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Baltimore Locals Fly Fish for Atlantic Salmon on the Grand Cascapedia

October 23, 2007

Gunpowder regulars Pam and Fred Meier had their hands full on a recent first time Atlantic Salmon trip to the Grand Cascapedia. The scenery and fishing looks nothing short of spectacular. Thanks to Fred and Pam for the pictures and accompanying fishing report from the Grand Cascapedia. Theaux and Rocky: The narrative as requested: This 38 lb. Atlantic salmon was caught on the Grand Cascapedia River in Quebec on the morning of the last day of the 2007 fishing Season, September 29. She was taken on a Winston 8 wt. rod with 15 lb. tippet and a size 8 Picas fly. Because of heavy rain …

Fly Fishing For Wild Brown Trout Near Philadephia, PA on the Gunpowder River

October 18, 2007

The Gunpowder river is dropping today from 299 Cfs and should stabilize in the 180 CFs range through the weekend. The river is slightly off color because the reservoir is “turning over.” Lower water levels mean that those intent on wading can get out and cover more water throughout the catch and release stretch of the Gunpowder river. Small olives, caddis and midges have been coming off between Masemore through the Falls Rd stretch. Longer, finer leaders will once again be necessary to trick these wild fish with smaller patterns so start in the 9ft to 12ft 5x range and a some 6x, especially with …

High Flows and Big Gunpowder Brown Trout

March 26, 2011October 15, 2007

This video post features two large Gunpowder brown trout caught in the last week of September 2007. Angler Matt Devlin landed his seventeen inch brown on a tiny nymph in higher water and Gunpowder Guide Jeff Lewatowski landed a solid twenty inch brown on a small nymph during a lower flow. The flow level at 300 Cfs can be tough wading for anglers not used to battling waist high water. Many anglers are foregoing fishing due to the belief the water is too high, but recent guide trips have accounted for first time anglers landing ten to fifteen trout. Dry fly enthusiasts may be disappointed, …

Catch Some of the Largest Fish of the Year on the Gunpowder During High Flows

October 15, 2007October 12, 2007

Water Levels in the Gunpowder are not likely to change, at least until we get some measurable rain and folks start conserving water, so get out there and try your luck. We had four guide trips on the river on Columbus day with great catches reported. Because of the high flows, the river was flowing at 299 CFs at 58 F this morning, and a few adjustments are in order to get out there and be successful. 1. Limit your wading. 2. Use alot of weight. 3. Use a 5wt or 6wt rod. 4. Bring along a wading staff. 5. Limit your wading. Small streamers …

The Gunpowder River is NOT a Stream

October 5, 2007October 5, 2007

This morning the river is flowing at 236 CFs and is 60 F and clear. Caddis and large hoppers, as well as pheasant tail nymphs and caddis pupas have been accounting for a number of good sized fish. This morning a happy angler from the Philly area stopped in the shop after fishing the Falls Rd section and reported a 19-20″ brown With a gate change in the works, expect the river to move from 236 Cfs today to 300CFs to 310 CFs by this afternoon. These flows should continue through the weekend, so be careful out there. Wading is difficult at these levels and …

Big Browns and a Notable Rainbow On The Gunpowder River

October 5, 2007

Another enormous Gunpowder brown trout showed itself to take a nymph presented by Gunpowder River Guide Jeff Lewatowski. The big trout struggled in every possible way, and despite swimming under numerous rocks and making deep runs was successfully landed on 6X tippet. The brown measured out at twenty inches and Jeff estimated the weight of the fish at four pounds. This video still photo is from an upcoming video short of the exciting catch. We barely had time to recover our nerves when I set the hook on the heaviest eighteen inch Gunpowder rainbow I have seen, but as Jeff tried to get into net …