Potomac Largemouth

[axxell33]

Since there ain't much fishin goin on, I figured I could atleast talk about it. All of this cold weather sitting around got me thinking.. I'm dying to tie up a Texas Rig and Jig some worms in search of Largemouth. I grew up in Alabama catching plenty of largemouth, smallmouth, and crappie.. and it's been quite a few years.

Any of you guys ever fish outside the Severn and bay waters? What about the Potomac? I was just reading that it is rated one of the top Largemouth Fisheries in the country. It was saying that topwater action starts in the Spring.. and that is one of my favorite ways to fish. Nothing like having a fat one dart from the cover and smash a buzzbait!

Thoughts, ideas, tips, suggestions, places, ramps?

[tacklemake]

Not anymore the snakehhead is #1 now ,bigger fish and better fight..................woody

[deadlowtide]

I reference this site a good bit

http://www.potomacbass.com/

Also check out

http://www.penrodsguides.com/

[kiko13]

axxell,

I fish the Potomac a lot, it is a big river.....with lots of nice bass and snakeheads (once you catch one, you will be hooked and they are quite tasty).

Smallwood, Slavins and Marshall Hall have ramps that will get you to some great water. You can also put in at Gravelly Point by the airport but if you fish DC water, you will need a DC License ($13 for non resident).

Great places to fish are; Mattawoman Creek, Gunston Cove, Dogue Creek, Pohick, Occoquan, Piscataway, the Spoils....I could go on and on.

Do yourself a favor and hire Capt. Mike Starrett for a late afternoon/evening top-water trip on the Mattawoman (June through August). You will catch plenty of bass, a few snakies and learn a bunch.

Here are a couple of other reference points:

http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeqbewt/id8.html

http://www.genemuellerfishing.com/

Good luck!

Ernie

[axxell33]

Great info, thanks! I'll definitely be taking a trip or two down this spring..

[goose70]

As long as we're talking Potomac in the spring, don't forget about the shad run from late-March through mid-May. The hickory shad are like baby tarpon (avg. 15"-19") and the white shad are like small jacks (I guess), and avg 18"-24". Great, nonstop fun some days on light tackle, especially from Fletchers to Chain Bridge.

[kiko13]

Fletcher's = what Goose said plus white perch, herring, big blue cats, channel cats, big stripers, smallies, LMB, walleye, snakehead....even needlefish!

In the spring, it's an ecosystem unlike any other.

Ernie

[tacklemake]

If you are looking for big crappie,big cats and big bass you will need to check out the spoils.We were catching crappies 14" to 16" and catfish 24" and up and that's where some of the bass pro's go for there big bass............woody

[FishingRod]

If you looking to catch largemouth and crappie you could always try Rocky Gorge Reservoir. Your profile zipcode shows you are located in Crownsville. The Scott's Cove Boat ramp in Scaggsville, MD is probably less than 30-minutes from Crownsville. I think reservoir fishing is tougher than tidal water fishing because of the steep drop offs and no tide. But if you put the time in you can catch some fish. I've caught LM Bass and Crappie. There are also Northern Pike, Stripers and lots of Carp in the reservoir. I've always wondered if the Northern Pike fishing is any better in the winter months. Maybe I will try some shore fishing for them this winter.
The reservoir is electric motor only. So if you have a kayak, canoe or jon boat with trolling motor you're set. You also need a recreational permit from the WSSC to fish the reservoir. Here are couple pics of a fat bass I caught out of Rocky Gorge. Also a pic of underwater structure in Scott's Cove from when they were working on the dam and water levels were extremely low.