I mentioned on another thread that I was going to attempt the fish the Potomac yesterday. I have an area that I hit when the river comes up that I usually do rather well fishing it from shore. Well I got there yesterday and couldn't get down to that spot, it was under water. Went back today to check things out since it came up even more! Here's a few pics from Dam 4 from today!

Here's a few more from Williamsport.

wow.

Seriously! I JUST checked and the gauge I track has gone up about a foot-foot and a half since those pics were taken. Current level is 25.93' with a flow of 81,100 cfps. Looks like it's peaked or very close to it.

Oh yeah, the pic of me driving through the water, I had a full size Dodge Ram pick up behind me. As I went through, I looked back to see the water up to his bumper and he definitely sat higher than me!   

Those pictures are insane, I wish I had some pics of the dam at normal level to show the difference..

I wonder what Harper's Ferry looks like?

Didn't make it down that far but I can tell you the river gauge at Point of Rocks right now is running at just under 25' and the flow there is 166,000 cubic feet per second! WOW!!!

Good news is, the river has crested!

Brian, I'll see if I can find a pic from dam 4 at a normal level. The best I've found right now is a pic from 2008 that was posted on the MD DNR Fresh Water Fishing report. Not positive, the pic is at a different angle, but it appears the levels then is actually a little bit lower than this year!

Is that Dam #4 or 5? sorry if its already been answered. Dickerson Power Plant is pretty high aswell, its gonna be awhile before its fishable

...where did the dam go...I've not seen it that high...the Monocacy is way out of it's banks...I was thinking about you trying to fish...hahahaha

Only pic I can find worth posting....

http://www.fotothing.com/photos/e2e/e2efec617f75eb65b972b4edde869df0_f07.jpg

Hey Boett, that is dam 4 under all that water!

Hellbenderman, I'm glad I didn't get stuck on saturday when I was at dam 4 in the morning! I would've been under water for sure where I was standing (which was on the tow path).

Great reference pic Brian!

Last late summer/early fall, I was actually stand right at the base of the dam casting back underneath the overflow catching bass and walleye. I could touch the very bottom of the dam then. Simply CRAZY!

Man, it is going to be a while before you can go there and fish again.

Man that is wild , anyone know that satus of Loch Raven?

PS: Basser i  havent been on here too much latley to see any of your catches, you having any luck this year ? ive got a couple smallies down a dickerson awhile ago. Have you ever fished the canal during spawn at dickerson? There is some biggins that come up to bed you should check it out this year, sorry for the long Ps lol

Hey Lee, I just checked the river gauge I track, it's down almost 7' already (19.5'). So it may not be as long as you might think.

Boett, BAD start to the year for me (check out the MD who's who thread). I actaully just got on the board with 5 small largemouths out of the C&O canal here in Williamsport. I haven't had a chance to fish the C&O at Dickerson during the spawn but I have caught a few decent fish out of there during the rest of the year. Thanks for the heads up though!

Seriously! I JUST checked and the gauge I track has gone up about a foot-foot and a half since those pics were taken. Current level is 25.93' with a flow of 81,100 cfps. Looks like it's peaked or very close to it.

Oh yeah, the pic of me driving through the water, I had a full size Dodge Ram pick up behind me. As I went through, I looked back to see the water up to his bumper and he definitely sat higher than me!

careful not to hydrolock your vehicle, it could be extremely pricey. I've seen a few cars come through the shop that ended up with bent rods or even holes in the block.