drumfish213 Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 Going to be in Alexandria for the holidays. Wondering if it is worth bringing any gear down, or if it is not even worth trying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabassplug Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 I live in old town, depending what you fishing for, you can always get catfish from potomac or jigging for perch and largemouth, the weather is actually pretty nice out lately. For stripers I always had more luck at dawn and dusk with light tackle with sp minnows and such. Jones point is a nice area, but lots of rocks so be ready to lose a couple if you bucktail. Happy holidays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumfish213 Posted December 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Seabassplug said: I live in old town, depending what you fishing for, you can always get catfish from potomac or jigging for perch and largemouth, the weather is actually pretty nice out lately. For stripers I always had more luck at dawn and dusk with light tackle with sp minnows and such. Jones point is a nice area, but lots of rocks so be ready to lose a couple if you bucktail. Happy holidays This is very helpful, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastly Backlash Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 This time of year with colder water temps blue catfish are schooled up heavily. Your best bet to find them would be to cover water using medium to large swim baits and jigs. Once you locate them you can focus on working the school for some trophy sized blues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabassplug Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 Shoot me a pm If you are looking for places to eat let so I can point out some good places, trust me there is lots of tourist places with bad food around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumfish213 Posted December 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 19 hours ago, Beastly Backlash said: This time of year with colder water temps blue catfish are schooled up heavily. Your best bet to find them would be to cover water using medium to large swim baits and jigs. Once you locate them you can focus on working the school for some trophy sized blues. Is this possible from shore? I was planning on bringing an 8ft rod that I use for fluke and schoolies with swim shads and bucktails. Would that work for blue catfish as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastly Backlash Posted December 24, 2018 Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 17 mins ago, drumfish213 said: Is this possible from shore? I was planning on bringing an 8ft rod that I use for fluke and schoolies with swim shads and bucktails. Would that work for blue catfish as well? Yeap, quite possible. Blue catfish and other catfish are not as prone to striking lures as other fish (stronger senses and higher intelligence then most other fish), but they will strike lures if the lures are presented well. Blue cats and stripers are very similar in their schooling and feeding habits, the key is to locate the school. Might not hurt to have a heavier rod with you too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumfish213 Posted December 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 28 mins ago, Beastly Backlash said: Yeap, quite possible. Blue catfish and other catfish are not as prone to striking lures as other fish (stronger senses and higher intelligence then most other fish), but they will strike lures if the lures are presented well. Blue cats and stripers are very similar in their schooling and feeding habits, the key is to locate the school. Might not hurt to have a heavier rod with you too. Thanks, super helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumfish213 Posted December 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 On 12/23/2018 at 10:42 AM, Seabassplug said: I live in old town, depending what you fishing for, you can always get catfish from potomac or jigging for perch and largemouth, the weather is actually pretty nice out lately. For stripers I always had more luck at dawn and dusk with light tackle with sp minnows and such. Jones point is a nice area, but lots of rocks so be ready to lose a couple if you bucktail. Happy holidays Tried Jones point today. Lost a few bucktails. You were correct! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabassplug Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 1 hour ago, drumfish213 said: Tried Jones point today. Lost a few bucktails. You were correct! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to register here in order to participate.
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now