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Fresh Fishing Reports from Prince William County
Fresh Fishing Reports from Prince William County
Big blue cats are out!
April 1, 2025
Book a Potomac river trip for a chance at some springtime monsters!
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Wont be long. CRAPPIE SEASON will be ?.
January 21, 2025
Book me at Lake Anna or Potomac River!! Bass or Crappie!
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Snakehead mistakes
January 18, 2025
The top ten northern snakehead fishing mistakes Iโve observed of clients : 1. Wrong rod - you donโt need a special snakehead rod but you do need a 7โ medium heavy rod (or longer) with a bit of a soft tip. 2. Wrong line - I like 30 lb braid and Iโll go up but never down. No mono, floro.. 3. Bad knot - braid will slip so I use a double Palomar knot. 4. Bad casting - the further away I can keep the boat from intended targets - the better. Casts must be relatively long and very accurate especially to sighted fish in shallow water. 5. No polarized sunglasses - essential to spot snakeheads. 6. Not observant - many snakeheads give away their position by a movement in water or vegetation. 7. Lazy - this is a game of how many good casts can I make to keep my bait for the longest period of time in snakehead habitat and strike zones. You cast - work in strike zone - reel in as fast as you can through non productive water and cast again. 8. Bad hook sets - Iโll tell u a secret. Thereโs three different snake head strikes that dictate how I set the hook. However I donโt care when you set the hook but I do need u to set the hook hard. 9. Missing opportunities - you may only get 1 to 3 great opportunities in a day. If you donโt observe a wake following ur bait as u reel in or you take a long time to cast at an observed fish or if you miss a strike and donโt immediately and repeatably throw to same spot- then a lot of hard work is lost. 10. Not controlling what is controllable. No leaders. Donโt use a med rod and make a mile cast that overextends your equipments ability to hook and land a snakehead. Iโll break the rules every now and then. Yes Iโll use heavy floro if Iโm casting a chatterbait. Yes Iโll throw a long way and take my chances. Itโs heartbreaking to see a missed fish that was catchable because I know that these opportunities are limited in a day. Control the controllable and cast a lot. Iโll worry about the rest. Book a June trip. Do it - do it now. ?. You wonโt regret it.
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Top 3 snakehead baits for 2024
December 7, 2024
Part 3 - Three top Snakehead Lures of 2024 The 2024 Fishing Detective Guide Agency LLC Snakehead Summary brought to you by thee Fishing Detective and #simmsfishing, #fishdetective729, #seaguar, #dobynsrods, #seewhatsoutthere, #powerpole, #kuiu, #ardentreels, #wackyworm. The fishing detective provides the most excellent Christmas gift for the fisherman in your life - a gift certificate for full and half day fishing trips. The 2025 snakehead trips will be 500 for 7 hours and 325 for morning/evening half days. Part 1 provided the stats for 2024. Part 2 will summarize my impression on fishing and the conditions that existed on the most productive days. Part 3 is the top lures of 2024. Part 3 - Three Top Lures of 2024 My guide agency specifically targets snakeheads on snakehead trips. Consequently I donโt consider randomly casting a grass flat with a chatterbait as targeting snakeheads. I have specific areas and cast specific baits at specific times where the odds are in my favor that snakeheads will be the dominant fish. Yes - I do catch bass in these areas but the bass are by product catches. Also Iโve caught snakeheads on every single bass bait catsgory and technique you can name - creature baits punching, dropshots on docks, shakey heads on gravel banks, Zara spooks, whopper plopper, buzzbaits, senkos etc etc. However, 2024 proved that there are only 3 baits necessary to target a snakehead. These three baits were the most productive because they can be thrown into heavy shallow water. They can be worked fast or slow. They work the water columns that snakeheads exist. 