Fishing News
Fish Readily Available In Area
By Gene Mueller, [email protected]
Weather forecasters say that below-normal temperatures will be the order of days and nights until after New Year's. But that means very little to local anglers whose hearts are set on going fishing. Sure, there'll be waters in these parts that will resemble the Dead Sea for all the action you're likely to find, but fish can be caught in others. Let's concentrate on them. Top Stories
For example, if a body wanted to hook a bass, crappie, sunfish or catfish right now, even without the benefit of a boat, few places can match the Spoils Cove, just upstream of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge on the Maryland side of the Potomac River. If you take care to heed the "No Parking" signs along I-295 as you travel from the District toward Maryland and the approach lanes to the Wilson Bridge, look to your right after you cross over Oxon Cove, a short distance past the Blue Plains Waste Treatment Center. Just a hop past Oxon Cove, which is on your left, lies the Spoils Cove on the right side of the road. Park beyond the signs and then walk through the woods to the lake-like Spoils. You'll see huge concrete blocks in the middle of it, but fish can be caught from shore. A bobber pinched onto 8- or 10-pound line some three or four feet (depending on the stage of the tide) above a small shad dart, plastic grub, or a hook with a live minnow can result in any of the species mentioned above.
Move around the shoreline to find suitable fishing waters. Some of the cove's depths even near the shore can be quite deep; others are shallow. You'll need to experiment a bit. And if you enter the Spoils with a boat, fish all around the cement blocks.
Why is the Spoils Cove so productive? The Blue Plains Waste Treatment facility is located just a stone's throw upstream and warm-water discharges from the plant help to keep the river temperatures higher than they would be, say, down around the mouth of the Mattawoman. Warm water plus hiding structure equals fish this time of year.
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