Theaux Le Gardeur

Water is clear, dropping and the stream looks very different, (in a good way mind you) from a few weeks ago. BWO’s, caddis and small hoppers are still moving fish.Some die-hard streamer guys and gals are fishing near-nuff sculpins above Falls Rd.The big news is that the shop has been innudated with sales reps eager to show us their wares for the coming season. Some of the highlights thus far have included: Sage RPLXI2 rods, Winston BIIX rods, The L2 shoe and G3 Wading Jacket from Simms.St. Croix Legend Ultra and Premier rods,(mighty nice) and Monday bodes well for the likes of Scott, Chota and …

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Well, That settles it, I’m moving to Suffolk County, NY from August through October. We found acres of Bluefish, Albies with afterburners on- some of which I thought were heading to Stamford, CT with all of my backing and big Bass in the rocks-what’s not to love?There were more traffic cones on I-83 this morning than I saw in DE, NJ, and NY. So, how’s the fishing on the Gunpowder? Rocky has-gasp finally put his Pheasant tails away and is catching nice fish on dries. Wait another week to rake the leaves and get out on the Gunpowder this weekend. Water is beautiful and lots …

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It’s not too late to call in sick. Already at work? Blame it on the nondescript filling in that pastry you ate on the beltway. The fish are, well, happy. We know this because they’ve been rising steadily throughout the catch and release section, that’s nearly 7 miles of water folks.Pea*****-bodied elk hair caddis, blue winged olives, and small streamers have been tricking those bright wild fish.So get up here soon and if the pastry story doesn’t fly wait until lunchtime and think of the ramifications of eating a sandwich that was put together with post-Isabel mayo.

The water has dropped steadily since Tuesday night.The river is in great shape. Flow is in the mid-200’s and should drop a bit more by the weekend. On a guide trip yesterday, Jeff Lewatowski watched a monster Brown eat a bluegill. How’s that for streamer action?  Best bets with the water up are heavy patterns like the Whitlock Near Nuff Sculpin in Olive sized #4-8. Bead head pheasant tails have taken their share of fish this season and don’t forget to bring a few hoppers. A #20 BWO tied behind a Cabes Hopper might be just the tonic for the post storm blues.

Water has dropped from 144 to 127 Cfs and is clear. Water temp is 53 F. This week we’ve had many reports of folks catching nice fish on small dries. Olives, Caddis and even a banged up Sulphur parachute from June have accounted for some nice fish this week.Start with a #16 caddis and drop down to a #20 BWO-or consider fishing the BWO behind something you can see such as a hi-vis beetle. Pheasant tail nymphs continue to produce and a #16 beadhead should do the trick.

Sooo, The shop has power. The water is fine, and if you need a shower bring some soap.The water is cold enough you might not need that cup of coffee. The river is at 150Cfs and dropping. Olives and caddis are still producing.Some just in had a bad case of streamer fever.Wooly buggers size 10 and 12 should work fine.Bigger fish this week reported throughout the river-and they are hungry-won’t you help?