Topic: Loch Raven Reservoir Bass Fishing Reports (Read 101600 times)

njones915 · « **Reply #500 on:** April 03, 2008, 03:55:16 PM »

went fishing with the girlfriend yesterday for about an hour, took all of 4 casts between the teaching her to cast and untangling knots so needless to say no fish. headed back out today alone and fished along the golf course and caught 2 with the bigger one going about 2.5 lbs in about a hour and a half. both on a blue/white rapala x-rap, saw 3 fish cruising along together in the shallows-first bass ive seen shallow this year

BassthumbJE · « **Reply #501 on:** April 17, 2008, 09:49:09 PM »

Fished the loch today from 6am-1pm and got 8 bass all ranging from 1-2.5lbs....got 'em all on tubes on rocky shorelines and laydowns, with the bites being very soft and hard to detect...water temp at sunrise was 54deg and at noon was 58deg.....saw some bigger males cruisen the shallows but werent interested in anything i threw at 'em. gonna be out again fri, hopefully with the warm air today they'll turn on a little more....looking forward to 30-40 fish days in the upcoming weeks!!!

BassthumbJE · « **Reply #502 on:** April 18, 2008, 12:09:48 PM »

tried my luck again today from 6-12pm, caught 10 bass and missed about 5 others..still not biting very hard.., all on plastics and all very shallow....still waiting for that aggressive bite to start. Another boat with friends on mine in it got 13 bass, i think mainly on plastics as well, including a nice 4lber........i had a 3+lb fish next to the boat but my line snapped as i was attempting to land 'em

....forgot to check my line for fray's after i had a toothy critter on..figures..... or it could be my shotty knots as my buddy said... oh well...............hopefully by next week the big mothers will be up and biting.

fanjoo · « **Reply #503 on:** August 03, 2008, 09:40:56 PM »

Quote from: BassthumbJE on April 18, 2008, 12:09:48 PM

tried my luck again today from 6-12pm, caught 10 bass and missed about 5 others..still not biting very hard.., all on plastics and all very shallow....still waiting for that aggressive bite to start. Another boat with friends on mine in it got 13 bass, i think mainly on plastics as well, including a nice 4lber........i had a 3+lb fish next to the boat but my line snapped as i was attempting to land 'em ....forgot to check my line for fray's after i had a toothy critter on..figures..... or it could be my shotty knots as my buddy said... oh well...............hopefully by next week the big mothers will be up and biting.

hey I have been to loch raven a few times, but haven't had much success only maybe 4-5 bass over a 1 lb or two. I live in gaithersburg, md about an hr away and would be willing to pay for boat rental or pay someone with a boat who knows the reservoir well? Please email me at jleefan@gmail.com if anyone is interested.

BassthumbJE · « **Reply #504 on:** August 03, 2008, 10:07:16 PM »

fanjoo- right now the bite is very slo...you gotta fish hard to find em...fish cranks and tubes on main lake point grass beds in 15-20ft of water....you'll definately get a few fish, with a good shot at some 3+lbs..the 5lbers are there but they are gonna be tough to come by until the fall...

i dont have a boat..and have learned most of the reservoir just by renting and exploring, also ive learned a ton from people on ultimate bass....rentals are 32bux for boat, motor and extra battery...i definately would invest in a portable depth finder as well....

fanjoo · « **Reply #505 on:** August 03, 2008, 10:57:01 PM »

haha i know. I was there this weekend and the last. It was thunderstorming pretty bad around 430 am when we left the house. I have been told many times to fish the ends of the weedbeds with gray or pumpkin tubes. Problem is I don't always know which beds to fish and exactly how to position the boat to maximize effectiveness. It was hard to fish points this weekend cause there was a boat on everyone of em. I have a portable depth finder Eagle Cuda..it works pretty well..but am still new to using depth finders. I know I am looking supposed to be looking for underwater humps and such but think I would learn a lot faster if I had someone more experienced out there with me. how often do you go out there? would you ever be interested in fishing with me. I would pay for rental fee.

tomd · « **Reply #506 on:** August 04, 2008, 08:24:39 AM »

Fished this past weekend from 12 - 3 had one fish hit a large white spinner bait fish really really slow by some fall downs. Fish hit like a freight train.

Tom D.

BU ICEMAN · « **Reply #507 on:** February 28, 2009, 07:57:09 AM »

Hopefully this kicks the topic back to the top of the board.....

BRC- I have your maps, your inbox is full.