1. Hollow Body Frog - the hollow body frog is still my #1 choice for targeting snakehead. I only need two colors but I have a variety of sizes. I donโt much care if itโs a popper or standard frog except that it comes through the cover without hanging up especially on pads. I donโt care if you can walk it or not. These things to me are selling points for frogs that are basically all the same so you have to sell your frog by making it appear different. The body size, the texture of the frog body and the hooks are my considerations. Consequently I primarily use 2 brands - Booyah and Spro. Both come in standard and smaller body sizes. Both have good durability and great hooks. My Booyah frig has caught more snakeheads than any other bait but I did start throwing the spro a lot because itโs a little harder plastic and comes throw pads much better. 2. Chatterbait - itโs very difficult for me to say this because unless Iโm fishing way south I feel the Chatterbait isnโt necessarily โtargetingโ a snakehead. Itโs also not a bait I like clients throwing on my rods. However itโs a great snakehead bait and the bait I use to catch the biggest snakeheads on grass edges and the mouth of guts especially on lower tides when they are away from the banks. The biggest snakeheads always have come on a Chatterbait because big snakeheads act like big bass in that they are in slightly deeper water and are efficient predators. I donโt use a lot of custom blades jigs but again I use 2 sizes - full size and a mini max. I like gold and black blades. I like gold, white, black/blue or green pumpkin shirts. The trailer - I use a variety but really like the hog farmer spunk shad. 3. Bubble gum Fluke - a fluke is a good snakehead bait. It can be fished fast to locate snakeheads that are away from the banks. A lot of times I throw a fluke so they reveal themselves by a wake or a chase. The other great thing about a fluke is that I can use it like a senko and let it sink near a snakehead that is reluctant to hit something on top. Itโs a great sight fishing bait. I always have a bubble gum fluke on to throw to fish that I can see but ignore a frog. I can also throw it far, fish it fast, throw to bank or grass edges, fish it on top or bottom. A lot of times Iโll have the boat positioned so clients can throw the frog to the marsh edges while I throw out away from the bank to help locate snakeheads. Thatโs my top 3 baits. These baits are no different than most throw. I may do things differently with a hollow body frog or work a chatterbait a variety of different ways than some but essentially all 3 baits can be worked as a version of any soft plastic or crank bait or wake bait that you have in the box. I did learn a frog modification year that made a real difference but Iโm not going to share just yet. My opinion is that there are no specific โsnakeheadโ lures. A frog doesnโt need a spinner on the back to be a snakehead frog. A bait doesnโt have to be bigger or louder to be a โsnakeheadโ bait. The areas you throw a bait are what differentiate the bait from fishing for snakeheads or another fish. The niche is being filled with โsnakeheadโ baits but thatโs only you being suckered or sold. Itโs ok - I do it too but in the end the biggest world record snakeheads have all been caught on a regular old bladed jig. If you are interested. Book now. My advice is to look at
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It was a great 2024
December 6, 2024
It was a fantastic 2024 season thanks to all of you and fishing booker. 2025 season is tight around the corner. Here is information that i hope you find usefful. Snakehead Trips - very polpular. I recommrnd a 4 hour trip if you are a new client with the fishing detrctive. The season runs from may to october. However, june and july are by far the most productive months. Thats my #1 christmas gift to you - june and july is the best time to book a snakehead trip. Look at a few days before the full and new moons in these months. Largemouth Bass - the season runs from mid february to november. The pre spawn nonths of march and early april provide the best chance of the biggest largemouth of the year. The months of april through early june bring bass shallow to soawn. June abd july are great post spawn months with top water action. The summer months are good early morning and late afternoon trips. Santa loves the full moons of april and may. Thanks to everyone for giving me the opportunity to take you fishing in 2024 and i hope to see you in 2025.
