fishing DC

crankybait · 06-22-06, 07:32 PM

hey guys, going to DC for a convention over 4th of july weekend. im going to be extremely bored so i was wondering if there were any good fishing spots to hit around there... i could spend the whole day, from like 7 to 9 at nite... itll be great. so, any suggestions?

m cress · 06-22-06, 08:38 PM

Welcome to my neck of the woods Cranky. If I owned my own boat I would pick you up in a second. If you can wrangle a boat somehow,"Iknow thats probably impossible" the Potomac river offers excellent bass fishing. I think there's a couple of guys on this board who own bass boats in the D.C. area. As far as shore fishing goes, everything I fish is in upper montgomery county Maryland. If you drive into northern va or md there are lots of regional park lake systems in the immediate area.

crankybait · 06-22-06, 08:49 PM

i will probably fish from the shore. any fish type, thats fine. i was also thinking about renting some fly fishing gear...

flbassman · 06-23-06, 12:36 PM

Two things- 1. Don't rent. For forty-five dollars you can have a cheap fly fishing rig up that will last forever (there's nothing to the reel, the rods are tough and the line rarely needs changing).
2. Wasn't there some guy on here that was gonna take you fishing in maryland? Captain mike or something?

crankybait · 06-23-06, 01:23 PM

oh yeah i remember him. mikescarret or something...

and id need help choosig fly gear, so ill get back ot you on that

m cress · 06-23-06, 05:33 PM

Yeah, thats him. Captain Mike. He runs a guide service on the Potomac. I'll try to find the link to his site for you.

crankybait · 06-23-06, 05:37 PM

oh wow thats great! thanks a lot

Fishing4Soup · 06-23-06, 06:08 PM

cranky...if you have never fly-fished before, dont rent it to do it just for a day. If you're going to be fishing from shore, i'd use flukes or 3.5" tubes for smallmouth and My dad always used a kalin's or mister twister grub in chatreuse on a leadhead for smallies and walleye so you could try those out.

crankybait · 06-23-06, 06:37 PM

well i dont know if ill ever fly fish atfter that, maybe once a year at the family camping trip. and i definetely dont want to go smallie fishing, i can barely catch a largemouth

m cress · 06-23-06, 06:40 PM

Cranky.. it's Mike Garrett. His website is www.indianheadcharters.com

crankybait · 06-23-06, 06:42 PM

oh thank you very much

225 bucks... well itll be worth it if i catch fish. if my dad has extra time we're definetely going.

Fishing4Soup · 06-23-06, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by crankybait

well i dont know if ill ever fly fish atfter that, maybe once a year at the family camping trip. and i definetely dont want to go smallie fishing, i can barely catch a largemouth

just because you can't catch a largemouth doesnt mean you can't catch a smallie! I'd go on that charter though and pick up a few tricks if i were you

crankybait · 06-23-06, 08:10 PM

w/eve always heard smallies were much harder. yeah i want to go on this trip really badly. fishign wih another person for much would help me a lot. is mike ever on here anymroe?

06-22-06, 07:32 PM	#1
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	fishing DC hey guys, going to DC for a convention over 4th of july weekend. im going to be extremely bored so i was wondering if there were any good fishing spots to hit around there... i could spend the whole day, from like 7 to 9 at nite... itll be great. so, any suggestions?

06-23-06, 12:36 PM	#4
flbassman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 2,840	Two things- 1. Don't rent. For forty-five dollars you can have a cheap fly fishing rig up that will last forever (there's nothing to the reel, the rods are tough and the line rarely needs changing). 2. Wasn't there some guy on here that was gonna take you fishing in maryland? Captain mike or something? __________________ R.I.P. Zooker

06-22-06, 08:38 PM	#2
m cress BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: M. Village Md Posts: 105	Welcome to my neck of the woods Cranky. If I owned my own boat I would pick you up in a second. If you can wrangle a boat somehow,"Iknow thats probably impossible" the Potomac river offers excellent bass fishing. I think there's a couple of guys on this board who own bass boats in the D.C. area. As far as shore fishing goes, everything I fish is in upper montgomery county Maryland. If you drive into northern va or md there are lots of regional park lake systems in the immediate area.

06-22-06, 08:49 PM	#3
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	i will probably fish from the shore. any fish type, thats fine. i was also thinking about renting some fly fishing gear...

06-23-06, 01:23 PM	#5
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	oh yeah i remember him. mikescarret or something... and id need help choosig fly gear, so ill get back ot you on that

06-23-06, 05:33 PM	#6
m cress BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: M. Village Md Posts: 105	Yeah, thats him. Captain Mike. He runs a guide service on the Potomac. I'll try to find the link to his site for you.

06-23-06, 05:37 PM	#7
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	oh wow thats great! thanks a lot

06-23-06, 06:08 PM	#8
Fishing4Soup BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fairport, NY Posts: 278	cranky...if you have never fly-fished before, dont rent it to do it just for a day. If you're going to be fishing from shore, i'd use flukes or 3.5" tubes for smallmouth and My dad always used a kalin's or mister twister grub in chatreuse on a leadhead for smallies and walleye so you could try those out.

06-23-06, 06:37 PM	#9
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	well i dont know if ill ever fly fish atfter that, maybe once a year at the family camping trip. and i definetely dont want to go smallie fishing, i can barely catch a largemouth

06-23-06, 06:40 PM	#10
m cress BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: M. Village Md Posts: 105	Cranky.. it's Mike Garrett. His website is www.indianheadcharters.com

06-23-06, 06:42 PM	#11
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	oh thank you very much 225 bucks... well itll be worth it if i catch fish. if my dad has extra time we're definetely going.

06-23-06, 08:10 PM	#13
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	w/eve always heard smallies were much harder. yeah i want to go on this trip really badly. fishign wih another person for much would help me a lot. is mike ever on here anymroe?

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