Potomac River
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
68°
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
67°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
65°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
62°
Rising muddy water. Water temps in the high 50s low 60s. Visibility 0 to 2 feet. Casting an underspin jig with keitech 3.8 fat swing swimbait with the tail dipped in red spike it to current seams along the bank.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
71°
Chatterbait got the bites but when it slowed down, swim jigs and wacky rigs produced fish.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°
5 fish total out of the Potomac today. Bite was tough and all we caught were dinks. Wacky rigged senkos we’re the “hot bait”. Tried t-rigged senkos, chatterbait, crank baits, and spinners. All 5 were caught wacky rigged.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
69°
The fish were chasing fry up on the downriver side of islands in the river channel. Cast a weightless soft jerkbait and retrieve with aggressive jerks.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
75°
Fished the Potomac river near the mouth of the Monocacy river. Fish were stacked in the eddy at the tail of main river islands chasing fry.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Shad
Mattawoman Creek off the Potomac river produced well today throwing swim jigs with keitech paddle tails and working them through submerged grass. A few others were caught off of baby one minus crank baits and wacky rigged senkos, but the swim jig was the best producer.
