Please join us for a fly fishing school. On Sunday the 14th of June a Backwater Angler Guide will be teaching a fly fishing school that is ideal for beginners. If you’re planning on fly fishing in Maryland, or anywhere else for that matter, this course is a great introduction to the sport. The school covers knots, casting, gear and fly selection. Class is held from 9:00-12:00pm. Cost is $125 per person and includes the use of gear. A Maryland non-tidal fishing license and trout stamp is required and may be purchased at the shop on the day of the school. Please consider looking at the state license portal online at https://compass.dnr.maryland.gov/ to streamline the process of getting to the river on the day of the class. Call us if you have any difficulties with that. Class size is limited to 4 and pre-registration is required. Please give us a call at 410-357-9557 to pre-register.
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Beginners Fly Fishing School
Please join us for a fly fishing school. On Sunday the 7th of June a Backwater Angler Guide will be teaching a fly fishing school that is ideal for beginners. If you’re planning on fly fishing in Maryland, or anywhere else for that matter, this course is a great introduction to the sport. The school covers knots, casting, gear and fly selection. Class is held from 9:00-12:00pm. Cost is $125 per person and includes the use of gear. A Maryland non-tidal fishing license and trout stamp is required and may be purchased at the shop on the day of the school. Please consider looking at the state license portal online at https://compass.dnr.maryland.gov/ to streamline the process of getting to the river on the day of the class. Call us if you have any difficulties with that. Class size is limited to 4 and pre-registration is required. Please give us a call at 410-357-9557 to pre-register.
Beginners Fly Fishing School
Please join us for a fly fishing school. On Saturday the 6th of June a Backwater Angler Guide will be teaching a fly fishing school that is ideal for beginners. If you’re planning on fly fishing in Maryland, or anywhere else for that matter, this course is a great introduction to the sport. The school covers knots, casting, gear and fly selection. Class is held from 9:00-12:00pm. Cost is $125 per person and includes the use of gear. A Maryland non-tidal fishing license and trout stamp is required and may be purchased at the shop on the day of the school. Please consider looking at the state license portal online at https://compass.dnr.maryland.gov/ to streamline the process of getting to the river on the day of the class. Call us if you have any difficulties with that. Class size is limited to 4 and pre-registration is required. Please give us a call at 410-357-9557 to pre-register.
Memorial Day Hours & River Report
We will be open 10-4 Memorial Day Monday.
The river is flowing nicely at 106cfs with water temperatures in the low 50’s.
Sulphurs remain much of what the fish are looking for through the afternoon along with tan caddis. Caddis are hatching well into the evening. Sulphurs are most consistent in the afternoon but you never quite know when you’ll encounter a burst of them coming off. It’s a good idea to have a variety of different imitations of sulphur duns and emergers at hand to show the fish if they wise up to one pattern, switch out and try another for an often instant reaction. Spinner falls have been occuring in the last half hour of light.
Have a nice day everyone.
Used Boots for Sale
As part of some spring cleaning we’re selling some of our lucky boots that have been using in pur guide service and we’re looking to replace. They’re a few years old but still have life in them.
If you place an order plan to pick up curbside from Thursday, please note what time you expect to pick them up.
$45 a pair
- Simms size 8
- LL Bean size 9
- Simms size 10
- Simms size 11 x 2 sold
- Simms size 13 sold
- Chota size 13
Opening for Curbside Pickup this Saturday the 16th
Following Baltimore County directive of the state’s reopening of retail business. We are starting contactless curbside pickup commencing tomorrow (5/16). We will be open normal hours 10-4.
To facilitate this and allow us time to put orders together this is how we’ll conducting business:
We encourage you to place your orders online for same day pickup before 3pm and state around what time you will be arriving. Please allow at least 20 minutes for us to prepare your order for pickup. We will bring your gear out to your car.
We can also accept phone orders to discuss specifics on items such as flies, leader, tippet. We still offer free shipping.
