FLW on the Potomac

[MdKamper]

Anyone going out this coming week 6/2-6/5 while the FLW is in town?

Think I'm fishing Thursday & Friday and maybe keep an eye on them to see what they are doing ... weather looks great, maybe a bit warm





Modified by MdKamper at 11:07 AM 5/30/2011

[Rough Stuff Rider]

going on sunday for final weigh in with a few friends. Probably not fishing tho

[smithic2034]

Probably gonna stay off the river but we will see. I fished next to a ton of them this weekend in Mattawoman. We got there early and about 6 am it was like a hatch of wrapped trucks/boats. Kinda crazy. We saw one guy catch 4 or 5 keeper fish near us....the Berkley boat (unsure of who he was) by literally ripping a white buzzbait over the grass. Funny because I was throwing a buzz frog in the same general area and couldn't buy a bite on it. Pretty neat to see all of them going out.

[mikesxpress]

Most of them have been keeping an eye on what the locals were doing the past two weeks. Fishing the "bent rod pattern" is standard practice for these folks here on the river, so in reality you would just be getting 3rd hand information. Just follow a local that knows what they are doing and save some gas!

[allen656]

Hi all...hoping to go down there Saturday for the weight in. Is there anything close to eat or do other then going further on rt 301?

[smithic2034]

There are a number of restaurants and smaller places to eat at the National Harbor right where the weigh-in is taking place.

[MdKamper]

First Days Top Ten:

1 NIXON, LARRY 20-02 (5) 20-02 (5) -
2 VATALARO, VIC 20-02 (5) 20-02 (5) -
3 IACONELLI, MICHAEL 17-07 (5) 17-07 (5)
4 BROWNE, GLENN 17-04 (5) 17-04 (5)
5 LANE, BOBBY 17-03 (5) 17-03 (5)
6 HASTINGS, AARON 16-15 (5) 16-15 (5)
7 PIRCH, CLIFFORD 16-01 (5) 16-01 (5)
8 DUDLEY, DAVID 16-00 (5) 16-00 (5)
9 OMORI, TAKAHIRO 15-14 (5) 15-14 (5)
10 JOHNSTON, CORY 15-10 (5) 15-10 (5)

[rlb8s]

Does it cost to park at National Harbor or is the Expo truly free?

[pgs]

Saw 30 to 50 boats fishin grass at vernon view off parkway.
Looked like a zoo boats every where. Saw Ike catch a keeper about 1:30
I will give the pros the river this week.

[mikesxpress]

Most of them must be staying north. Out from noon to 4 Thurs and only 2 boats down south.

[Rough Stuff Rider]

they were mostly using gravely point to launch. It has to be the worst ramp on the river but its free. Just goes to show how cheap those guys actually are.

[smithic2034]

That was actually one of the recommended ramps on the FLW website....plus Piscataway which has no parking and Marshall Hall. Seems like the logistics of having this at the National Harbor is not too great.

[MdKamper]

I launched and fished out of Piscataway this morning ... There were a bunch launching out of Ft Washington ... Scott Martin was there ...

Watching the weigh-in today live online ... coming in with some small light bags ... Yesterday's leader, Larry Nixon, only had one keeper today

The wind was up and the main river was muddy ... saw alot of the pros in Broad Creek fishing the mats

My son and I caught six in 4.5 hours this morning

[MdKamper]

FLW:

Pos --- Name --- Day One -- Day Two --- Total --- Behind

1 LANE, BOBBY 17-03 (5) 18-08 (5) 35-11 (10) -
2 IACONELLI, MICHAEL 17-07 (5) 16-02 (5) 33-09 (10) 2-02
3 VATALARO, VIC 20-02 (5) 13-00 (5) 33-02 (10) 2-09
4 CLAUSEN, LUKE 15-03 (5) 17-00 (5) 32-03 (10) 3-08
5 FUKAE, SHINICHI 13-07 (5) 18-06 (5) 31-13 (10) 3-14
6 MORGENTHALER, CHAD 15-05 (5) 16-04 (5) 31-09 (10) 4-02
7 VICK, LANCE 13-10 (5) 17-12 (5) 31-06 (10) 4-05
8 BROWNE, GLENN 17-04 (5) 13-15 (5) 31-03 (10) 4-08
9 PIRCH, CLIFFORD 16-01 (5) 14-08 (5) 30-09 (10) 5-02
10 DUDLEY, DAVID 16-00 (5) 14-06 (5) 30-06 (10) 5-05
11 BLAYLOCK, STETSON 13-06 (5) 16-11 (5) 30-01 (10) 5-10
12 JOHNSTON, CORY 15-10 (5) 14-04 (5) 29-14 (10) 5-13
13 KENNEY, JT 14-00 (5) 15-10 (5) 29-10 (10) 6-01
14 WILLIAMSON, MICHAEL 11-07 (5) 17-12 (5) 29-03 (10) 6-08
15 MCGOEY, JOHN 15-09 (5) 13-10 (5) 29-03 (10) 6-08
16 MABREY, KYLE 15-07 (5) 13-09 (5) 29-00 (10) 6-11
17 THLIVEROS, PETE 14-00 (5) 14-15 (5) 28-15 (10) 6-12
18 MORGAN, ANDY 12-13 (5) 16-00 (5) 28-13 (10) 6-14
19 SCHMITT, BRYAN 15-07 (5) 13-02 (5) 28-09 (10) 7-02
20 PEARSON, ROBERT 12-08 (5) 15-12 (5) 28-04 (10) 7-07

[Chuckels]

I fished Mattawoman for about 6 hours today and got 6. With the biggest being about 5lbs. I was right in the mix with those guys but caught more than most I could see around me. I wondered what was going on b/c I felt like was about the only boat that didnt have a vinyl wrap. I would have probably fished longer but my boat wouldnt run so I was right around the Ft. Smallwood ramp the whole day.

[MdKamper]

Chevy pro Luke Clausen of Otis Orchards, Wash., caught a five-bass limit weighing 19 pounds, 4 ounces Sunday to win $125,000 at the Walmart FLW Tour on the Potomac River presented by National Guard with a four-day catch of 20 bass weighing 69-14.

The catch gave him the win by a 1-pound, 13-ounce margin over Michael Iaconelli of Pittsgrove, N.J., who caught a total of 20 bass weighing 68-1 and earned $35,000.

The remaining top 10 pros finished the tournament in:
3rd: Bobby Lane, Lakeland, Fla., 20 bass, 65-5, $30,000
4th: Bryan Schmitt, Deale, Md., 20 bass, 64-12, $25,000
5th: Michael Williamson, Fort Smith, Ark., 20 bass, 61-6, $20,000
6th: AMP pro Stetson Blaylock, Benton, Ark., 20 bass, 60-0, $17,000
7th: Castrol pro David Dudley, Lynchburg, Va., 20 bass, 58-0, $16,000
8th: Lance Vick, Mineola, Texas, 20 bass, 56-14, $15,000
9th: Chad Morgenthaler, Coulterville, Ill., 20 bass, 55-7, $14,000
10th: Cory Johnston, Peterborough, Ontario, 19 bass, 54-3, $13,000

[kramerbill]

I launched out of gravelly point and was all by my self not one other pro used that ramp. The only reason I used it, its so close to my house, ABOUT 35MINS

[vabass]

Bill,
Congratulations on a decent finish and thanks for contributing to this board.

[majorbass]

Gilbert glad to hear you're still alive and kicking! I've missed fishing with you guys.