My neighbor Rob and I headed out in a canoe on Memorial Day to do some fishing on the Monocacy River - the strains of “Deliverance” notwithstanding!
We put-in at Rt. 355 off the Monocacy River bridge (red star on map). It’s kind of a tough put-in, but it works ok for a canoe. After we got the canoe in, it was a leisurely four-and-a-half hour paddle to the second bridge at Lily Pons.
We worked the many different holes on both sides of the river with one of us casting and one of us paddling. Because of the rain we’ve had in Maryland this spring, the water is still murky. It was still a fantastic trip though, with 10 fish landed, and many strikes.
Both of us caught a catfish on a rapala. I didn’t know catfish took rapalas. We also caught quite a few smallmouth bass.
Catfish on the Monocacy
Rob Myers with Catfish
Glad to see the smallmouth bass. They were small, but it’s early in the season, and their numbers bode well for a productive June, through September on the river.
The Monocacy is a fantastic river. But, the amount of old tires and other trash in it, broke my heart. All of us, as fishermen, need to take part in keeping our streams and rivers free from debris and pollution. My next Monocacy River expedition will be from the Lily Pons bridge to the Potomac River. Stay tuned.
Your comments and questions are more than welcome.
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