{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Trash and Other"Unstreamside-Like Behavior" on Virginia Bank of Potomac Downstream from Chain Bridge

I was out at Chain Bridge the week before last and I actually ran into 3 police officers who were down there writing tickets - at least that is what a different police offer told me when I parked my car.  They kind of caught me off guard when I was walking down the trail but they never asked me for license or anything, maybe cuz I was carrying a fly rod?   However, despite the cops being down there, there were still all of the issues listed above taking place on both sides of the river.  There was an unbelievable amount of what looked to be dead white perch remains on the rocks close to the bridge.  I only fished about 20 minutes before I had to move because the smell was horrific.  The bonfire remains and trash along the river banks is so sad.

Maybe we should get a group of 25 guys, go to the bar and have a few and then head down to Chain Bridge and confront these people from an "ethical" level.  Any takers?

Good talk, cya out there.

On Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 1:54:45 PM UTC-4, chasthos wrote:

Last week in search of shad I hiked down the Gulf Branch Trail off Military Road to the Potomac Heritage Trail on the Virginia side upstream from Fletcher's Cove.  It was very disappointing to see piles of trash, bait containers, beer cans, etc...along the bank at every accessible point.  There was also the stink of rotting fish and chicken bait.  I thought shad were protected, and yet I saw one fisherman throwing a large net at them and others killing their catches.  In view of their streamside behavior many of these fishermen are also probably lacking licenses too.  Is there any enforcement of laws against littering and of fishing regulations?  

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