March 27, 2020

The shad fishing since my last report has improved in the Fletcher’s Cove area. Anglers from the shoreline and private watercraft are catching hickory shad with regularity and the occasional […]

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Date: 03.27.2020 Category: Fishing Report Fletcher's Fishing Feed

March 24, 2020

The Potomac finally got some much needed flow and color thanks to rain over the weekend.  Unfortunately those same weather systems brought back cold air temperatures which in turn dropped […]

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Date: 03.24.2020 Category: Fishing Report Fletcher's Fishing Feed

Fletcher’s Opened Postponed

Fletcher’s has postponed our anticipated opening date in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.  We will continue to monitor the situation but we do not feel we can safely maintain proper […]

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Date: 03.23.2020 Category: Fishing Report Fletcher's Fishing Feed

March 20, 2020

A couple warm days have increased river temperature, that paired with a shot of current from recent rain has slightly improved fishing for all species present in the river. The […]

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Date: 03.20.2020 Category: Fishing Report Fletcher's Fishing Feed

Projected opening date March 28th

Due to the coronavirus Fletchers has pushed our opening date to March 28th. Obviously this is a developing situation and could change in the coming week. Updates will be made […]

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Date: 03.17.2020 Category: Fishing Report Fletcher's Fishing Feed

March 16, 2020

Not much change since my last report. Low flow has been the story of the season so far. Shad and herring depend on current to signal them to swim upstream […]

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Date: 03.16.2020 Category: Fishing Report Fletcher's Fishing Feed

March 10, 2020

The fishing season on our nations river has officially begun. We may not be off to a fast start but at least it’s a start. With many warm days in […]

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Date: 03.10.2020 Category: Fishing Report Fletcher's Fishing Feed

June Fishing Report

With the non-stop action of shad season over we have entered into the typical early summer fishing pattern at Fletchers. This is not necessarily a bad thing, June can offer […]

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Date: 06.18.2019 Category: Fishing Report Fletcher's Fishing Feed

June 24, 2018

The flow of the Potomac at Fletcher’s has been too high for rentals most of the time since my last report. It’s been a frustrating period for anglers. Prior to […]

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Date: 06.24.2018 Category: Fishing Report Fletcher's Fishing Feed

Report from Fletcher’s Cove

Like a roller-coaster ride, April angling at Fletcher’s Cove was a series of dramatic highs and sudden, plunging drops of stomach churning speed. Several times during the month the Potomac […]

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Date: 05.11.2018 Category: Fishing Report

Report from Fletcher’s Cove

Signs of spring in Washington appear well before the season itself. As noted by Louis J. Halle in his book of the same name, Spring in Washington arrives in fits […]

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Date: 04.04.2018 Category: Fishing Report

Report from Fletcher’s Cove

Fletcher’s Cove rental season will end on Sunday, October 29th. If you want to take a paddle or row at our little slice of “wilderness in D.C.” (or as close […]

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Date: 10.15.2017 Category: Fishing Report

Report from Fletcher’s Cove, August 15, 2017

The sweltering heat of July and August in Washington slows the pace of both anglers and fish. With Potomac water temperatures sometimes flirting with 90 degrees, one cannot expect easy […]

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Date: 08.15.2017 Category: Fishing Report

Report from Fletcher’s Cove, June

It’s been a wild ride for anglers at Fletcher’s Cove this year. “Spring” fishing took off in mid winter like a Derby filly out of the gate. Large striped bass […]

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Date: 06.12.2017 Category: Fishing Report

Report from Fletcher’s Cove, May

It’s the second week of May and I’m wearing a thermal and two fleeces. That’s weather, D.C. style. Not only that, but Noah made a stop at Fletcher’s last week […]

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Date: 05.09.2017 Category: Fishing Report

Report from Fletcher’s Cove, April

Spring is a fickle and tortuous season for anglers in Washington. One day it’s busting out all over, the next there’s frost on the redbud. One week, the Potomac is […]

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Date: 04.09.2017 Category: Fishing Report

Report from Fletcher’s Cove

If you are a native Washingtonian, or even if you just lived here a few years, you had to know down deep inside that it was gonna happen. When things […]

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Date: 03.21.2017 Category: Fishing Report