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Got out for a morning trip on the Upper Potomac Sunday before the crowds.  The water is still high, but clearing and it was a beautiful morning.  The fish were not biting anything I was offering and I finally decided to anchor near shore and reassess my options.  I had bought a Rebel big craw a while back and was giving it a try and had it on my DR rod.  I decided to throw that and bring it back up against the current.  It is a little large, has a big bill and a relly pronounced wobble.  It was digging nicely against the rocks and on about my third cast, I hooked a good fish.  It turned out to be a healthy 17"er that pulled hard with the stronger current.

I caught one more smaller fish on the big craw and then when the sun got up a bit, the bite got even tougher.   I caught only one other fish on a little crank.

I also saw a bunch of these birds (heard the flock first).  Some sort of Waxwing?  Really cool colors.

Fished until noon and got off the water unscathed by the yahoos...