Theaux Le Gardeur

Spillover is good…

Yes, we have spillover. Pretty Boy Reservoir has been spilling over the face of the dam since Tuesday. The river is back to a normal Summer flow of 2.2 on the stick, which works out to just a little under 173 CFS. Fish love this kind of water. It’s gin clear, warming and dropping, so this weekend should be a great one for you to to get out and try your luck.Jeff Lewatowski and Jason du Pont, on a busmans’ holiday yesterday, released over 2 dozen fish from Falls Rd up to the Dam. Stop by the shop and give the pictures a look Most …

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A shocking survey recap…

MDTU is meeting tonight at 7:00 PM above Set’s Sport Shop in Towson just south of the traffic circle at 509 York Rd. Towson, MD 21204. Guest speakers Charlie Gougen and Gene Scarpula will talk about what else… The Gunpowder.Charlie has some exciting shocking survey results and Gene will give us an overview on flow and such. The meeting is open to all comers and should prove to be of great interest to all who are curious about the origins of the gunpowder and how the City water managers and state fisheries biologists continue to work together to create some of the finest wild trout …

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Olives, Midges, & Stoneflies…

Don’t wait for better weather.. We’ve had lots of people in this week fishing midges and olives from Falls RD upstream. Stoneflies are buzzin’ from Big Falls through Masemore RD. The water is low and clear and 42 F. If you’re getting an early start, nymphing is very effective. In the AM, try a #16-18 Copper John in fast riffles, by noon, small dries, such as a #20-22 CDC Olive paired with a #18-20 griffiths gnat or renegade should work fine. Little black stoneflies #14-16 and some early brown stones are making their way to the banks to so try a midstream posistion and cover …

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Fly tying for beginners this Saturday from 10 AM -1 PM

Tying for beginners is a great way to try a your own hand at crafting flies out of fur, feathers and yarn. Each class covers materials, tools and some basic patterns to get you started. Tools and materials are provided. Class is limited to six. Fee: $45 per person. All activities should be booked in advance and begin promptly at 10:00 AM and finish around 1:00PM. NOTE: For all Calender events-Class size is limited. Please e-mail us at info@backwaterangler.com or call ahead @ 410-329-6821 to reserve a space. Note: As of Tuesday, the third we have three spaces available.

Open New Years Day…

The river is low and clear and 42 F .All of the trails are in great shape, if a little muddy so spikes are a great idea if fishing above Falls Rd. Everyone must have had the week off. Lots of anglers have been reporting little black stonefly adults, early brown stone nymphs and grey midges sized #22-24. A few Olives in the #18-20 range in tailouts have been spotted and initated successfully. Leader length and tippet size is still paramount -try starting with a 9ft 5x and add some 6X and/or 7x as fly size dictates, and the warmer days have been welcome. Get …

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16,17,18, 19…

We’re not referring to days in December this time.These are numbers happy anglers keep giving us when we ask, ” how big was the fish you caught today?” Fishing in the Winter can be solitary, and as lucky anglers are telling us, very productive. Small nymphs are still a good bet and by the weekend we should seee more fish midging in the quiet pools above Falls Rd.Start with a Griffith’s in a sixteen, also a nice way to trick’em if you see a few stoneflies buzzing aroundIf nymphing, try #18 Prince Nymphs or Copper Johns behind a large streamer.