FYI, I just learned the new park concessionaire at Belle Haven has decided to lock the bathrooms near the boat launch to non-paying "customers", so Dyke Marsh would be affected.
MOn May 20, 2021, at 3:22 PM, Adam Harris <adamlharris@gmail.com> wrote:
Very interesting. I'm not sure enough cicadas have emerged yet to really get the action going. They're out in our neighborhood, but not the crazy numbers so far. Was thinking of trying out Dyke Marsh this weekend with one of your fine cicada flies.
On Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 2:52:50 PM UTC-4 r...@robsnowhite.com wrote:
Just walked in the door from fishing a cicada for the first time. Haven't fished them in the past. Plants along the shore were covered in bugs and shells but very few flying and none ending up in the water. Bugs were louder near denser woods. Water was low and kinda gross. Shallows had sunfishes on beds.
Bluegill would bump it, chase it, and bite it t but nothing got hooked. One largemouth swam up to the fly, opened its mouth, and turned away. The first two snakeheads didn't acknowledge the fly.
The third snakehead was the highlight of the day. The fish was swimming at the surface (thought it was a grass carp at first) about 10 feet off shore. I would run ahead and land my fly in front or to the side of where the fish was headed. My eyes focused on the fish I nearly rolled my ankle and back cast into several trees.
I continued this for several hundred feet-running ahead to an opening, casting, run etc. The fish would stop and pause when the fly landed and turned once to look at it and would start swimming again. After several attempts at this the fish finally stopped and inspected the fly up close. A few bubbles came out of its mouth when it bumped the fly. I wobbled the fly and the fish looked at it for a moment then kept going. Thought I was going to have a heart attack. Then I lost view of the fish under a sunken tree. That may have been one of the coolest fishing experiences I've had.
Charlie
Thanks for posting that link. I attended that talk and it was excellent.
Jamie
https://youtu.be/LFiNJuVAYyU
The Shenandoah River Keeper just hosted a talk on brood x fishing . It was informative.
Everyone on this TPFR listserve should join/donate to the Potomac/Shenandoah River Keeper- it's one organization focused on protecting your home water.
Charlie
Does anyone have any tips or techniques for fishing the brood X hatch from previous experience? Timing, locations, best target species, etc.?
I have a handful of cicada patterns tied up and am waiting for the right time to put them to use. I'd imagine smallmouth and largemouth bass would be the best target species once the hatch really starts getting going, maybe in the Tidal Basin, Seneca Creek or the C&O Canal? I'm also thinking a hopper-dropper-type rig would be effective.
Just looking for some advice, since I'm still new to fishing in the area.
On Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 8:29:02 AM UTC-4 TinyTrout wrote:
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