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we went out around 9:30 a.m.
my friend did well w/ shaky heads in deep water
pro senko, orange- standard issue at dick's
he had 20 or 25 bass for the day, but none over 1.5 #'s
I managed 3- just didnt have a good feel all day
we saw some guys w/ some good stripers
they say they get them early on sassy shads, right in the deep water at hoffmaster's
all of our fish were deep as well
the shad seem to be moving in
there are some crappie, but the pack's of 12" plus have not arrived yet
the water was very clean
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i have not been to occoquan yet. i saw an article about it in bassmaster magazine, it mentioned the record is 8.5 for lmb.
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The Bass article was directed to the Occoquan Rez. bigjeffies post mentions hoffmasters marina, which is in the "river" for lack of a better term. They are related, but different, bodies of water separated by the dam that creates the Rez.
Most fish the rez out of Fountainhead park, whereas access to the river is most common from the ramps at Occoquan park.
A quick look at Google maps will make this clear.
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I went with some friends today. We managed a cooler full of (~20-25) crappie (biggest being somewhere around 14"), a couple ~16" stripers, some decent sized bluegill, and a few largemouth.
Carl, if you're reading this, we used some of your spots. I'll give you a call sometime in the next couple days to fill you in on the rest of the details.
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thats a good day dan
sounds like some nice crappie
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yeah, it was a great day but I was really hoping for some more largemouth!
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i fished wed a.m.
caught 6 or 8 bass in deep water, right off the point across from hoffmasters
none bigger than keepers..
shaky heads, J&P
lots of jumping fish there around dawn
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jeff, are you fishing from that pier at the park?
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here's pictures from Tuesday:
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very nice crappie dan
i get a lot of bass in that area as well.
my buddy is purely a bass man, plus he has always got to be moving that boat somewhere, so it is seldom i get to set up and crappie fish
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Nice crappie...is that Thai?
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yes, the guy in the first picture is Thai.
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That would be I, hopefully we can get back there again soon Dan and concentrate our efforts on bass instead of crappie....
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Thai wrote:
That would be I, hopefully we can get back there again soon Dan and concentrate our efforts on bass instead of crappie....
Welcome aboard....looking forward to your posts!
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I've been meaning to check out the river all year, but the wife/kids have been keeping me put most of the time. Is the launch open year round?
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Thanks Ernie! Still looking forward to meeting you out there one day!
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Paul right now its winter hours and facilities are closed but launch park/ramp will be open from sunset to sundown, put your launch fee in the provided envelopes and slip it in the box. Just remember to give yourself enough time to get back before dark or you will be ticketed and they will close the gates on you.
Last edited by Thai (Dec-07-09 12:14PM)
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