Month: March 2006

It’s still hard for me to to believe that we’ve had such great early season fishing during the past two weeks. The river is at a nice steady 76 Cfs , ( we typically fish it from 55 to 225 CFs so if it moves a little over the weekend it should still be clear and very wadeable-just bring your rainjacket along. We’ve had warmer water this week after a gate change from the 55 foot level to the 10 foot level.With a little spillover, the river temps are now in the mid 40’s and climbing–think active fish!!!We’ve heard many enthusiastic reports of between 1/2 …

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If you listened to the weather last night and decided to pass on the Gunpowder you should feel cheated. The river is in great shape. Flows are stable at a great level for wading and the water is clear. We’ve heard from several anglers this afternoon that today was, “the best day they’ve had in a while”. We had two guides out with happy clients today that picked up plenty of wild fish on black fly and midge patterns. Small caddis and henryville specials used as point flies helped folks stay in contact with the tiny patterns. The water is warming upo and we should …

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The river is in great shape. It’s clear and at a comfortable level for wading. Little black flies, (aka: snowflies) in the flat water above Falls have been creating quite a stir, especially if you like to cast to rising fish. Further downstream, Black Stoneflies have been very active from Bunkerhill through Big Falls. Try a #14 black caddis or #14-16 quill winged stone pattern in the riffles around log jams and deadfalls.Small bead heads in the #18-22 range behind a #14 Red or Orange butt are a great combination when covering water on windy days. Fish the transistion between riffles and flats and start …

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