Theaux Le Gardeur

Backwater Angler Overnighter

Fly fish the Savage River and the North Branch of the Potomac River with a Maryland Licensed Guide on October 4 and 5. During your Backwater Angler Overnighter, you’ll enjoy a day and a half of guided fly fishing in Western Maryland, an overnight stay in a stream side cabin and have three meals on us for $550 per person. Related Posts: A full description of the 2007 Backwater Angler Overnighter Watch a Video by Jason du Pont of Insects along the Savage River Read Theaux Le Gardeur’s description of one of last years’ outings in western Maryland

Backwater Angler Overnighter

Fly fish the Savage River and the North Branch of the Potomac River with a Maryland Licensed Guide on October 3 and 4. During your Backwater Angler Overnighter, you’ll enjoy a day and a half of guided fly fishing in Western Maryland, an overnight stay in a stream side cabin and have three meals on us for $550 per person. Related Posts: A full description of the 2007 Backwater Angler Overnighter Watch a Video by Jason du Pont of Insects along the Savage River Read Theaux Le Gardeur’s description of one of last years’ outings in western Maryland

Backwater Angler Overnighter

Fly fish the Savage River and the North Branch of the Potomac River with a Maryland Licensed Guide on October 2 and 3. During your Backwater Angler Overnighter, you’ll enjoy a day and a half of guided fly fishing in Western Maryland, an overnight stay in a stream side cabin and have three meals on us for $550 per person. Related Posts: A full description of the 2007 Backwater Angler Overnighter Watch a Video by Jason du Pont of Insects along the Savage River Read Theaux Le Gardeur’s description of one of last years’ outings in western Maryland

Fly Fishing Clinic: Terrestrials

Please Join us Thursday evening, August 23, 2007 from 6:00 PM till 8:00 PM for a terrestrials clinic along the Gunpowder River. A great clinic for those who would like to brush-up on skills prior to a trip out West. Learn how to fish ants, beetles & hoppers using a variety of techniques. Cost is $75 per person and participants provide their own gear. Class size is limited to 4 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.

Introducing Max Meneveau

Max Meneveau is 16 years old and is a Gunpowder river regular. He has been helping out in the shop this Summer and has been fly fishing for five years. When he’s not fly fishing or fly tying, he’s practicing Cello. Following this post is a stream report and photos from Max for the Gunpowder River. When I have free time away from the river, all I do is tie flies and practice casting. At Christmas, I visit my relatives in Chile and manage to squeeze in a little fly fishing.

Tricos and Hoppers along the Gunpowder River

Excellent flows in the mid 150’s, and cool clear water in the 59 to 64 F range throughout the catch and release area of the Gunpowder River have provided great fishing this week. Large streamers, #4-6 and tiny trico’s #22-26, (in the early hours) followed by Caddis in the #14-16 range, (mid-morning) and hoppers by mid to late afternoon should keep everyone busy and into wild fish this weekend. Leaders in the 7x to 8x range are the norm for trike fishing. Judging from Jason du Pont’s latest video, 4x or 5x tippet for streamers should be considered. Thanks to Maj. Jason Nicholson for the …

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