Deer Creek Conditions...

[EricMagsamen]

See for yourself, taken yesterday afternoon.


pumping station...



Stafford Bridge...




Mouth...

[Ken Tidy]

Wow, that still high! I drove over the North East Creek this morning it is much lower this morning, not clear yet but lower!

[Salmo trutta]

See anything flipping? There has to be fish in there now. Once it clears, say Tuesday or Wednesday, the fishing should be awesome. I do my best there when the water is stained, usually get skunked when it's gin clear. I wouldn't even try with those conditions but it shouldn't be but a couple days now.

[EricMagsamen]

You come all the way from Rockville for the Shad in Deer Creek? It's good fishing, but not that good! I guess I''m spoiled, only 15 minutes away.

[Ken Tidy]

I'm Thinking wedsday maybe!

[AlexT]

[Q]jackspot1 originally wrote:
You come all the way from Rockville for the Shad in Deer Creek? It's good fishing, but not that good! I guess I''m spoiled, only 15 minutes away.
[/Q]

From Rockville you basically have two main choices for shad...Fletcher's to Chain Bridge on the Potomac, or Deer Creek. If you want to hook up with Americans, you basically go to Deer Creek.

[HJS]

"""From Rockville you basically have two main choices for shad...Fletcher's to Chain Bridge on the Potomac, or Deer Creek. If you want to hook up with Americans, you basically go to Deer Creek."""

Actually, American shad are rarely caught from shore in the Deer Creek area... although it has been done. If you want to hook up with a bunch of Americans you gotta go fish the base of the dam starting mid April into early May. I think I've caught only 1 American at Deer Creek and probably, over the years, 1000 hickories.

I'm going to check out the lower Gunpowder above Rt40 on Wednesday around 10:00am or so. Anyone drive over it at Rt7 or Rt1 today (Tuesday) and checked water clarity???

Hickories are a week overdue. Should start showing up any day now. Most likely they will come in like gangbusters... might be tomorrow.

[Ken Tidy]

We had a few hickories in NE creek to night.

[EdR]

HJS,
I was on the lower Gunpowder at Harford Road this afternoon and the water was stained. But not nearly as muddy as Deer Creek. The water is high and fast, as you might expect. It should be decent for Wednesday.
Good Luck,
ED

[Ladyfish]

My shadbush is ready to bust out in bloom![wink]