be Metro/Uber accessible. I'll be bringing a 6wt with me. No waders, but I'll fly in wearing a set of throwaway clothes and shoes, so I don't mind wet-wading (or fishing from the bank). 

I'm from Miami, where pretty much all of our fly fishing is streamer fishing (canals and salt) for cichlids, cuda, jacks, ladyfish, etc. I don't have any experience fishing for trout or carp. Would somebody be willing to point me in the direction of a couple fishing spots that are within city limits, or just outside DC in Arlington? (that's where I've got to be at 5pm) Also, what are some of the area's go to flies that I should stock up on?

Also, I've heard that the Tidal Basin can be fished 24 hours. Is that true? If so, I think I'll save that for 1-4ish a.m. before my 6 a.m. flight back to Miami.

Thanks in advance for any help, and I'll more than happy to post up a primer on catching peacock bass in South Florida (that's kind of our jam) in return for the assistance! Also, I'll post my plan a day or two before, in case anybody wants to join.

-Alan

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