Month: August 2007

Sage Z-Axis Review

I just fished the 10 foot five weight Sage Z-Axis rod for the second time after this morning’s float, along with a 11 foot 6 weight Sage Z-Axis Rod with a Spey grip. These rods can cast a mile, but more importantly, the ten foot rod length manages every inch of twenty to thirty feet of line anglers routinely fish on Maryland rivers. The common response by anglers is why do you need all that rod for smaller fish and shorter casts? Consider that using a shorter rod may mean not catching anything of size, because it is unable to effectively cover the water with …

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Fly Fishing Clinic: Terrestrials

Please Join us Thursday evening, August 23, 2007 from 6:00 PM till 8:00 PM for a terrestrials clinic along the Gunpowder River. A great clinic for those who would like to brush-up on skills prior to a trip out West. Learn how to fish ants, beetles & hoppers using a variety of techniques. Cost is $75 per person and participants provide their own gear. Class size is limited to 4 and pre-registration is required. Please give us a call at 410-329-6821 or drop us a line at info@backwaterangler.com to pre-register.

Max’s Gunpowder River Fly Fishing Report

I hit the River at Masemore around 6:45 am on Wednesday the 8th, and fished an olive zonker until around 7. I got three fish on that , but I switched to a size 22 reverse hackle trico on a 13 foot 7x leader. I got four nice brown’s that way, but after 11 o’clock, the hatch dwindled, and the fish stopped rising. I then put on a green weenie with a red San Juan worm dropper. This arrangement resulted in a few tangles, but also a couple of fish. At about noon, I began to hit the banks with ants and beetles, either floating, …

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Introducing Max Meneveau

Max Meneveau is 16 years old and is a Gunpowder river regular. He has been helping out in the shop this Summer and has been fly fishing for five years. When he’s not fly fishing or fly tying, he’s practicing Cello. Following this post is a stream report and photos from Max for the Gunpowder River. When I have free time away from the river, all I do is tie flies and practice casting. At Christmas, I visit my relatives in Chile and manage to squeeze in a little fly fishing.

Tricos and Hoppers along the Gunpowder River

Excellent flows in the mid 150’s, and cool clear water in the 59 to 64 F range throughout the catch and release area of the Gunpowder River have provided great fishing this week. Large streamers, #4-6 and tiny trico’s #22-26, (in the early hours) followed by Caddis in the #14-16 range, (mid-morning) and hoppers by mid to late afternoon should keep everyone busy and into wild fish this weekend. Leaders in the 7x to 8x range are the norm for trike fishing. Judging from Jason du Pont’s latest video, 4x or 5x tippet for streamers should be considered. Thanks to Maj. Jason Nicholson for the …

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