Went out last week and had a pretty good day. The hardest part was catching the darn bait. All in all we got 2 stripers and 13 catfish.

nice! did ya keep the stripers?

Nice!!! If you don't mind me asking, what part of the potomac?

Dan, i just fish for fun even though those stripers come in from the ocean to spawn i just feel bad keeping it. If and when i get a chance to go deep sea fishing this year i will def keep some fish.

A.Do, im not exactly sure where, but i do remember where we launched from and i think i could possibility get within a couple hundred ft of where we were. We went out again a few days after on another friends boat but caught only catfish.

Nice fish!  What did you guys use for bait?

If you are in the Potomac above the 301 bridge, you cannot keep a striper until after May 16.

Nice fish just the same....

Ernie

If you are in the Potomac above the 301 bridge, you cannot keep a striper until after May 16.

Nice fish just the same....

Ernie

but the season opened below the 301 bridge this past weekend, right?

I spent about 30 minutes bouncing around between the VDGIF, the MD DNR, the VMRC, and the PRFC websites before I found the regulations...I wish they would publish a color coded map or something!

but the season opened below the 301 bridge this past weekend, right?

Correct....PRFC is the best place to get info. When you get their boat license, they send you a nice chart. Not quite color coordinated but informative.

Also, barbless hooks are required during the Closed Season (NOW).

http://www.prfc.state.va.us/sports/BLUE_SHEET_2010.pdf

2010 "Sport Fishing in the Tidal PotomacRiver".

Ernie

yep, that's the document I ended up finding. I started at the VDGIF which referred me to the VRMC which finally referred me to the PRFC!

Is that Gabe holding that massive striper ? Dang Gabe finally got on some big fish if it his him.

LOL yea thats Uber,  that was my first catch of the year. Been bass fishing 6 times in the past month and only caught one little bass

If i remember correctly that day we went my buddy said you cant keep any stripers so you guys are right.   They have very strict rules on those fish. 

We used 30lb braid with 30lb big game leader,  gammi 5/0 hook and a 3 oz weight with fresh shad as bait. 

LOL yea thats Uber, that was my first catch of the year. Been bass fishing 6 times in the past month and only caught one little bass

Thats cuz u havent went fishing with me. I been catching at least 10-12 fish almost every time I go out. Thats not slayin 'em but catching some is better then nothing. Usually stay out for 3-5 hours or so. Lots of 2-3 pounders and a few bigger ones. U just gotta lemme know when u guys are avilable to go. That u pizzay ?

LOL yea thats Uber, that was my first catch of the year. Been bass fishing 6 times in the past month and only caught one little bass

Thats cuz u havent went fishing with me. I been catching at least 10-12 fish almost every time I go out. Thats not slayin 'em but catching some is better then nothing. Usually stay out for 3-5 hours or so. Lots of 2-3 pounders and a few bigger ones. U just gotta lemme know when u guys are avilable to go. That u pizzay ?

dang, 10-12 fish sounds like a good time to me. I saw that you went out today, woulda gave you a holler, did u catch anything?? anyways, if you want, pick a day that's nice and if u got room for me and gabe we can fish it up.

oh yea, we each caught 1 fishing riverside today...

Nice hogs.  I'm pathetic when I've gone out to Algonkian park on the P-mac.  Last two times I've only brought in 2 smallies about a pound each.  I need to know your secret.  Besides the obvious having a boat.

LOL yea thats Uber, that was my first catch of the year. Been bass fishing 6 times in the past month and only caught one little bass

Thats cuz u havent went fishing with me. I been catching at least 10-12 fish almost every time I go out. Thats not slayin 'em but catching some is better then nothing. Usually stay out for 3-5 hours or so. Lots of 2-3 pounders and a few bigger ones. U just gotta lemme know when u guys are avilable to go. That u pizzay ?

I'm almost ready Steve.

I'm sure you remember, but just a little reminder, you gave me some nice advice on this forum on buying the boat I eventually ended up with. I took the "new to me" bass boat out for a couple of shake out runs, and it turns out it needed new rectifiers for the charging circuit (wouldn't recharge the batteries), and the lower unit had a very minor leak that I decided to go ahead and fix. The mechanic talked me into replacing the water impeller. He told me that since they have the lower unit off anyway to fix the leak, the water impeller is easy and cheap to take care of, and you never know when its going to go.

There's a 50/50 chance they will have it ready before this weekend. If not, then it will definately be ready for next weekend. I'll pm you when I know the boat is ready, and hopefully we can get together on the Potomac.

LOL yea thats Uber, that was my first catch of the year. Been bass fishing 6 times in the past month and only caught one little bass

Thats cuz u havent went fishing with me. I been catching at least 10-12 fish almost every time I go out. Thats not slayin 'em but catching some is better then nothing. Usually stay out for 3-5 hours or so. Lots of 2-3 pounders and a few bigger ones. U just gotta lemme know when u guys are avilable to go. That u pizzay ?

I'm almost ready Steve.

I'm sure you remember, but just a little reminder, you gave me some nice advice on this forum on buying the boat I eventually ended up with. I took the "new to me" bass boat out for a couple of shake out runs, and it turns out it needed new rectifiers for the charging circuit (wouldn't recharge the batteries), and the lower unit had a very minor leak that I decided to go ahead and fix. The mechanic talked me into replacing the water impeller. He told me that since they have the lower unit off anyway to fix the leak, the water impeller is easy and cheap to take care of, and you never know when its going to go.

There's a 50/50 chance they will have it ready before this weekend. If not, then it will definately be ready for next weekend. I'll pm you when I know the boat is ready, and hopefully we can get together on the Potomac.

Send me a pm and you can follow me in your boat out to where I fish no prob.

Jake, I need to find my old phone so I can get ur bro's number. I got rid of virgin mobile and got a new number about 2 weeks ago.