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#1 Jul-19-18 12:12PM

drxfish
Patagonian Toothfish
From: Sterling
Registered: Jan-04-14
Posts: 2973

7-19-18 Upper Potomac

I got out early this morning and was the first boat out. 
https://i.imgur.com/vc3cthd.jpg
It was still almost dark due to cloud cover and very comfortable, with temps in the upper 60's.  I started with the whopper plopper and caught this nice 14.5"er at the top of an island.
https://i.imgur.com/FSKIx8r.jpg
I caught one more dink before running up river.  I decided to try the fast shallow water on the Maryland side because it stays in the shade longer.  After a while throwing the plopper, I had a nice blow up and was hooked up.  I fought the fish and was able to net it.  It was a healthy 17.5"er.  I took an extra picture at a different angle and am glad because one was blurry.
https://i.imgur.com/GteWZwj.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/JEx93Ci.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/JSnkyxk.jpg
I wanted to see if I could get more bites on the plopper and messed around on that shore for a while.  I got quite a few blow ups that I was not expecting and did not hook the fish.  Most seemed to be aggressive smaller fish.  I worked my way down the shoreline throwing different baits after 9:30am and caught a couple, but nothing big.  After I ate my lunch, I just floated and picked up a couple more fish on the underspin jig with swimbait trailer.  I hooked a one-eyed  fish that was 17", but it was bleeding, so I did not take a picture.  Here is one pretty fish that went about 15". 
https://i.imgur.com/8VKBhup.jpg
I ended up getting quite a few bites on that jig, but only landed 3 on the way home.  I caught about 8 or so total, not really chasing them around, but just floating.  I was off the water at 12:00pm

Last edited by drxfish (Jul-19-18 12:18PM)


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#2 Jul-19-18 3:12PM

Ernie
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From: Ashburn VA
Registered: Feb-03-06
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Re: 7-19-18 Upper Potomac

You are a fishing machine this week...and a good thing because next week looks dicey.

See you in the morning!


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#3 Jul-19-18 3:33PM

drxfish
Patagonian Toothfish
From: Sterling
Registered: Jan-04-14
Posts: 2973

Re: 7-19-18 Upper Potomac

I forgot to mention that that first fish I caught on the plopper came completely out of the water!


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