Re: NANFA-- Potomac Fishin' Trip

Wally Billingham (wally_at_wallybillingham.com)
Sat, 24 Aug 2002 22:07:49 -0400

Yep thats what its called, its been forever since I have been there. I can
only imagine how the falls look now with it being SO dry there for SO long.
When I finally get to go back home next spring I will have to revist it.

Wally
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Bock <bockhouse_at_earthlink.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Potomac Fishin' Trip

> Oh, ok. You're thinking of Great Falls.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wally Billingham" <wally_at_wallybillingham.com>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 11:44 AM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- Potomac Fishin' Trip
>
>
> > 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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