Month: September 2008

Tricos, Caddis and Streamers along the Gunpowder River.

After a bit of rain in the area, the Gunpowder is clear, 56 F and is flowing at 70 Cfs. Tricos are still part of the morning mix and are heaviest from Masemore upstream through the Falls Rd access points. By mid-morning, caddis in the #16 to 18 range are coming off in riffles throughout the catch and release area. If it warms up a bit over the weekend, plan on fishing the last of the hoppers in the meadow stretch between Bunkerhill and York Road. Small streamers are always a good bet this time of year-especially in the shallow flats full of leaf litter …

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Maryland Hunting Licenses at Backwater Angler

Backwater Angler is a Maryland Sports License Agent and sells MD hunting and fishing licenses. The shop requires a valid ID, a hunter safety card and check or cash for license payments. The shop is located at 16928 York Rd Monkton, MD 21111 and is open from 10AM till 6PM weekdays and 8AM till 4PM weekends. Pictured above are the 2008-2009 Maryland Hunting Regulations Booklets , a row of this season’s Migratory Waterfowl stamps by Robert Bealle and a Dale Stahl Recurve Bow. Have a safe hunting season! The shop phone # is 410-357-9557.

Still Room for Two this Weekend in the Maryland Fly Fishing School

We still have room for two in the Maryland Fly Fishing school. The school covers knots, casting, gear and fly selection. Schools are held in a meadow overlooking the Gunpowder river by a Maryland state licensed and insured fishing guide. Class is held from 11:00 AM till 2:00 PM. Cost is $100 per person and includes the use of 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.

SAGE ZXL Fly Rod Review

The following is a review of the SAGE ZXL Fly Rod by Terry Newendorp. Thanks Terry! The smoothness and lightness of this rod belies the strength it has to both get your heavy, weighted nymph rig out there, and to land that 23 incher once you’ve hooked it. I have used the Sages since the SP and then the SLT series, and never thought there would be any good reason to add a new one to my inventory – but this one is so wonderful in your hand and so responsive with either size 22 dry or a nymph rig, and so powerful in the …

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Cape Cod Fly Fishing Report from a Kennedy…

Thanks to Brian Kennedy for the fly fishing report and photo from the Cape. Theaux, Rocky and Jason: Richard Manning, (another friend of the store) and I took our annual trip up to Cape Cod in June this year to fish for stripers (as they call rockfish up there) and blues. I caught this beautiful 36” striper on a 9 weight using an orange squid fly. We were fishing in a rip south of Harwich, Mass. which has the advantage of receiving both ocean and sound tides. That day in June there were lots of bait and also lots of hungry fish moving through the …

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Gunpowder Fly Fishing School

Please join us for a flyfishing school. On Sunday, October 5, a Backwater Angler Guide will be teaching a fly fishing school that is ideal for beginners. If you’re planning on flyfishing Maryland, or anywhere else for that matter, this course is a great introduction to the sport. The school covers knots, casting, gear and fly selection. Schools are held in a meadow overlooking the Gunpowder river by a Maryland state licensed and insured fishing guide. Class is held from 11:00 AM till 2:00 PM. Cost is $100 per person and includes the use of gear. Class size is limited to 4 and pre-registration is …

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