Basser89 and I decided to hit the Potomac today as opposed to working. We landed several small walleyes as well as some smallies on jerkbaits and crankbaits primarily. In between the wind gusts the slackwater proved to be somewhat productive. Included are a few of the walleye pics. Basser also had a follow from a monster musky.

Super!

I went to Hope Springs on Thursday to see what was going on as I returned from a business meeting in Bethesda and there were few boats on the creek so you probably had the entire river system to yourselves.

Did you all try any Senkos or baby brush hogs?

What about spinnerbaits?

Just wondering.

Great pics. Thanks for sharing.

where were you in Bethesda sam?  and also those are some nice walleyes

way to go, sound like a better day than work. how big was this monster?

Thanks again for the trip MskSlyr! Definitely had a good time!

I did throw spinnerbaits for a while for smallies but no takers. I also threw a buzzbait and tubes. Never tried any senkos or baby brush hogs.

We're guessing the musky was somewhere just north of 40 inches and probably went 20-25 pounds.

PtomacBass,

My client is Congressional Country Club and I fish their ponds before meetings.

I usually arrive around 6 or 6:30 AM and head straight to the ponds, dressed in my nice business attaire and a tie!  I look funny but it is great fishing those ponds.

The problem we have is that during the AT&T last year some of the "helpers" fished the ponds, without permission, and took many of the three pounders home to eat.  Bummer.

But I do very well and it is a lot of fun.  

I caught about 8 or 9 on Senkos and finesse worms on Thursday and I lost a number, too. I fished from arond 6:30 to 8:30 as I had a 9:00 meeting.

They were just picking up the bait and walking with it.  No hard hits or fast runs.  In fact, one time I casted out and the line just sat on top of the water, not sinking. So, being an astute fisherman, I reeled in the slack and set the hook.  I caught him.  He had taken the bait on the way down and was just sitting there with it in his mouth.

Two other guys were fishing with me (they paid their $100,000 and are members) and one kept deep hooking his bass as he was letting them just walk away with it for way too long.  No dead fish, but one bass had to take some time to recover.

I only fish as I have special permission from the Club's Manager and I have to be off the ponds when the golfers come by, which can be as late as 9:30.  So I do get in a solid two to two and a half hours and it is fun.

There are some very big Bluegills in those ponds and I will have to fish for them one day. Right now it is too much fun fishing for bass.