Report from Fletcher’s Cove, September 29, 2008

After a long, late summer pause, I would like to post a few photos from those hazy, lazy days. As we move into fall, fishing should pick up a bit as the water temperature drops through the 70’s, 60’s and 50’s. Our finned friends have to store up some fat for the bone-chilling months of winter.

This month’s photos feature Finbar, a young spider boy fisher who takes his angling very seriously and gets results from perseverance. (Photo sent by proud dad, John Bouris.) Our graying bearded regular, known as “The Rock”, caught his bass on a bobber-dangled night crawler. Derek Binsted holds the large bucket mouth caught on a buzz bait in mid-August. The beautiful photos of the sunning cormorants were taken by Thomas Mann, a biking regular and nature lover who travels the Towpath and Mount Vernon trails very often. Thanks, everyone!

Fletcher’s Cove will be open until early November for boat and bike rentals. While the water temp remains above the low 50’s, we will be able to rent canoes and kayaks as well. As always, bait, fishing tackle, D.C. permits and refreshments can be purchased at the store. If you are looking for the perfect gift for the budding young angler in your life, then consider one of our attractively priced fishing combos. We could package that hardware with a rowboat rental gift certificate for the 2009 season. Just give us a call at 202-244-0461.

For a break from the current political high jinks and economic roller-coaster, come down to Fletcher’s Cove, where time passes with the seasons, not the stock ticker, and your politics are left behind. Passion here is about the eternal flow of the river and the rich color of the trees arching over the canal. That crunching sound you hear at the Cove are the leaves under-foot, not your portfolio!

Happy Fall… we’ll talk soon!

Dan