Please join us for a fly fishing school. On Saturday June the 30th a Backwater Angler Guide will be teaching a fly fishing school that is ideal for beginners. If you’re planning on fly fishing in 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. Class is held from 10:00 – 1:00pm. Cost is $125 per person and includes the use of gear. A Maryland non-tidal fishing license and trout stamp is required and may be purchased at the shop with check or cash the day of the school. Class size is limited to 4 and pre-registration is required. Please give us a call at 410-357-9557 to pre-register.
Monthly Archives: June 2018
Ideal Water Levels on the Gunpowder
The Gunpowder is at 122 cfs, clear and water temperature is in the low 50’s.
Thanks to guide Bryan Donoway for the following stream report.
Recent guide trips on the Gunpowder this week produced great results. Trout were actively looking for sulphur mayflys struggling to escape from the waters surface. Fish could be seen rising to naturals aggressively with the occasional miss only to rise again for the same fly.
Fishing the seams and edges was productive with sulphurs in the 14-16 range. With so manynaturals, presenting the fly with a natural drift was key. The slightest bit of drag had somefish closely inspecting the flies only to refuse and wait for the next.
Beginners Fly Fishing School
Please join us for a fly fishing school. On Sunday June the 24th a Backwater Angler Guide will be teaching a fly fishing school that is ideal for beginners. If you’re planning on fly fishing in 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. Class is held from 10:00 – 1:00pm. Cost is $125 per person and includes the use of gear. A Maryland non-tidal fishing license and trout stamp is required and may be purchased at the shop with check or cash the day of the school. Class size is limited to 4 and pre-registration is required. Please give us a call at 410-357-9557 to pre-register.
Beginners Fly Fishing School
Please join us for a fly fishing school. On Saturday June the 23rd a Backwater Angler Guide will be teaching a fly fishing school that is ideal for beginners. If you’re planning on fly fishing in 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. Class is held from 10:00 – 1:00pm. Cost is $125 per person and includes the use of gear. A Maryland non-tidal fishing license and trout stamp is required and may be purchased at the shop with check or cash the day of the school. Class size is limited to 4 and pre-registration is required. Please give us a call at 410-357-9557 to pre-register.
High Water and Spinner Falls on the Gunpowder
The Gunpowder is running clear at 153 cfs and water temperatures have steadied in the 54 – 58 degree mark.
The gauge at Falls Road hit a high on Monday of 375 cfs with warm water spilling over from Prettyboy reservoir. Whilst water levels have dropped through the week the sulphurs have really kicked in and, now the river is easier to wade, the fishing has been superb. Sulphur emergers and duns 16-18 has been the go-to and hatches have been starting mid morning and continuing off and on until very late afternoon. Along with mayfly, caddis patterns are also producing, tan caddis size 16-18 come off in bursts through the day, but larger green sedges size 14-16 are hatching in the evening which triggers intense surface activity. This can overlap with a spinner fall from the sulphurs that managed to escape the trout earlier on in the day.
If you want some friendly instruction (and someone to tie your knots in the low light!) consider an evenings guided trip with us. Give us call at 410 357 9557 or email info@backwaterangler.com to book a trip with one of our guides whilst the fishing is so productive.
Beginners Fly Fishing School
Please join us for a fly fishing school. On Saturday June the 16th a Backwater Angler Guide will be teaching a fly fishing school that is ideal for beginners. If you’re planning on fly fishing in 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. Class is held from 10:00 – 1:00pm. Cost is $125 per person and includes the use of gear. A Maryland non-tidal fishing license and trout stamp is required and may be purchased at the shop with check or cash the day of the school. Class size is limited to 4 and pre-registration is required. Please give us a call at 410-357-9557 to pre-register.
June is here and the Gunpowder is producing
The Gunpowder has steadied at 131 cfs and starting the day at 52 cfs and running clear.
Sulphurs size 16-18 have been treating fly fishers to superb dry fly fishing in the catch and release section. Between hatches the fish may go down for a bit, but a little patience and searching goes a long way. I fished a good late hatch of little sulphur (Ephemerella dorethea) this week and a lot of trout were feeding, this made for some exciting dry fly fishing between 6-8 pm.
We have a fantastic selection of sulphur patterns to get you on the fish, stop on by this month and purchase of a dozen flies receive 20% off a new Umpqua UPG Fly Box.
