Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Honestly, I don’t know how (practice) went. I’ll know in a couple days. From talking to a few people and what I found, it’s tough. It’s a grind. I’ve done well in these types of events in the past and I have a couple places I feel if that I hunker down, I should be able to catch a few fish, but it’s not like I have several different patterns working.
The river looks better than I’ve ever seen it. The grass is amazing and I hope it’s an indication of how it’ll be in a couple years.
We don’t have that good of a tide. It seems like the good tide is first thing in the morning. Once it switched and came in, I never had a bite rest of the day. The early morning will be critical. That’s when we’ll have our best tides. I had some bites Monday afternoon and went back to those places twice on incoming and can’t get a bite. Tells me that tide is really important.
In years past, it seemed like could get in an area and catch a few just fishing around, but the wind has made it hard to fish some areas. I’d rather see it not be so windy.
The Potomac always fishes small. There’s enough water to get away, but it’s like everywhere – if you take yourself away from the people, you’re probably taking yourself away from the fish. As good it looks all over, there are key areas you better be in. Typically, I’ve done well on tidal waters minus the Delaware. I actually like fishing tidal water except for the Delaware. I’ve always liked the Potomac and I’m hoping this can be another good one. It’s probably one of the most important tournaments for me in a long time.
