> Hi Bob,
> OK I know where you mean now, I was refering to the area in the park where
> you can ride the barges, hike the trails etc. Its a little further
upstream.
> You used to have pay a few bucks to get into the park.
>
> Wally
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob Bock <bockhouse_at_earthlink.net>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 9:58 AM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- Potomac Fishin' Trip
>
>
> > Hiya, Wally! I'm not sure which site you'd mean. Basically, if you
were
> on
> > the outer loop of the Capitol Beltway (495), heading west toward
Virginia,
> > you'd take the last exit, the Clara Barton Parkway, North. The Parkway
> ends
> > at MacAurthur Blvd. Make a left, and head North. You'll see the sign
for
> > Old Angler's Inn on the right, parking for the C&O is on the left.
Cross
> > the bridge and then follow the big path about 40 yards to the River.
> >
> > To get to Pennyfield lock, heading west from Laurel, you'd take the exit
> for
> > River Road North. Pennyfield Lock is North of Swain's lock and South of
> > Violette's lock. (The name of the street you'd have to turn left on
> escapes
> > me.)
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Wally Billingham" <wally_at_wallybillingham.com>
> > To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> > Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 7:23 PM
> > Subject: Re: NANFA-- Potomac Fishin' Trip
> >
> >
> > > Thanks for sharing Bob,
> > > I am trying to picture where this is at is it in the National Park? I
> grew
> > > up in Laurel and used to fish in the Canal quite a bit. It used to
have
> > some
> > > VERY large bass (by MD standards) in it. The trick was to work
Rapala's
> in
> > > the little waterfalls that would form between the locks. I once got a
> 27"
> > > largemouth there that would have easily gone 7-8 lbs. I released it so
> if
> > > its still alive 8 years later it would be a state record :-)
> > >
> > > I also remember the longears that were in there, as well as all the
> other
> > > sunnies. There were some huge bluegills in there as well that I would
> > catch
> > > on my rapala's. When I get to go back home next spring we will have to
> go
> > > collecting.
> > >
> > > Wally
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Bob Bock <bockhouse_at_earthlink.net>
> > > To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> > > Cc: PVAS <pvas_at_pvas.com>; <PotomacAquaria at yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 9:37 AM
> > > Subject: NANFA-- Potomac Fishin' Trip
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi, all. On Wednesday, my sons and I went on an old fashioned
fishin'
> > > trip
> > > > to the Potomac River, in the C&O Canal Historical Park across from
Old
> > > > Angler's Inn. The river was lower than I'd ever seen it, and the
boat
> > > lauch
> > > > was at least 4 feet above water.
> > > >
> > > > We fished with worms and small hooks and came up with several
> redbreast
> > > > sunfish, native to the area. [See photo on Andrew DeWoody's web
page,
> > > > http://www.fnr.purdue.edu/fi/dewoody/dewoody2.html]
> > > >
> > > > We also caught another native, the pumpkinseed sunfish, as well as
the
> > > > introduced bluegill and longear sunfish. The latter, native to the
> > > central
> > > > U.S., was one of the most exquisite specimens I had ever seen, and
the
> > > > furthest south in the river that I had ever found one. (They're
> > > > particularly numerous in the C&O Canal at Pennyfield Lock.)
> > > >
> > > > The specimen I caught was every bit as exquisite as the photo Garold
> > > Sneegas
> > > > donated to the NANFA website:
> > > > http://www.nanfa.org/aki/longear.htm.
> > > >
> > > > If people are interested, I'll be glad to lead an old fashioned
> fishin'
> > > > trip/photo session back to the river, to photograph these beautiful,
> > > > irridescent creatures. They also are one of the more aquarium
> > manageable
> > > > lepomis species, reaching only about 5 inches in length and are no
> more
> > > > nasty (and no less) than a comparable size cichlid.
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