Originally posted by: Creel Limit Zero on 7/29/2005 8:17:43 AM

What kind of fishing are you looking to do there. Bass fishing, trout fishing, or closer to the bay for white perch and such. Haven't fished the Patuxent too much, but may have some suggestions.

Originally posted by: lumberjack1909 on 7/28/2005 11:33:24 AM

hey im looking for someone to mabye show me around the pax river area,and show me some good spots. my family is moving there cause my dad is active duty military and he will be working there.it would be a big help if u could do something like that for me

Originally posted by: lumberjack1909 on 8/1/2005 11:07:27 AM

ill fish for pretty much anything, but my favorites are catfish, carp, trout, bass, all panfish,etc. id really like some fishing within 50 miles of pax river navy base. the bigger the better. i just got a shakespeare big water rod and reel combo with 20 pound test cajun red line, but i like to go light tackle for most stuff. im still in va right now and im catching 12 pound carp on 6 pound line, and 20 pound cats on the same thing.thanks for your help. email me about any oppourtunities, in september or any time after that
greg_the_llama@hotmail.com

Originally posted by: Creel Limit Zero on 8/3/2005 1:49:27 PM

I've never fished for carp before, but I know Loch Raven Reservoir has some huge 20 pound carp in there, in fact, that's all you seem to see. It also is very good for bass, pike, and pickerell. There are also alot of good cat fish rivers. Potomac is very good, and there are always a chance for the 40 pounder there. As for other big game, in March you have to fish the Potomac up by Fletcher's Boat House in DC. Shouldn't be more than a 50 mile drive, but worth no matter how far you have to drive. Several reasons for that, but the main reason is the chance to pull a 40-50 pound rockfish out of a river. Usually you have to be trolling at 40-60' below the surface of the Chesapeake to pull these, and rarely get that after June. The rockfish come up the river to spawn, and get locked in right there in DC just past Fletcher's. The dam is there, so they can't go any further. You can't keep them, but what a fight. You won't be pulling one of these in on your light tackle. <!--graemlin::cool:-->

Also, if you have your own boat, there are some great fishing opportunities for rockfish up in the flats in September. Nothing of the 40 pound class, but you roam around looking for dropping/swooping seagulls. This is where rockfish are feasting on bait fish, and the seagulls are swooping down and eating fish parts off the surface. You can cast almost anything into this mess and pull fish out of it. Another great fishing opportunity. Unfortunately, I only have a small jon boat, so I can't hit this opportunity.

As for patuxent for trout, good fishery, trout is excellent in the catch and release area year round, and good after stocking in the other areas. It sounds to me like you will be really close to the catch and release area.

I'm always up for Loch Raven, will email you in September if you are interested.

Originally posted by: lumberjack1909 on 8/4/2005 11:49:31 AM

ill be moving in a few weeks and ill be in a hotel or apartment for about a month and then ill be in a nice 3200 sq ft house with 2 acres, so the time in a hotel will be worth it. a weekend would be best, specially after school starts, yeah im 13, and ive only been fishing for 5 or six years, but im the best in my neighborhood, and in the middle school here so im pretty good to say the least. ill be going into the eight grade, and i dont have a boat but whats really funny is when i go fishin with other adaults that have boats and have been fishin for 20 some years and im better and know more than them. ive shore fished the entire time ive been fishin, and its never stopped me from chathing the big ones. so no boat is fine with me. what do u normally use for trout, do u use fly, spinner, what, cause if u use flies tell me the good patterns and ill tie them for free so we dont have to buy anything we dont have to, im also selling flies so let me know if u want to buy some.($00.50 for 2)email me whenever and we can plan an outing.im a member of obviously the NAFC but also BASS so i can get more discounts at certain stores and i get free stuff from both so it all works out. u should sign up for bass, when u sign up u get yamamoto worms,a tackle bag,a large book on bass fishing,$1,000 reward sticker paid for by bass for your boat, and loads of other things for $15.00 a year( o yeah u get bassmaster magazine as well.)
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Originally posted by: Creel Limit Zero on 8/15/2005 1:05:44 PM

Sorry I haven't replied, been out of town the last week or so. I always fly fish for trout when I'm on the streams. Not sure what patterns are good, don't do too much after June, but when I do I usually use some kind of terrestrial, like an ant or greenie weenie. Once in a while if I see alot of beetles or grasshoppers, I will tie one of those on, but usually like to keep to the smaller stuff. Will try to email you later on in the week.

My son now lives in Pasadena,MD and has been fishing on the Magothy river, any good tips and or spots for fishing this river?

Just want to catch some fish and release at this time, so any kind of fish would be great still learning.