Saturday Afternoon Boat Ride!!
REB9 12/08/2007 - 17:35 Trip Reports Essays Potomac
The wife informed me that I needed to get out of the house.... SO, off to the river I went. Hit the water at 1PM. Not a hint of wind. Blue-bird skies, 42 degrees. Water was 35 degrees. Fished plastic, jerkbaits, hair jigs, slow-rolled a single blade spinnerbait, grubs, beavers, stinko's, you name it..... Na-da, nope, nothing.... So, I went eyeing. Caught two late in the afternoon. Headed in at 4:15PM.. Sure wouldn't want to have gone swimming... Saw a hearty yakker just south of the ramp.
NO OGBUDHA, NO SMALLJAW, NO MUSKALUNGEE... Come on boys- Hit the water......The ice isn't flowin yet......
NO OGBUDHA, NO SMALLJAW, NO MUSKALUNGEE... Come on boys- Hit the water......The ice isn't flowin yet......
Not Spothogg's Day
smalljaw 11/24/2007 - 17:02 Trip Reports Boating Potomac
Fished the UP with Spothogg (Dan) today. On the water about 11 and back off around 4 something. Was a cold day but definitely not as windy as yesterday so it turned out to be the better choice. I landed 2 on 4 hookups. First one was really chunky and the second was a decent fish. Big surprise...all my fish were on Beavers with the slider head. I tried to help Dan get on the board by giving him the same setup. I think he might have LDD or something. He kept wanting to fish a tube...then the beaver...then something else. Things got really strange when he started burning the hair jig. Didn't seem like a cold weather pattern to me but he said that's what he always catches them on.
Good day with lots of laughing and that's what really counts for me. If you ever fish with Spothogg ask him to tell you the Park Mills hunting story. It is one that cannot be put to paper. It just has to be told verbally.
Smalljaw
PS: Air temp 42 degrees water temp 42 degrees.
Fished the UP with Spothogg (Dan) today. On the water about 11 and back off around 4 something. Was a cold day but definitely not as windy as yesterday so it turned out to be the better choice. I landed 2 on 4 hookups. First one was really chunky and the second was a decent fish. Big surprise...all my fish were on Beavers with the slider head. I tried to help Dan get on the board by giving him the same setup. I think he might have LDD or something. He kept wanting to fish a tube...then the beaver...then something else. Things got really strange when he started burning the hair jig. Didn't seem like a cold weather pattern to me but he said that's what he always catches them on.
Good day with lots of laughing and that's what really counts for me. If you ever fish with Spothogg ask him to tell you the Park Mills hunting story. It is one that cannot be put to paper. It just has to be told verbally.
Smalljaw
PS: Air temp 42 degrees water temp 42 degrees.
Weather was Great, Fishing was Just OK
smalljaw 11/21/2007 - 18:46 Trip Reports Potomac
Got out this afternoon for a little fishin'. Hooked up with Chumlee (Tim) to fish Area 53 (sworn to secrecy, right Tim?). As usual I ran upriver and who do I run into? REB9. It's like he lives in that boat :) Had a nice talk with Bob and then Tim and I commenced to fishing. Started with the jerkbait but it was just a little too windy to throw casting gear today. Fell back on the pattern that Bob laid on us which was a beaver. Bite was slow but managed 5 or 6 fish in about 5 hours of lazy fishing. Tim landed one or two and broke off something BIG. I will leave it to him to tell his story.
Needless to say, Tim was good company and definitely a fisherman. Had fun talking and laughing especially when he got all spun up about the ICC. Was a good day Tim and you will definitely get direct invites from me in the future.
Drupal
Smalljaw
Got out this afternoon for a little fishin'. Hooked up with Chumlee (Tim) to fish Area 53 (sworn to secrecy, right Tim?). As usual I ran upriver and who do I run into? REB9. It's like he lives in that boat :) Had a nice talk with Bob and then Tim and I commenced to fishing. Started with the jerkbait but it was just a little too windy to throw casting gear today. Fell back on the pattern that Bob laid on us which was a beaver. Bite was slow but managed 5 or 6 fish in about 5 hours of lazy fishing. Tim landed one or two and broke off something BIG. I will leave it to him to tell his story.
Needless to say, Tim was good company and definitely a fisherman. Had fun talking and laughing especially when he got all spun up about the ICC. Was a good day Tim and you will definitely get direct invites from me in the future.
Drupal
Smalljaw
Windy on the River
REB9 11/16/2007 - 18:09 Trip Reports Potomac Roll Your Own
Actually got to take a 9/80 Friday off today. So, I kissed the wife, put the monsters on the big yellow bus, hooked up the JRJ and headed for the river. Stopped in Jefferson for gas and coffee. 2 guys asked me if I was huntin or feeshin? I said both.... Cold, windy and more wind when I got to the river. Up river I went for a 4 mile ride in the wind and waves. Wore neoprene waist waders and GORETEX.
