Theaux Le Gardeur

Volunteers Needed…

MDTU is asking for volunteers for City Catch, an exciting program for Baltimore City children. Trout Unlimited, with the Department of Recreation and Parks is planning City Catch for April 17, 2004.Experienced fisherman volunteers along with those from Trout Unlimited, will teach 250 children how to fish for trout. in Leakin Park. The stream will be stocked with trout and each child will get a complete fishing outfit to keep. Volunteers will teach the children how to tie fishing knots, bait a hook, cast, and catch a fish. Besides just having a fun day, children will learn an appreciation for clean water and a wholesome …

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Mighty good water…

The river is in great shape; flow is at 150 Cfs, and water temperature is 52 F. We had quite a few anglers in today and most caught fish on Hendricksons sized #14-16, Olives sized #16-18 and cream midges in a size #24. Voted for stocked fish in our online survey? One should find plenty of truck fish from Glencoe to Sparks Rd. Try a wooly bugger with an egg pattern as a dropper for these hungry fish.

Nice day for a streamer…

The river is a little over 200 Cfs and rising this morning. Water temp is 45 F. The upper catch and release section is certainly fishable. The river is off color at Masemore. Try a black flash-a bugger along the edges and in the undercuts. If you have not picked up any Super-Buggers yet, stop in and give’em a try. The pattern has lead eyes like a clouser and is good and heavy. They’re especially effective around log jams and deadfalls. Dry fly folks should pull their Blue Winged Olives and Hendricksons out and fish riffles and flats. Note: Blown out elsewhere? Fish locally-After a …

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Can you here the peepers?

Spring is coming…Blue Quills, Hendricksons, Blue Winged Olives and Early Brown Stoneflies were coming off through the weekend. As the rains come in this week we should see less fishing pressure and more fish working. The water temp is 44 F and the stream is nice and clear at around 120 Cfs. Stretches between Falls Rd and York Rd have been producing great hatch activity. CDC Red Quill Biots patterns that imitate the Hendricksons have been very effective.These are flies that one can easily see on the water, (in a #12-16) and will float nice and high with the help of a little dry shake.

Capt. Jeff Becker in the shop this Saturday

Jeff Becker is a Long Island guide that chases, “snarling blobs of Albies” during the Fall. The shop has another week booked with Capt. Jeff this Fall. He’ll be in the shop from 10 till 4 Pm tomorrow tying some pretty epoxy flies for those tough fish. Jeff has recently appeared on a reel guys segment on ESPN2 and has had his flies featured in The Art of Angling Journal and Sal*****er Fly Fishing. Note: Capt. Jeff Becker is also on the Scott advisory staff and will be talking about gear, the fishery and the swan dive I took off of his stern into Long …

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Crazy Dry Fly Action…

I experienced “crazy dry fly action” in the catch and release section of the Gunpowder yesterday.Renegades, Bwo’s and Stoneflies were working just fine and the fish rose steadily all day until the wind picked up around 4:00 PM.With warmer weather coming find a way to get up to the river and fish. Leaders should be 10 feet long or better ending in 6x. Most of the flies I used yesterday were #14-16-big enough to see and a pleasure to fish. Note: Try a renegade or griffiths behind a stonefly as a dropper and don’t forget the dry shake.