Theaux Le Gardeur

I fished Wed on the Savage and landed a beautiful 13″ Brookie and then floated the N. Branch with Jeff and Jason on Thursday and landed over a half dozen fish over 14″, (we missed twice as many). We saw fish in excess of 20″ and had a beautiful float. Want to get in on the action? For a full description of an ideal Western Maryland trip we’re calling the Backwater Angler Overnighter: This Fall, Backwater Angler Guides Jason du Pont and Jeff Lewatowski will be hosting anglers in Western Maryland on the Savage river and N. Branch of the Potomac. Available dates are: September …

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The river is relatively low at 82CFs, clear and cool for August, at 60 F. Mornings are a great time to try nymphing with small pheasant tails coupled with caddis emergers. Beat the boat traffic by getting an early start and covering Masemore upstream through Falls with #16 Bwo’s and Trico Spinners sized #20-22. Can’t see the fly? Grease up your leader with GINK and watch it jump.Fish often sip flies this time of year so unless they’re taking caddis it’s likely that your flies willl just disappear. Want to try another dropper rig that’s more visible? Try a caddis or large attractor like a …

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Water is clear, 82 Cfs and great for wading…Water temps are 62 -64 F.Don’t wait until school starts to go fishing. People are catching fish RIGHT NOW on BWO’s and Tricos in the morning, beetles , ants and hoppers in the afternoon and caddis and even a few, dare I say it, Sulphurs in the evenings-these patterns may be imitating yellow drakes and even little yellow sallies, but whatever the fish are taking them for rejoice, for you can catch fish on flies that you can actually see.My neighbor picked up a 15″ brown the other evening on a #12 Sulphur Dun. We’ve heard about …

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It’s hot out there and much cooler along the river.Flow is at 111 CFs, gin clear and the water temp is 62 F at Falls Rd. Ants, beetles caddis and hoppers are still producing. Use 12ft to 14ft leaders ending in 7x and hold on, the wild brown trout are getting bigger in the Gunpowder. Could the fishing get any better? Thanks to Max and Marty for the following reports: Hey guys I went fishing on Wednesday below Bunker Hill, and caught a dozen nice fish. They were taking size 14 Green Weenies in the deep pools, and some size 22 elk hair caddis’ in …

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The 28-32″ Wild Brown lurking in the Gunpowder was hooked again on a guide trip this morning. Jeff Lewatowski guided two lucky anglers to the monster fish. Ants , caddis and beetles are still all the rage, water is at a 113 CFs and at a great level for wading and 58-60 degrees F in the catch and release section of the Gunpowder.Mornings have been very productive with small terrestrials and nymphs such as a pheasant tail in the #16-18 range. Plan on fishing even during passing showers. we’ve had clear water even after heavy rains… Thanks to Corbin and Stan for the following stream …

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