Please note: We are not able to accept cash payment, conduct instruction, guide trips or sell licenses at present.
Mid May Gunpowder Stream Report
The river is at a ideal 115 cfs, clear and water temperature in the low to mid 50’s.
Sulphurs hatching in the afternoon, spinner fall has been happening late after dark. Warmer days should bring this forward. Tan caddis coming off in the afternoon through evening. Midges have the fish looking up earlier in the day.
Recreational Fishing Reopened in Maryland
Some good cheer in announcing that restrictions have loosened a bit in Maryland to allow recreational fishing again.
In addition from tomorrow (Saturday the 9th) some reservoirs including Prettyboy, Loch Raven and Liberty will open up for fishing for those abiding by CDC regulations.
We are still offering online orders with free shipping. Ten percent off Gift Certificates whilst the shop is restricted from allowing customers in.
Time to enjoy some spring fishing! Stay well out there.
Please Note: We are prohibited from curbside pickup under current state regulations.
10% Off Gift Certificates
As a way of saying thanks for your continued support throughout the stay at home order please consider a gift to yourself, a friend or family member to ease the stress through this difficult time. You may apply this to any item we have in stock online, backordered or service such as guide trips, schools or clinics (once we reopen for full service). Please don’t hesitate to call the shop if there’s any questions/inquiries and we’ll get back to you ASAP.
Wishing you all the best and hope to see you again soon!
Scott Fly Rods Available to Ship
Some good news during this extraordinary time. We are huge fans of Scott Rods and we have had happy customers take them to all corners of the world including Patagonia, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK, the Rockies and Alaska. If you are interested in treating yourself to one and we don’t have the model you are looking for in the shop, please call the shop or order one online, we’ll have it shipped for free directly from Scott while we stay at home.Here is the note we received from our Scott rep:
Dear Scott Dealer,
I hope you are all well and coping with this pandemic as good as possible. On this past Friday afternoon we had a Scott Fly Rod conference call and Jim Bartschi updated us as to what is going on with Scott. During this time, Scott is waving drop ship fees, so don’t be afraid to have a rod shipped to the customers home.I have to tell you that after our call I was more proud than ever (20 plus years) to be working for Scott Fly Rod. A lot of the discussion was centered around taking care of their employees and caring about our dealers. Remember, Scott is the rod company that only supports the specialty fly shop, they don’t do Amazon or big box stores.Your shop is where Scott Fly Rods should be sold!Jim Bartschi is also a member of the AFFTA Board. They had a proposal hand delivered to Secretary Mnuchen and some or all of it was incorporated in the the 2 trillion dollar Care Act. It supplies 300 million in aid to the fishing business as well as guides. Please go to the AFFTA site for more information.
Dear Scott Dealer,
I hope you are all well and coping with this pandemic as good as possible. On this past Friday afternoon we had a Scott Fly Rod conference call and Jim Bartschi updated us as to what is going on with Scott. During this time, Scott is waving drop ship fees, so don’t be afraid to have a rod shipped to the customers home.I have to tell you that after our call I was more proud than ever (20 plus years) to be working for Scott Fly Rod. A lot of the discussion was centered around taking care of their employees and caring about our dealers. Remember, Scott is the rod company that only supports the specialty fly shop, they don’t do Amazon or big box stores.Your shop is where Scott Fly Rods should be sold!Jim Bartschi is also a member of the AFFTA Board. They had a proposal hand delivered to Secretary Mnuchen and some or all of it was incorporated in the the 2 trillion dollar Care Act. It supplies 300 million in aid to the fishing business as well as guides. Please go to the AFFTA site for more information.
See all of our Scott rod offerings here.
https://www.backwaterangler.com/product/scott-radian/
If you see an item that is marked backorder don’t despair, we had an early season run on some of these rods but Scott has a ready supply so please drop us a line and we’ll check in with Scott directly to get one headed your way ASAP! This offer includes all rods in the Scott lineup.
