Troutnut Forum > Fly Fishing Discussion > Fishing in the Washington DC Area?????
| Lam | October 14th, 2007, 11:48 am | |
| Posts: 76 | I will be at a seminar for a few days right near Washington Dulles airport. Does anyone know of any local trout fishing streams? DC or Virginia or anywhere within 1/2 hr of the airport hotels? lam | |
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| CaseyP | October 14th, 2007, 12:39 pm | |
| Arlington, VA/ Mercersburg, PA Posts: 254 | you have no idea how suburbanized--and flat--the Dulles area is. however, it is possible to fish, and depending upon when you arrive, for trout. twice a year, in Oct. and Feb., our local NVATU cleans and stocks two streams, one inside and one just oustide the Beltway. they are good for an evening's relaxation. because of the drought this fall, they have been cleaned, but not stocked so far. check the website http://www.nvatu.org/ for further information. if you're still interested, send me a message, and maybe we can wet a line. | |
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| Lam | October 14th, 2007, 2:02 pm | |
| Posts: 76 | check your pm caseyp | |
| Jmd123 | October 21st, 2007, 2:44 am | |
| Posts: 148 | Lam, if you're up for some warm-water fishing, Rock Creek had a LOT of fish in it when I was there in '94. I was there in May and there was a massive shad run coming in. I managed to catch none of these, but instead some bluegill and bass. While hiking along the river I came across a school of nice bass, then a short distance upstream a school of nice bluegill that were taking insects off the surface. I don't know what conditions are like there today, but you might check it out if you have the time. It's also a very pretty park with some huge old-growth white oaks and tulip-trees. Jonathon | |
| Lam | October 21st, 2007, 7:23 am | |
| Posts: 76 | Thanks for the info guys. My seminar is already over and I am back in PA. As it turned out, I didn't have any spare time to explore. | |
| Switchfishe | October 21st, 2007, 7:31 pm | |
| Woodbridge, VA Posts: 3 | There is actually plenty of fishing very close in. I work in Gaithersburg above DC once a week and hit the Potomac, Patuxent or Great Seneca Creek after work while I wait for the traffic to die down. CaseyP was referring to the Accotink and Holmes run - those are in VA. If you can pop north to MD, you will have more fun on your next trip. You should get the book = "Guide to Maryland Trout Fishing" in the library. It has detailed descriptions and directions. | |
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| Lam | October 21st, 2007, 9:49 pm | |
| Posts: 76 | I don't have that book but my local fly shop has it. Maybe I will check it out. I rarely get down that far south but I have one client in Maryland Line, MD. which, as you can guess by it's name, is at the MD, PA border. the Gunpowder is close by and I fished it once butI was rushed and didn't really give it much of a chance. I know A few guys that fish the Gunpowder and they say it is great. There is a fly shop that I have stopped at a few times, I think the name is "Great Feathers" fly shop or something close to that. It's a nice area and I would like to check it out further. | |
| IEatimago | October 22nd, 2007, 3:51 pm | |
| Spring Mills, PA Posts: 99 | i have had some fun days at gunpowder when i lived in baltimore, but there were many rough days aswell. IMO id fish mainly from masemore rd. to the bottom of the dam. and that book is pretty informative. | |
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