What's Happening at Fletcher's Boathouse

What better way to get kids “hooked” on nature than by teaching them how to fish? This May, the Family & Youth Casting Call once again helped “set the hook” for children to learn about nature and fishing in the Washington, DC area. Click here to watch a video and find out what the excitement's all about!

Just a little over a month ago, in late March, the trees were bare, the ground was brown and dusty from the winter, and the river was cold, with just a hint of the life soon to fill its depths. Anglers were anxious. The annual impatient wait for the Potomac to come alive with fish from downstream waters seemed like an eternity this year.

During the shad run (usually April thru mid-June), our chapter sends out reports of fishing conditions at Fletchers Cove and elsewhere as we receive information. If you know someone who might want to receive these reports, email NCC-TU with "SHAD" in the subject line and provide your name and email address. If you received shad reports last year, you don't need to resubscribe to get them in 2013.

especially ones with kids. One of the summer's beauties came from regular angler Matt Murtha, who sent three photos of stripers, walleyes and catfish. Here is what Matt had to say…