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I managed to go out a little yesterday evening (Sunday, Nov. 2). Even at the head of the River, the water had taken on a "weak green tea" color instead of the usual opaque rust. Vis (using a chart BKD) was 2.5 feet by Indian Landing, 5.5 in the middle of Round Bay and a whopping 6.25 at the mouth of the narrows. That's the best vis I've seen in a few years. Interestingly, by David Taylor and the first Greenberry daymark, the vis was only 3.5 and 2.5, respectively, yet just upriver by the Rt. 50 Severn bridge, it was back to 5.
As for the greatly improved vis farther up the river, my theory is that the steady, significant (but never extremely heavy) rain last week flushed out that portion of the River without adding too much mud. Keep in mind that septic drainage is a larger problem in the upper-Severn than just about anywhere else, and tides do little to flush it out (pun intended).
OK....that's the interesting part of my report, because I caught zero Rock. I saw almost nothing on the DF. Water temp was a consistent 53, but I saw almost no bunker on the DF or surface. I tried the bar at the mouth of the narrows, the new reef, Capt. Pike's lump, both bridges, Carr's Creek and the spider.
Finally, after buttoning up the boat for the night, I did find a mess of several hundred W. Perch of various sizes clearly visible under the dock lights. I had no Perch lures, but managed a 10.25" and 11.5" using a Crystal Minnow plug.
P.S.: The River has definitely taken on a "Pickerel feel" to it with this latest chill and clear water. And right on prompt, a Pickerel in the 17"-18" range made a swipe at and missed my BKD under the dock lights...I almost never see them under the lights, so maybe that's a good omen for the upcoming season!
As for the greatly improved vis farther up the river, my theory is that the steady, significant (but never extremely heavy) rain last week flushed out that portion of the River without adding too much mud. Keep in mind that septic drainage is a larger problem in the upper-Severn than just about anywhere else, and tides do little to flush it out (pun intended).
OK....that's the interesting part of my report, because I caught zero Rock. I saw almost nothing on the DF. Water temp was a consistent 53, but I saw almost no bunker on the DF or surface. I tried the bar at the mouth of the narrows, the new reef, Capt. Pike's lump, both bridges, Carr's Creek and the spider.
Finally, after buttoning up the boat for the night, I did find a mess of several hundred W. Perch of various sizes clearly visible under the dock lights. I had no Perch lures, but managed a 10.25" and 11.5" using a Crystal Minnow plug.
P.S.: The River has definitely taken on a "Pickerel feel" to it with this latest chill and clear water. And right on prompt, a Pickerel in the 17"-18" range made a swipe at and missed my BKD under the dock lights...I almost never see them under the lights, so maybe that's a good omen for the upcoming season!