The river is low and clear and 42 F .All of the trails are in great shape, if a little muddy so spikes are a great idea if fishing above Falls Rd. Everyone must have had the week off. Lots of anglers have been reporting little black stonefly adults, early brown stone nymphs and grey midges sized #22-24. A few Olives in the #18-20 range in tailouts have been spotted and initated successfully. Leader length and tippet size is still paramount -try starting with a 9ft 5x and add some 6X and/or 7x as fly size dictates, and the warmer days have been welcome. Get out and enjoy the nice stuff while we have it…

Note: Be sure to bring cash or check for ’06 licenses. Have a safe New Years!Have Monday off?We’ll be open from 10AM till 4 PM.

We’re not referring to days in December this time.These are numbers happy anglers keep giving us when we ask, ” how big was the fish you caught today?” Fishing in the Winter can be solitary, and as lucky anglers are telling us, very productive. Small nymphs are still a good bet and by the weekend we should seee more fish midging in the quiet pools above Falls Rd.Start with a Griffith’s in a sixteen, also a nice way to trick’em if you see a few stoneflies buzzing aroundIf nymphing, try #18 Prince Nymphs or Copper Johns behind a large streamer.

We’re still trying to reduce the pictures of the fish Jason caught so that it will fit on your screen. This brown would’ve been considered a fine fish if it had been caught in any river in the lower 48, the fact that it came out of the Gunpowder points to how productive this Wild trout fishery 35 minutes from Baltimore has become. On our first snow day of the year, Jason headed up above Falls Rd. in search of a trout he had mistaken for a beaver several weeks ago. The fish took a fly pattern Jason had tied up for a special customer headed to New Zealand last month in search of big Browns.

Stay tuned for more big fish…

Note: The pattern you ask? A #18 tungsten bead head flashback pheasant tail that was tied on a scud hook giving it a nice curved shape.