This afternoon I headed out in a rowboat intending to fish for stripers but first decided to drift down the VA shoreline just upstream from Fletcher's and try for smallmouth and largemouth. I'm glad I did. I had a perfect upriver wind that helped my slowly drift as I bounced a tube in the pockets and seams along the bank. On my first drift I landed two smallmouth larger than 15", two largemouth larger than 16" and a few other smaller largemouth. For the next few hours I continued to drift down and troll back up the same 200 yard section of shoreline. By the end of the day I ended with four smallmouth over 15" (largest was around 17", two big largemouth and about 6 smaller ones, 9 stripers (up to 22"), a rare rockbass and a blue and channel catfish. I also caught a nice carp on a mulberry fly in the canal before hitting the river. I may fish every day but I still have days that I am truly amazed by the Potomac, this was one of those days.
The bass bite appears to be "on" and should stay hot thru the fall. In the Fletcher's area I find it best to drift slowly down the river and fish close to the shoreline. There are always a few largemouth and smallmouth hanging out waiting to ambush baitfish. As the river level drops the best fishing is upstream but for now you barely have to row at all, they're right on the other side of the river - which is where ill be tomorrow...
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