Hello,

I use this name on several other forums so I'll stick with it here too. I've been fishing, primarily for bass since 1973 in Ca. but I'm not above perch jerking and picking off pickeral when things are slow. Fished tournaments off and on from 1979 till the late 80's until I decided it was more work than fun. Moved to Maryland in 1985. The bass aren't as big but they pull a lot harder here. I primarily fish the upper Potomac now from a 17ft jet outboard and on the Chesapeake for light tackle Stripers. I've found that a person looses track of newer technologies when they quit fishing tournaments so I came by here to update my tactics. I decided to finally break away from mono this year and found some good braid discussions here, so I joined. I'm a self employed home inspector and car painter (and whatever else needs painting). Thank's for having me.

Neil

Hello Neil and Welcome to Bass Resource ~

A-Jay

Neil - Welcome to Bass Resource. Enjoy reading & contributing in the forums.

Welcome!

Greetings Neil and Welcome to the forums

Welcome, Merry Christmas!

Welcome!

Hello and Welcome ! 

 

Mike 

Welcome to Bass Resource Neil from a fellow fisher of the Upper Potomac.

Welcome aboard, Neil!

Thanks gentelmen, looking forward to the forum. I'll try to behave.

 

Steveo

Where abouts do you fish up there? Any Musky this year?

17 minutes ago, Snipe Hunter said:

Steveo

Where abouts do you fish up there? Any Musky this year?

I generally fish between Shepherdstown and Dam 5.  No boat so I'm wading or bank fishing.  I've caught 4 musky this year, the biggest about 24" and the rest about 18".  One below dam 5, one in Williamsport in front of power plant, 2 below dam 4.  No giants I know, but fun as they are not a common catch for me (I never fish for them intentionally).  

My biggest was a 40" musky below dam 5 back in August 2014. On a ML spinning rod.  It was a 10-minute fight with several jumps when I first hooked her.  Too much fun!!

What section of the river do you fish?

Thanks for responding. 40" is a nice fish. Particularly for a place that didn't have them not too long ago. I've only caught one targeting them and more when I was fishing for SMB. So, I need to fish for SMB more. Same with Walleye.. 99% accidental. I spend most of my time between Shephardstown and Dargan Bend area. The Musky have been just below Antietam creek in the calm shallow water at the rocks. But they're few and far between. The Walleye come in the middle of the river near the Dargan ramp. I spend more time in the fast water below Antietam Creek.

I just discovered the rocks that go across the river down from Antietam Creek this summer.  I caught some fish below the rocks either in calm water near the bank or in the swifter water, but I caught the most fish above the rocks.  Smallies and walleyes, no muskies though.  Last time I fished there was the 3rd week of October.  As the water got colder I caught less and less fish.  I love that spot though. Through the winter I mostly fish at dam 4 for walleyes.

I believe my PB SM was just below those rocks. Also got a rainbow there once about 15 years ago there on crank bait. Odd things happen.Funny how you remember the oddball fish. I'll drift from the creek to those rocks. There's a little gravel bar from where the two waters meet and runs the length of that stretch. It's more on the Md side. It's only about 1ft difference but it's a good indicator of where the fish are. I'll head there if I can't find fish. My son got me into throwing big spinnerbaits with small blades in fast water on the river. The small blades allow the bait to sink in the fast current. That's one of my favorite areas for it.

That old Stren is a tough habit to break. Welcome. 

Welcome Home! We're glad you're here.

Welcome to the forums!

 

Jeff