Theaux Le Gardeur

Backwater Angler Now Open on Wednesdays, Means that the Shop is Open 7 Days Each Week in December

You heard it here first. Whether you’re fishing or rounding up a few gifts leading up to the holidays, we’re here seven days a week in December. That’s right! The shop will be open from 10AM till 6PM on Weekdays,  including Wednesdays in December . We’re also open from 10AM till 4PM Saturdays and Sundays Shop early,  shop often, and thanks for supporting a Full Service Fly Shop along the Gunpowder River  only 35 Minutes from downtown Baltimore, Maryland.

Fish or Leaf? along the Gunpowder River

The Gunpowder river is low, clear and 48F. If you’re nymphing the most important question this week has been;  fish or leaf? Quite a few large fish have been reported this week and anglers are stalking fish from the plunge pool below the dam all the way to Upper Glencoe Rd. You’ll find more water, more flow and less pressure below Bluemount Rd. Black flies  in the #18-20 range are just starting above Falls Rd, and if you’re dead set on fishing smaller dries, try an Olive sparkle dun in a #20-22 from Masemore through York Rd. Pools full of log jams and deadfalls are great …

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Fly Fish the Gunpowder River with Zebra Midges

The river is flowing at 24 Cfs and is cooling a bit at 52 F. Leaves are making fishing dries challenging but the fish are looking up and blue winged olives in the #18-20 range are a good bet . Long leaders in the 10-12 ft range ending in 6x are necessary to deliver small flies at a distance that won’t spook fish. Riffles and flats are holding fish, particuarly near log jams and deadfalls from Falls Rd through Masemore RD.Small prince nymphs, pheasant tails and brassies should account for fish feeding in the “skinny water.” Many anglers in the past week have been reporting …

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Tying Fly Patterns with Snowshoe Rabbit

Please join us for an Intermediate Fly Tying Class on Saturday, November 10 from 11:00 AM till 2:00PM. It’s a fly tying class that focuses on Snow Shoe Rabbit as a key material in fly patterns. Jason du Pont will be teaching this fun-filled intermediate class. Cost of the class is $45 per person, and includes the use of tools and materials. The class is limited to six 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.

Mid-Atlantic Fly Fishing Heating Up as the Gunpowder River Drops

The river is flowing at 24Cfs, and is 55 F. The river should be low and clear for sometime as Prettyboy Reservoir is given a chance to recharge. We saw many flyfisherman from the Northern Virginia and DC area taking advantadge of low flows and great Fall Flyfishing weather this past weekend. Most of the catches over the weekend were on brassies, small midge larvae patterns and small streamers. Falls RD through Masemore RD access points were red hot hot but with lower flows forecast through the week, it would be prudent to seek out fish below the confluence of Little Falls at Bluemount RD …

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Gunpowder River Low and Clear After Heavy Local Rains Douse Maryland

After a signifigant storm, the promise of great trout fishing is alive and well on the Gunpowder river.  Where can one fly fish in the Mid-Atlantic after 5″ of rainfall? The Gunpowder river of course. While most locales received between 5.01 and 5.6 inches of rainfall in the past twenty four hours,  the Gunpowder river is low and clear from Masemore RD upstream through the Falls RD stretch to PrettyBoy Dam and is flowing at 80Cfs. Olives, caddis and small bead head nymphs have been very productive this week. Small streamers, including Lite-Bright Zonkers are also worth a shot.