BassthumbJE · « **Reply #508 on:** February 28, 2009, 02:37:15 PM »

im counting down the days til i can get out on the loch!!

tat2dbasshunter · « **Reply #509 on:** March 08, 2009, 09:52:39 PM »

plannin on starting my 09 fishing season tomorrow on the loch, taking my 4yr old son with so my expectations arent great ill be more busy helping him then fishing but glad just to get out. hopfully ill be able to find him a few good blue gill holes or if we get real lucky maybe a school of crappie.

kobi 2x4 · « **Reply #510 on:** December 22, 2009, 09:02:14 AM »

i fished august 09 . Mainly kept to the first tribituary are and fished bleeding spinnerbaits, crawbugs and crankbaits. Let the crankbaits bounce off the rocks and it draws strikes. colorado blades work well when the fish won't bite, and make lots of vibration in the water. the craw bug is so life-like the fish go crazy over it. The smell and salt is an extra attractant.

kobi 2x4 · « **Reply #511 on:** February 05, 2010, 03:31:53 PM »

hi people lets be more actie! how about we talk about our plans for this season

kobi 2x4 · « **Reply #512 on:** February 05, 2010, 03:34:42 PM »

say something anyone looking forwardd to spring

kobi 2x4 · « **Reply #513 on:** February 05, 2010, 03:39:20 PM »

hello can we say something i really wanted to learn something about how to be a better bass fisherman but nothing yet no-one says anything. plz people lets get it going. i'll start what coves do you plan to fish come spring. Also can someone let me know what all the spots are.

Creel Limit Zero · « **Reply #514 on:** February 07, 2010, 10:15:15 AM »

Hi Kobi, guess we are all getting tired of the winter and frequenting here only makes it more painful...

But yes, I am looking forward to the Spring. I can't wait to get out on the Potomac and Loch Raven. Two best fisheries in Maryland

kobi 2x4 · « **Reply #515 on:** February 07, 2010, 12:22:47 PM »

same here and i was wondering if someone could tell me what the different coves and spots are on the loch

BassthumbJE · « **Reply #516 on:** February 08, 2010, 11:55:42 PM »

try the previous 20+pages of loch raven posts....lots of good reports in there.

kobi 2x4 · « **Reply #517 on:** February 13, 2010, 02:02:38 PM »

i would ask if possible if we could post videos of our loch trips on youtube

Sam I am · « **Reply #518 on:** February 13, 2010, 02:25:24 PM »

I will post the gps coordinates of where I catch them next time I am out there.

kobi 2x4 · « **Reply #519 on:** February 13, 2010, 03:11:53 PM »

that's cool so do you no the coves and sweet spots in lochraven

Sam I am · « **Reply #520 on:** February 13, 2010, 03:50:19 PM »

Right outside of the cove where you launch at, in the middle of the lake, and I mean dead in the center there is a hump that comes up off of the bottom, out in the river channel.... I catch them good there in the spring on purple rable rousers.

Trainer52 · « **Reply #521 on:** February 13, 2010, 10:52:22 PM »

Great spot!

filet-o-fish · « **Reply #522 on:** March 08, 2010, 09:25:50 PM »

Think I'm going to head out tomorrow to try my luck shore fishing. I usually fish the East side of the Warren road bridge or West side of the Dulaney Valley bridge. Anyone else do any shore fishing?

PeteC · « **Reply #523 on:** March 08, 2010, 11:03:33 PM »

i used to do alot of shore fishing at LR before i got my canoe. two seasons ago i caught a 10 pound northern pike right near the warren/merrymans bridge off that big laydown that is still there. Got him on a 5" money minnow on a rainy day at sundown. That spot is good only at the right time because it is average only 5-8 ft deep around there unless the reservoir is high it might get up to 10 ft. they are either there, or they're not. I have caught some 3+ lb bass around that shoreline also. If you're going around the springtime, i have done well around the first large cove you get to if you walk from the east side of the dulaney valley bridge towards the center of the reservoir. its about a 4-5 min hike south from the bridge. i always take a few casts every 50 yds down that shoreline as i am walking and seem to catch a few on senkos and spinnerbaits. There are usually some large bluegill spawning beds around that cove around may that attracts a lot of bass. i usually get em on spinnerbaits and swimbaits that closely resemble a bluegill or baitfish.

filet-o-fish · « **Reply #524 on:** March 12, 2010, 10:24:42 AM »

Gracias, I appreciate the tips. I'm guessing it's still a little too cold considering there was still ice on the reservoir and I didn't get a single nibble. Oh well, there's always next week.

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