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Conservation Alerts

Shenandoah Riverkeeper won a provision three years ago requiring construction sites to make their pollution control plans available to the public. The current VA state administration has decided that this provision could be an inconvenience for builders and they stripped it from the permit.  If removed, it will be five years before we get another chance to try to get it back. If you are concerned about this, your top priority right now should be to click here and read the SRKs alert on removal and follow their instructions to provide a brief comment.

The US Forest Service is under intense pressure to abandon its proposal to exclude fracking from the Geroge Washington National Forest. Read about how you can weigh in on the issue on the Potomac and Shenandoah Riverkeeper website.

"Smallmouth bass do not tolerate pollution well. Therefore they are an indicator of water quality." This is the starting premise of the Chesapeake Bay Foudation's important new report, The Link Between Smallmouth Bass Mortality and Disease and the Need to Reduce Water Pollution in Chesapeake Bay Tributaries. Everyone concerned with water quality in the Cheapeake Bay watershed should read this report.

In a March 23rd e-mail Shenandoah Riverkeeper Jeff Kelble provided an update on the effort to get the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to Declare the Shenandoah "impaired." VA DEQ declined, but the issue is still in negotiation. Read SRK's initial comments (including a summation and map of citizen complaints) and the VA DEQ response to Riverkeeper Comments (state response begins on page 7).

Download the Potomac Conservancy's 2012 State of the Nation's River Report.

Questions remain 10 years after devastating fish kills on the Shenandoah.

Help the Susky! Many, including the PA  FBC, are puzzled that the PA DEP declined to declare the Susquehanna "impaired."

Assist the Maryland DNR in its annual survey of bass populations ... you'll be entered in a drawing to win prizes.

 

2012 Fishing Contest Results

Click to read the rules
Section 1, Biggest Fish: Jay Eiche - 21.5"
Section 1, Best 5 Fish: John Lipetz - 89"
Section 2, Biggest Fish: Randy Chandler and Larry DiJoseph (tie) - 22"
Section 2, Best 5 Fish: Randy Chandler - 92.8"
Section 3, Biggest Fish: Wayne Tate and Randy Chandler (tie) - 20"
Section 3, Best 5 Fish: Bill Pearl - 86.5"
Largest on Fly: Wayne Tate - 20"
Largest by New Member: No entry
William Shriver Award: Randy Chandler - 255"
Grover Cleveland Award: Randy Chandler and Larry DiJoseph (tie) - 22"

Club Activities
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Next Meeting

June 26th, 6:00 PM
NOTE DIFFERENT TIME AND LOCATION
Program: Boat Night - Members + invitees only
Location: Riverbend Park, Great Falls, VA

Useful Links

Want to learn fly fishing? Orvis Tyson's Corner will conduct a series of free fly fishing clases in the area starting May 5th. Click for more information.

River Gauges
Weather 
Licenses

2012 Member Night Contributors

Member Contributors:
Steve Kimm
Steve Moore
George Thurston
Jamie Gold 

Commercial Contributors:

 

Now in our 25th year!

Founded in 1988 and now in its 25th year, the Potomac River Smallmouth Club (PRSC) is the Washington D.C. area's leading river fishing and conservation organization. We promote catch and release angling for smallmouth bass, support conservation organizations and agencies, publish a monthly newsletter, present monthly programs with guest speakers, and organize river trips for our members.  ...more

June Meeting:
Boat Night

Our June meeitng will be devoted to Boat Night. For the third year, the event will be held at Riverbend Park in Great Falls, VA, starting at 6:00 PM. This year's event will feature every type of boat used for river smallmouth fishing, from jet boats to pontoons, canoes and kayaks. This is a great opportunity to see a variety of different boats, see how they are outfitted and talk to the owners. This months's event starts at 6:00 and we'll be grilling hamburgers, so come hungry! There is typically some side activity such as fly casting instruction, etc. And feel free to fish the area before, during and after ... we will be just right next to the boat launch.

Cross one off the bucket list!

Jack Cook has been fishing the Potomac River for over 60 years. He has been a member of PRSC continuously since 1988—longer than anyone else. He mentored many current and former Club members in various aspects of fishing and conservation, some of whom have gone on to have a major impact in protecting our resources. Jack has caught numerous smallmouth over 20 inches, but when speaking at a recent club meeting he remarked that it was still on his “bucket list” to catch one over 5 lbs. Well, on a trip on May 2nd that his guide L.E. Rhodes of Hatchmatcher Guide Service described as “epic,” Jack caught not one, but two that surpassed that benchmark. The largest was 22 inches and 5.8 lbs! Congratulations Jack!
Jack's 5.8 lb. James River smallmouth fulfills one of his long-standing bucket list items.