Brackish water info req.

Fresh off my astounding success at duping some poor catfish in a farm
pond, I'm setting my sights on a more fair fight. In the next couple
weeks, there's a better than even chance I'll have an opportunity to
fish the Pocomoke River (MD eastern shore). Except for the right rod &
line, I have virtually nothing I'll need for this.

For those not familiar with the Pocomoke, here's an advance TR. The
Pocomoke is a beautiful, scenic, tanin brown river that actually has
areas of cyprus swamp in places. For most of its length, it is tidal,
but nonetheless flows (both ways) along a winding bed through the flat
forests near Snow Hill & Pocomoke, MD. In places, it widens to include
shallow lily pad areas along the shoreline. Although techically
brackish, it's more fresh than salt in the upper reaches where I'll be.

I'll be in a stable kayak, and probably trying to work the edges of the
weeds and the dropoffs into the channel bed. I would expect, if I were
a better fisherman, to catch almost anything from striped to largemouth
bass, pike, white perch, yellow perch, and yes, catfish.

I will be checking out various bass fishing sites for fly
recommendations, and I would expect the usual Clousers, Lefty's
Deceivers, etc. will get me in the right ballpark; but if anyone else
would want to offer words of wisdom, I'm all ears.

Try a white wooly bugger, weighted. The perch on the Pocomoke and
other Eastern Shore waters will go nuts. You'll also nail most of the
other species with this fly.
Frank Reid

"Frank Reid" wrote in message
Try a white wooly bugger, weighted. The perch on the Pocomoke and
other Eastern Shore waters will go nuts. You'll also nail most of the
other species with this fly.

Hmm. Sounds like a good idea, actually. What are you thinking, #2?
Larger?

Short strips, bouncing on the bottom?

Joe F.

I used a #6 or #8 if I recall. Dropped it on any rocky part I could
find as most of the bottom is mud. Around any plants too. The fish
will tell you the speed. Start with a dead drift and speed up till you
find what they like on the day.
Frank Reid

rb608 wrote:
....... I would expect, if I were
a better fisherman, to catch almost anything from striped to largemouth
bass, ......


It's not too late for stripers ?

Brackish water than fresh water is salty, but salty sea water and fresh water mix may result in the estuary, and not, or it may occur in the fossil water aquifer. In many parts of the world, naturally occurring brackish water, is a unique animal species in some important habitat.