The river is flowing at 86 Cfs, is clear, and 54 F at Falls Rd. Mornings have been very productive with lots of fish taking caddis in the #16-18 range, and small hoppers sized #10-12 from Masemore Rd upstream. A dozen or so large brown stonefly cases were brought in last week from the lower river. A few Cahills have also been present but not in enough of a concentration to call it a “hatch.” Nevertheless the fish are looking up and if you have a few stimulators left in your Western box, give ’em a try. We’ve been using lots of 7x, even with the hoppers, so expect a few tangles if you’re doing the same.

We also had a lot of reports of trash along the Gunpowder River, from Bluemount through the Lower Glencoe section of stream. This section is particuarly popular with tubers and I suspect that we’ll be cleaning up the river this Fall and finding a lot of empties. If you have some time, stop by the shop and pick up some trash bags, left over from our americanrivers.org cleanup and lend a hand in keeping the river beautiful. Two Backwater Anglers , took advantadge of the higher flows this weekend, by covering Bluemount to Monkton Station in a new craft-video to come. The lower Gunpowder river has been a great spot early in the morning, especially on weekends before the plastic hatch. Tricos and small, traditional streamers should carry the day in this section. We’ve also found lots of fish nosing the banks for terrestrials, especially in the frog water. Fish have moved out of the riffles and can be found in the water we’d normally skip. Boat and tube traffic may well be influencing where the fish are, but rest assured they’re ready to eat.

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