'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
What a difference a few 80-degree days can make. Dale Knupp, who lives in La Plata, Md., and who fishes the upper tidal Potomac River as often as possible, launched his boat at the Smallwood State Park boat ramps in Mattawoman Creek this week and, thanks to his electronic depth sounder, discovered that the surface water temperature had reached almost 60 degrees.
Can spring be far away when a number of local, tidal creek fanatics have begun their annual hunt for yellow perch?
Can you feel the difference in the air and water? Both are cooler and because of the ever-so-welcome autumn temperatures the fishing for certain species will improve with every passing day. This is particularly true of largemouth bass, stripers and blue catfish in Maryland and Virginia.
AREA 1: D.C. AND VICINITY
AREA 1: D.C. AND VICINITY
BENEDICT, Md.
AREA 1: D.C. AND VICINITY
AREA 1: D.C. AND VICINITY
AREA 1: D.C. AND VICINITY
AREA 1: D.C. AND VICINITY
AREA 1: D.C. AND VICINITY
The action was totally awesome and Knupp finally said, "Man, I'm ready to have a sandwich. This fishing is making me hungry."
When my friend Dale Knupp says it's time to hunt for "gorilla perch," he's not engaging in idle chatter.
