As reported in the Washington Post , a fly fisherman was spotted angling on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Not only fishing, but actually catching fish on the lawn in the flooded margins of the Tidal Basin adjacent to the Potomac River. Recent heavy rains on the east coast have swollen the Potomac to record levels, with an incoming tide compounding the problem to the point that flood waters breached the low barriers protecting the capitol grounds.
Read more: http://www.flyfisherman.com/news/that-guy-fly-fishing-on-the-national-mall/#ixzz5LntGIWc7
