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Gunpowder Fishing Report

Flows are still up at around 145 Cf/s and an average temp around 56 degrees. The river has held a nice green coloring which means subsurface has been most effective. In the mornings and evenings anglers have found success using small streamer patterns, during the day a dry dropper has still proven effective with a larger dry used as an indicator and a Perdigon or hot tag nymph as the dropper. As far as tippet sizes go, the increased flow and color of the river has made fish less wary so feel free to break out that 3-4x. Additionally, come in and stock up for …

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Gunpowder River Stream Report

The Gunpowder River awaits! The shop will be open this Sunday from 9 till 3. Drop in and say hi to Kevin while you’re out enjoying ideal flows of 150CFS. Fisheries just finished up some amazing work Tuesday and Wednesday and man are there some beautiful wild fish in the river! Streamers are the ticket. Have fun out there!

Gunpowder Fishing Report

Hour Change!- The shop will now be open 9-3 Monday, Friday, and Saturday instead of 10-3, And Thursdays we will be open from 12-6. The river is still up, flows sit around 160 Cf/s, and temps are around 60 degrees. The water is still relatively clear with only a mild stain after this week’s rains. Fish your streamers, with slightly cooler temps and a whole lot more water, bigger fish are out! Get out early morning and in the evening for the best streamer bite. Additionally in the evenings, we have started seeing some intermittent Trico hatches so fish those tiny dries. Some patterns we …

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Gunpowder River Fishing Report

Flash Sale! On September 11th only! All leader and tippet 50% off from 10 till 6PM. Please remember those that were lost and consider seeking out and finding peace on the River. The flows are back! We’ve received a bump to around 115 CF/s and temps are steady around the 50-58 degree range through the day. Despite an increase in flow and some rain, the river continues to be especially clear. 6-7x, 9-foot leaders are the recommended size for these picky clear water fish. As for what to fish? Terrestrials are still getting hit. As we move through September, the recommended dry dropper setup is …

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Gunpowder Fishing Report

The river has bumped back up to a flow of around 61 CFs, Steady around 56 degrees, and still clear. We recommend throwing your more natural-colored nymphs such as hares ear and pheasant tail, both beaded or un-beaded. Additionally, anglers have continued to find success throwing terrestrials on a dry dropper rig in the warmer “mid-day” hours. And finally, the shop will be closed Monday and will open again on Thursday so be sure to make it in by Saturday to stock up on gear before that Labor Day weekend fishing trip!

Gunpowder River Fishing Report

Average size brown caught on a size 12 irresistible Flies and Conditions The Gunpowder River is flowing at 31 CFS and is 53.3F. Expect to see exposed gravel bars throughout the catch and release area. That said the water is cold. Consider spending less time wading and more time walking the trails to find deeper water along bend pools and drops. We have a neat foam pattern in the muffin tins that easily passes for an ant or beetle that has been working just fine on the end of a short section of 7x. When fishing dries a clean presentation is almost more important than …

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