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Why you should consider me
October 19, 2024
Ive been a full time fishing guide for nine years. My father was a full time fishing guide for 45 years and he had hundreds of guides work for him. Consequently ive been exposed to alot of people who describe themselves as a โfishing guideโ. Im well aware that people have alot of choices when it comes to hiring a fishing guide for the day. Im also aware from my experirnce that there are alot of bad choices out there - i would like to provide some reasons to consider me. 1. My qualifications are exemplary - im insured by chater lakes. Im a us coast guard qualified charter boat captain. Im licensed to charter through the potomac river fisheries commission. Im first aid and cpr certified through the red cross. 2. My background is exemplary - ive never been arrested. I dont use illegal drugs or drink alcohol to excess. Im drug tested as dictated by the coast guard. 3. My past career was successful and interesting. I was a police detective for 27 years and won almost every award tge department had to offer. From finishing first in my police academy class to be selected to hand picked units that obliterated drugs, dwi and street crimes. I would finish first in two swat schools but eventually met my goal of being a detective and supervisor of the homicide division. I would never have an open case in himicide while maintaing the highest case load 4. Im educated - i achieved an associates degree from montgomery college. A bachelors degree from university of Maryland. I would attend johns hopkins university police executive program and later transfer my credits to liberty university for my masters degree. I would teach at the police academy, maryland university, and human trafficking investigation throughout the country. 5. Im committed to the Potomac river - i was selected as vice president of the Marylsnd DNR black bass fishery committee and as secretary of the Maryland DNR Catch a poacher program. I was exposed to the politics that damages our beloved river. 6. Im financially independent- im not financially dependant on anyone or on the money provided through guiding. Consequently im honest in my financial dealings and dont need to get a guide in despite bad conditions. I do respect my time but i always provide accurate info as to fishing conditions. You wont be surprised by added expenses at the end of the trip. 7. I feel that all the professional measureables are achieved but i also feel that im courteous, friendly, patient, and professional. I always strive to do my best and not place clients in a position to fail. There are alot of choices and im well aware that there may be better fishermen than i but i work every day to be the best fishermsn on the river. However i provide alot of intangibles that allow clients to book with confidence. We dont always catch them because fish are a variable that is uncontrollable but im going to give full effort. After all im the โhardest working guide on the riverโ.
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What anglers said about fishing in Prince William County
What anglers said about fishing in Prince William County
Be prepared to learn a lot and be active-bass fishing is a sport for a reason. Put your thinking cap on and reap the rewards with Ken!
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Be prepared to learn a lot and be active-bass fishing is a sport for a reason. Put your thinking cap on and reap the rewards with Ken!
The Fishing Detective Guide Agency
October is cooler so just bring/wear layers for the boat ride between fishing locations
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October is cooler so just bring/wear layers for the boat ride between fishing locations
The Fishing Detective Guide Agency
Fishing is seasonal, as well as the type of fish that may be more prevalent because they may/may not be in their season
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Fishing is seasonal, as well as the type of fish that may be more prevalent because they may/may not be in their season
The Fishing Detective Guide Agency
What are the top fishing charters in Prince William County?
What are the top fishing charters in Prince William County?
The Fishing Detective Guide Agency
Excellent
5.0
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(64 reviews)
Woodbridge
• 21 ft
• 2 persons
Indian Head Charters
Indian Head
• 17 ft
• 2 persons
On DeK Outdoors Bowfishing Charter
Excellent
5.0
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5
(1 review)
Woodbridge
• 20 ft
• 5 persons
KJ's Outdoor Adventures
Excellent
5.0
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5
(16 reviews)
Leesylvania
• 19 ft
• 2 persons
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What are the top fishing charters in Prince William County?
What are the top fishing charters in Prince William County?
The Fishing Detective Guide Agency
Excellent
5.0
/
5
(64 reviews)
Woodbridge
• 21 ft
• 2 persons
Indian Head Charters
Indian Head
• 17 ft
• 2 persons
On DeK Outdoors Bowfishing Charter
Excellent
5.0
/
5
(1 review)
Woodbridge
• 20 ft
• 5 persons
KJ's Outdoor Adventures
Excellent
5.0
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5
(16 reviews)
Leesylvania
• 19 ft
• 2 persons
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