Potomac River Bass Fishing Report 4/11/15

My 2015 bass fishing tournament season is officially under way! 

 

Today's bass fishing report is from the Potomac River: ( Video Coverage )

 

 

Water Temp: 56 - 60 | Air Temp 60's | Wind Speed: 25 + MPH | Water Clarity: 2 FT | Waves 4 FT

 

Game Plan:

 

* Run as far north as possible in the morning to catch remainder of falling tide.

* Run as far south as possible at lunch time to catch beginning of outgoing tide.

* Focus on deeper known pre spawning staging areas off the main river in the morning.

* Shift to warm water shallow spawning areas in the afternoon.

 

What Happened?

 

4 Fish Total

3 Fish Weighed In

Total Weight = 7.79 lbs

Big Fish = 3.5 lb - 4 lbs

Best Bait = Rat-L-Trap ECHO 1.75 Square Bill Crank Bait

Total Fish Possible = 7 Fish Limit

Winning Weight = 20+ lbs

Finished = 19th Place

 

Story:

 

 

 

 

The wind was a factor today and had the river wave action around 4 ft in some areas. Air temp as chilly, I left my Frabill F2 Jacket or Mercury Marine hoodie on for most of the day. I tried several areas once I headed south but did not go past Mattawomen on the return trip. Wave action and over spray had left me with a couple inches of water down in the console area of my boat and had me thinking about wearing my Frabill F2 bibs next time to keep warm and DRY!

 

I did not catch any fish after I left up north today. The day ended with me getting towed into the ramp with engine troubles around lunch time. All 4 fish today came on the Rat-L-Trap ECHO 1.75 square bill crankbait.

 

 

Baits Used:

 

Rat-L-Trap ECHO 1.75 SquareBill Crankbaits, Rat-L-Trap Lipless Crankbaits, Rat-L-Trap Slap Stick Jerkbaits, Buckeye Lures Swim Jig, Buckeye Lures Su - Spin Blade Under Spin, War Eagle Spinner Bait, Gambler Lures Burner Craw, Gambler Lures O-Beast, Gambler Lures Giggy Head, Eco Pro Tungsten Weights, Bladed Swim Jig

 

Reels Used:

 

Okuma Helios TCS Baitcasting Reels, Okuma Helios Baitcasting Reels, Okuma Komodo Baitcasting Reels, Okuma Citrix Baitcasting Reels, Okuma Helios Spinning Reels

 

Rods Used:

 

Big Bear Baitcasting Rods, Big Bear Spinning Rods 

 

 

 

Motors Used:

 

109 lb Thrust Motor Guide Trolling Motor, Mercury 250 HP Optimax Pro XS Outboard Motor

 

Game Plan Execution:

 

C -

 

If I could do one thing different?

 

 

I would have went south of Mattawomen Creek and fished grass beds instead of fishing rocks up north.

 

Thank you for reading my newest Potomac River bass fishing report!!! Until next time...

 

Tight Lines & Heavy Limits,

 

Melvin Smitson

 

P.S.

 

Special thanks to Roger Sr and Roger Jr for towing me in today!!