Potomac River
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Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Current)
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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Spring
- Bladed Jigs5
- Drop Shot5
- Shakey Heads4
- Wacky Rigs4
- Structure Jigs3
Total Fishing Reports
85
Top Species Reported for Spring
- Largemouth Bass30 Reports
Smallmouth Bass4 Reports
Northern Snakehead1 Report
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Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
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Structure Jigs
Structure
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rip Rap
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 Water temp 55 – 59 Low tide at 10:30 Launched solo at Smallwood SP around 0700. Slight drizzle expected. Headed to the Occoquan Bay. Donned rain gear. Started on the left side going in just past the first secondary point throwing 3” Largo shad swimbait on a ¼ oz ball head jig. Caught 4 LM in the 1 ½ - 2 lb range. All between the secondary to the kayak ramp. Headed back into the river. Fairly deep back there with steep cliff faced side. No bait and no hits back here. Too early. Need blade baits later in the year. Headed back to that left side and picked up another LM at the kayak ramp. The sun came out and so did the boats. Headed back across the river to the rip rap just north of the Mattawoman. No action here as the tide was just starting to head out. Went to the first cove on the north side and picked up 2 LM on a firetiger trap. These were off shore 30 – 40 yards. Headed across to the gravel bank and caught 1 LM on a C-rig with a green pumpkin lizard. Called it a day around 1pm. 8 largemouth total.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
65°
Rainy and overcast, I expected a moving bait bite, but was unable to generate anything on spinnerbait, crank bait, or buzz bait. Got one hit on a wacky rig and caught one 3# on drop shot, both near dock pilings. Others I talked to had similar results.
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