was in dc area from july to nov 08. fished across from the wharf on the park side. caught some catfish, yellow perch, bluegills, and other panfish. was really surprised at the amount and types of panfish. used zebco 11 and a five foot ultra light rod. had a blast!!! am now in high desert of southern cali. antelope valley. in 1995 or so caught the biggest black crappie i have ever in tehachapi, ca. then started to fish lake elizabeth and was shocked to find so many crappie and blue gill in that lake.
while in dc/md area i also fished lake artemesia, greenbelt. caught some crappie off of one of the docks (first one it has a bench) lots of vegetation on the lake. my brothers say there are some 1 1/2 to 2 pounders there near one of the bridges and a beaver dam.