The DNR wader wash stations will get a new dose of saltwater this week. If you’re up along the river and would like to help us maintain the wash stations please stop by the shop and we’ll be grateful for the help. Thanks to Dave Kumlien, Executive Director, Whirling Disease Foundation, Trout Unlimited for the following words of support.

Dear Backwater Angler,
Thanks for your coverage of the aquatic invasive species issue. Susan Rivers of Maryland Inland Fisheries told me about your shop and your coverage of and concern for the ANS/AIS issue. I write to congratulate you for taking a responsible position. Fortunately, there are a growing number of forward thinking fly shops, guides, outfitters, fish and game agencies, and anglers who “get” this ANS/AIS issue, but there are, unfortunately, many more who don’t think aquatic invasive species are any sort of threat. I recently received an email from a prominent fly fishing magazine regarding a letter to the editor they’d received from a reader who had visited a fly shop in Ennis, Montana and was told that “the whole ANS thing is a hoax and not to worry about equipment care.” Hard to believe….
Again, thanks for being a “thought leader.”

Dave