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Smallmouth - Potomac (Brunswick Islands)
Wednesday, July 06, 2011

A bluebird day fishing the Brunswick Islands.

Smallies! Upper Potomac (MD - Point of Rocks; MD Channel)
Monday, December 27, 2010

The Maryland channel upstream from the Point of Rocks launch is much better than the Virginia side

Smallmouth - Upper Potomac (VA - Balls Bluff)
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

This is spin fishing country - too tight for fly rodders

Smallies! Upper Potomac (MD - Brunswick Upstream)
Monday, August 30, 2010

A calm, productive spot upstream of the Brunswick boat launch

Smallmouth - Upper Potomac (Lander -> Point of Rocks)
Monday, July 26, 2010

Two floats, two companions, two different results...

Smallmouth! Upper Potomac (MD - Brunswick Launch)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

The area under the Route 17 bridge is shallow and perfect for wading

Smallmouth! Upper Potomac (MD - Old Mill Ledge)
Monday, February 22, 2010

I agree with Ken Penrod...Old Mill Ledge is one of the best fishing locations on the Potomac

Smallies! Upper Potomac (MD - Muddy Run)
Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Muddy Run provides a blast of cold water that attracts fish at its junction with the Upper Potomac

Smallies! Upper Potomac (MD - Brunswick Family Campground Downstream)
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

The Brunswick Family Campground is a nice spot with great fishing downstream.

Smallies! Upper Potomac (MD - Rt 340 Bridge Downstream)
Monday, September 14, 2009

Milky water and deep holes dictate a different approach next time

Smallies! Upper Potomac (MD - Knoxville Downstream)
Monday, September 07, 2009

Heading downstream over the Knoxville Falls was not as good as the upstream option.

Smallies!  Upper Potomac (MD - Knoxville Upstream)
Wednesday, September 02, 2009

I never knew that it was fishable downstream from Harper's Ferry....

Smallies! Upper Potomac (VA - Algonkian)
Monday, August 24, 2009

Nice spot, bad time to visit

Smallies!  Upper Potomac (MD - Carderock)
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

No wading.  Not worth a return trip even though it was productive.

Smallies!  Upper Potomac (MD - Monocacy Upstream)
Wednesday, July 15, 2009

A good spot - plenty of deep seams that hold nice smallies.

Smallies - Upper Potomac (MD - Sycamore Downstream)
Monday, July 06, 2009

A banner day on good water

Smallies!  Upper Potomac (MD - Nolands)
Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Milky water and a fast current ruins the day at a good looking spot.

Smallies! Upper Potomac (MD - Lock 10)
Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Lock 10 is OK, but I prefer Lock 8

Smallies! Upper Potomac (MD - Lock 8)
Friday, May 15, 2009

Lock 8 features a nice rocky bank leading down to Lock 7

Smallies! Upper Potomac (MD - Lock 7)
Friday, January 23, 2009

Lock 7 provides easy, direct access to good fishing water

Smallies!  Upper Potomac (MD - Seneca Breaks Top Line)
Friday, October 17, 2008

Seneca Breaks offers both Greenies and Bronzebacks if you work the Dam

Smallies! Upper Potomac (MD - Pennyfield Lock Upper)
Friday, September 26, 2008

Pennyfield Lock combines easy wading with a good population of fiesty smallies... once you find them.

Smallies! Upper Potomac (VA - Turkey Run)
Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Turkey Run proves out to be a treasure.  Amazing scenery inside the beltway.

Smallies!  Upper Potomac (MD - Lander Downstream)
Friday, September 19, 2008

Lander was not as nice as Point of Rocks or some of the other places I've been on the Upper Potomac

Smallies! Upper Potomac (MD - Seneca Launch)
Friday, August 29, 2008

Running the canoe out of the Seneca Launch is not as scary as Lake Anna or Smith Mountain, but the water is just as big.

Smallies! Upper Potomac (WV - Antietam Creek)
Friday, August 15, 2008

Want to fish the Potomac at the mouth of Antietam Creek?  Bring your canoe!

Smallies! Upper Potomac (MD/VA - Point of Rocks Upstream)
Friday, August 08, 2008

You can wade upstream for a mile from the canoe access point

Smallies!  Potomac (MD - Seneca Breaks Middle)
Friday, July 25, 2008

High water kept me from wading the middle section of Seneca Breaks

Smallies! Potomac (MD - Swain's Lock Middle)
Friday, July 11, 2008

The wading area at Swain's Lock starts here

Smallies! Upper Potomac (MD - Sycamore Middle)
Monday, July 07, 2008

Nice spot.  Good shelf of wading extends way out into the middle of the river

Smallies! Upper Potomac (VA - Riverbend)
Wednesday, June 25, 2008

No real wading opportunity near the boat launch, but its a great area to attack from a canoe

Smallies! Upper Potomac - Swain's Lock (lower)
Monday, January 07, 2008

Swain's offered strong runs with hard wading.  Deeper, dark water.

Smallies! Upper Potomac (Lower Pennyfield Lock)
Monday, November 12, 2007

Pennyfield Lock was a wader's paradise with the low water this year

Smallies! Upper Potomac (MD -Seneca Breaks)
Monday, October 01, 2007

At low water, the upper section of Seneca Breaks is a good place to fish

Smallmouth! Upper Potomac (MD - Harpers Ferry)
Monday, July 30, 2007

Smallies!  Love those guys - tough and fiesty.

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