Theaux Le Gardeur

Fly Fishing Skills Clinics

Want to connect with one of these? The shop is now offering fly fishing skills clinics, in addition to schools and guide trips through the “dog days” of summer. Backwater Angler Guides will be teaching a variety of clinics including; nymphing, terrestrials, streamers and small flies. These clinics are ideal for beginner to intermediate anglers, and especially helpful for experienced anglers that might need a “brush-up” on techniques prior to a destination trip. Each clinic covers gear, techniques, and fly selection. August 4~Nymphing Techniques August 11~Fishing Terrestrials August 18~ Streamer Techniques August 25~ Fishing Small Flies Clinics are held from 5:00 PM till 7:00 PM …

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Maryland Fly Fishing School

Please join us for a flyfishing school. On Sunday, August 15, 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, fly selection and an hour of on-stream instruction. 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. A Maryland …

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Maryland Fly Fishing School

Please join us for a flyfishing school. On Sunday, August 15, 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, fly selection and an hour of on-stream instruction. 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. A Maryland …

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Maryland Fly Fishing School

Please join us for a flyfishing school. On Sunday, August 22, 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, fly selection and an hour of on-stream instruction. 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. A Maryland …

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Fly Fishing Winston Fly Rods in Montana

Thanks to Fred for the stream report from Montana! Theaux, Matt and I had a great week of fishing in the Missoula, MT area last week. We fished the Blackfoot, Rock Creek and the West Fork of the Bitterroot. All dry-flies, catching the tail end of the Salmon fly hatch, stone flies and some green Drakes. Lots of Rainbows, Browns and Cutthroats, mostly 12″ to 15″. Matt caught a 19′ Brown. -90% of the fishing was from float boats. The water, for this time of year, was high, fast and a bit muddy, not conducive to wading, but we had very good results from the …

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Holiday Fishing Reports

Thanks to Bill for the stream report. Hi Theaux, nice to chat with you Wednesday. I had a good couple hours on the river after I left the shop. I went to the upper Fall Road lot and walked down to the bend before the canyon section. After working my way across the river with a series of casts I picked up a Rainbow on one of the snowshoe cream midge patterns dropped from one of Jason’s beetles. This is the first Rainbow I’ve caught on the riverin a long time. In the right light he had really noticable parr markings and the stripe along …

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