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Potomac River
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Pilings
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
50°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Brush Piles
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Bites picking up. Water was slightly stained and rain was off and on. We caught 20+ large mouth in the Potomac River around Mallows Bay over about an 8hr stretch. I caught most on a Junebug trick worm rigged on a 1/8oz shaky head. Another “hot bait” today was a chartreuse Baby One Minus Crankbait. Today, to my surprise, the Chatterbait struck out.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
55°
Fish over emerging grass on outgoing tide.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Pilings
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
48°
Lot of rain came in over the past week so the river was chocolate milk. I couldn’t get bit on a moving bait. Fished around pilings with a shaky head and black trick worm and landed a couple. Water temp was reading 48 on the depth finder, so I expect it to get better in the coming weeks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Pilings
Forage
Bluegill
Bassin on the Potomac right after a cold front is tough. Air temp in the morning was only 30 degrees. Fish had lockjaw and wouldn’t hit a moving bait. Only 2 fish caught for the day were both caught on zoom trick worms. One was caught by my fishing partner with a Junebug trick worm T-rigged with an 1/8oz bullet weight. The single fish I caught for the day was on Junebug Red and a shaky head.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
The 5th stop of the MLF Pro Circuit was on the Potomac River June 17-20th. I had a strong tournament finishing up in 27th place after catch 14.75lbs on day 1 and 2, then finished the tournament with just over 12lbs for a three day total of 41lbs 10 ounces. This event I had a 1/2oz green pumpkin Z-Man Jackhammer locked in my hand. I used a green pumpkin and hot snakes colored Razor Shadz as a trailer depending on the water clarity in the areas I was fishing. The hot snakes help the bait stand out a little better. The areas I was keying on were grass flats. There were little feeding windows throughout the day depending on the tide with the last two hours of outgoing seeming to be the best. If you want to learn more about how this tournament went and see the fish catches check out my YouTube channel, Grae Buck Fishing. Here is my practice and day 1 recap: https://youtu.be/CitcS0UfHG4
Z-Man RaZor ShadZ Hot Snakes / 4 1/2"
$3.74
$4.99
Z-Man RaZor ShadZ Green Pumpkin / 4 1/2"
$3.74
$4.99
Z-Man 5" ZinkerZ Green Pumpkin / 5"
$3.37
$4.49
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
58°
Working down the bank with a shaky head. 4lber choked it on the retrieve. She was swimming with it and I didn’t even know she was there at first. To make matters worse, I was fumbling with the net like a rookie. Amateur hour. 😂
