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#1 May-13-11 7:50PM
- captmikestarrett
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Potomac River
- Registered: May-06-08
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Friday Report
Launched at Belle Haven with a master plan to run down to some feeder creeks and find a snakehead. Well wind was up our noses so we stayed close. Some very high tides and my jet boat and we got way back in the Dyke Marsh. Got no hits till tide topped out. A big almost 6lb LGMouth fell for a small crankbait. Got another chunky LGMouth on the same crank. Catfish where all over our crankbaits. Got 4 or 5 good sized cats..very cool on light tackle. Biggest was about 18 lbs.
No pics as I was busy holding the fish for the camera.
No snakeheads but I did see one, a nice one.
Capt Mike
Light Tackle Fishing Guide on the Potomac
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#2 May-15-11 11:26AM
- captmikestarrett
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Potomac River
- Registered: May-06-08
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Re: Friday Report
Edited to add pics:
Capt Mike
Light Tackle Fishing Guide on the Potomac
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#3 May-16-11 8:03AM
- Charlie NHBA
- Northern Snakehead
- From: Herndon, Va.
- Registered: Apr-06-08
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Re: Friday Report
Should have headed across the river to Broad Creek. Mark Light caught a 16.6# snakehead there on April 20. Caught on a Red Eye Shad lipless crankbait.
Charlie NHBA.........
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#4 May-16-11 9:25AM
- purpleworm
- Northern Snakehead
- Registered: Mar-06-09
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Re: Friday Report
Nice fish captain!
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#5 May-16-11 12:03PM
- greenRanger364v
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Re: Friday Report
If you have a jet, a run past and around fletchers is very easy. There are tons of snakeheads up there now, and right now it is a better bet than than the Wilson Bridge area.
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#6 May-16-11 12:09PM
- Ernie
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- From: Ashburn VA
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Re: Friday Report
greenRanger364v wrote:
If you have a jet, a run past and around fletchers is very easy. There are tons of snakeheads up there now, and right now it is a better bet than than the Wilson Bridge area.
My understanding is that the NSH that are at Fletcher's are there to spawn and will not hit a lure. That information if from the "regulars" at Fletcher's.
Time to go fishin' again!
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#7 May-16-11 1:34PM
- captmikestarrett
- Patagonian Toothfish
- From: Potomac River
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Re: Friday Report
The wind in a 16 foot super skinny jet can cause blowouts and beat you up bad on the main river.
Conditions need to be less than 15 mph south.
Capt Mike
Light Tackle Fishing Guide on the Potomac
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#8 May-16-11 2:24PM
- Ernie
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Re: Friday Report
captmikestarrett wrote:
16 foot super skinny jet
I like that boat just fine for the quiet, peaceful, wind protected upper reaches of the Mattawoman......
Time to go fishin' again!
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#9 May-16-11 3:32PM
- greenRanger364v
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Re: Friday Report
I have caught a lot of them up around Chain Bridge.
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