Started feeshin with a suspending jerkbait. Caught a nice smallie on the second cast. Ended up with 5 in an hour of "suspending" the jerk. Feesh wanted the jerk real slow. Far to windy to work plastic, though I tried later in the day.
Started feeshin with a suspending jerkbait. Caught a nice smallie on the second cast. Ended up with 5 in an hour of "suspending" the jerk. Feesh wanted the jerk real slow. Far to windy to work plastic, though I tried later in the day.
2007 Upper Potomac Fall Gather-odeo - October 26,28 2007
muskalungee 10/28/2007 - 13:35 Potomac Shows and Events
Want to finally meet some of the folks you've "met" at MDfishing.org? Want to swap stories and techniques with other Smallmouth Anglers in the MD/DC/VA/WV area? Then don't miss the UP Fall Gather-odeo, October 26-28 at the Brunswick Family Campground. There are campsites available if you're interested in spending the night, but even if you don't want/need to spend the night you can still swing by to hookup and hangout with like-minded anglers.
We will be having several "tournaments" with prizes sponsored by Case Plastics, as well as some other great prizes. If you're interested in coming along or have any questions/comments, please add a comment to this post. Be sure to also pickup your Official Fall "Gather-odeo" t-shirt, hoodie, and/or sticker all available (at cost) here: http://www.cafepress.com/mdfishing
For additional information, check out the offical Gather-odeo Page
See you there!
Muskalungeee!
-Mike
Battle Scarred
smalljaw 10/14/2007 - 15:46 Trip Reports Potomac
Had a few things to do this morning but seemed like I had enough time to get out for a couple of hours. Well, Sam and I launched out of Noland's at about 1pm. Ran downriver then back up. Was windy and LOTS of weeds. Pushing the edge I tried to run upriver to POR and never saw the rock. Hit it HARD and it made a nice dent in the front left side of the hull. So there...it's done now. I know what it feels like and I know what I did wrong. No fish but Sam was the man helping me put that boat back on the trailer.
Free At Last! - The Maiden Voyage
muskalungee 10/07/2007 - 14:44 Trip Reports Potomac
Got a chance to accompany Smalljaw out on his new jet boat "Free At Last" on Friday afteroon:
More info and the rest of the story coming later.
-Mike
The new kid
muskyking 09/30/2007 - 08:55 Potomac Roll Your Own
Hey everyone look's like I am the new kid. My name is Troy and some of my fishing buddies call me Muskyking. I am addicted to fishing for musky. Its so bad I rarely fish for any other species of fish though occasionally I catch them. Belive me I don't think by any means I am the greatest musky fisherman out there I just have some buddies that are In awe of some of my catches so thats where the name came from. I will be very up front with my feelings in regards to muskies, I love them and want to protect them as much as possible. I think Md has the opportunity to have an awsome natural muskie fishery but for now its still very delicate. One last thing to note as much as I love the muskies I still think If I caught a record I would take it.
A Big Weekend
Dee Tee 07/31/2007 - 21:00 Trip Reports Potomac Roll Your Own
I spent this past weekend as a fishing guide for two of my daughters on the Potomac River. I now have a new respect for all fishing guides out there who have to cater to their clients every wish and demand. I had my hands full!
Part #1 - On Saturday, I took my 5 year old out for her first fishing trip on the River. She has been in the kayak before, but only on lakes, so this was her first “moving water’ trip. We launched at 0900 and made our way upstream to a fishy looking spot. She carefully selected her bait, a Yamamoto 4” Craw in pumpkinseed to complete her Zebco Pro Series setup. After practicing her casts all by herself for 20 minutes or so, she dialed in on the surrounds and put the smack down on a fat little Potomac River Sunny. She felt the bite, set the hook and reeled like mad. Her very first solo catch from the cast to the boat, awesome! And to say she was stoked is a huge understatement. The fish was photographed and released followed by lots of high fives all around.
I spent this past weekend as a fishing guide for two of my daughters on the Potomac River. I now have a new respect for all fishing guides out there who have to cater to their clients every wish and demand. I had my hands full!
Part #1 - On Saturday, I took my 5 year old out for her first fishing trip on the River. She has been in the kayak before, but only on lakes, so this was her first “moving water’ trip. We launched at 0900 and made our way upstream to a fishy looking spot. She carefully selected her bait, a Yamamoto 4” Craw in pumpkinseed to complete her Zebco Pro Series setup. After practicing her casts all by herself for 20 minutes or so, she dialed in on the surrounds and put the smack down on a fat little Potomac River Sunny. She felt the bite, set the hook and reeled like mad. Her very first solo catch from the cast to the boat, awesome! And to say she was stoked is a huge understatement. The fish was photographed and released followed by lots of high fives all around.
D's Smallmouth
