The Gunpowder River is clear, flowing at 97 Cfs and is 48.5 degrees F. While we’ve seen just a few March Browns and Hendricksons by mid-day, windy afternoons have kept them largely off the water until well into the afternoon. That said, BWO’s in the #20-22 range have been peeling off in the mornings with little fanfare. Because the trees are still leafing out, shade is still hard to come by making for tough conditions on bright days so starting early or late is one’s best bet. Didymo has been the real story of late and is still making it difficult to fish the gravel with traditional and euro-nymph rigs. Until the gravel cleans up, skating caddis or swinging wets might be the best approach. In the past week warmer water temps up to 56.5 degrees have been knocking the Feb-March Didymo blooms out but the “rock snot” is still slowly letting go and washing through. With a nice and thoughtful increase in flow from Prettyboy that started yesterday we should start to see a marked improvement in conditions leading into Earth Day Weekend!