fishing report

The Gunpowder river is flowing at 106 Cfs and is 43 F throughout the catch and release area. Fish are holding in shallow riffles and taking stoneflies nymphs and dries in the #14-16 range along the banks between Bunkerhill Rd and Bluemount Rd access. Black flies have been coming off well above Falls Rd and may be found as far downstream as Masemore. Imitating these flies challenges even the most experienced anglers. Lots of 7x Tippet and patterns in the #20-24 range have been the norm. We had several guide trips this past weekend. Guides reported consistent catches of fish in the 10″ to 14″ …

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Jason, last Saturday, after buying the soft weight, I tried the section of water below York Road. I fished far enough downstream that my walk back to York Road at a good clip took me 25 minutes. I managed 4 fish caught and 2 lost, one of which was above Masemore, before the intended planting at Bush Cabin Run. They all fell to bead head wooly buggers in size 8 and 10 with ginger and olive bodies. That was when the water was moving by at 210 or so cfs. I even had a chance to see 1 nice take as I cast into water …

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Theaux and Jason- I was up last Friday with a friend and took your advice to fish below York Road. We got into a couple of beautiful fish above, in and below the first bend below York Road (our first fish of the new year, incidentally), fishing unweighted and bead-head stoneflies and zug bugs. One of these fish was pretty stout, too! Only saw 3 or 4 stoneflies in the air, but with high temps and lingering winter blues, the fishing was exactly what the doctor ordered. Looking forward to fishing more in 2007!! Once again, thanks for the expert advice!! Aaron M College Park, …

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The Gunpowder river is flowing at 167 Cfs and is 41 F throughout the catch and release section.The river is clear, cold and is moving along at a good clip. Guide Capt. Jeff Lewatowski just finished up a guide trip with a new client from Alexandria, Virginia.They were fishing soft hackles, caddis pupa and small stonefly nymphs in riffles and flats above Falls Rd.They released a half dozen fish between 8-10″, and one 12″ fish during the trip.The water will be warming this week and leveling off as the last of the snow and ice melts. Soo…get ready to fish stoneflies! Picture by: Capt. Jeff …

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The high Tuesday was 25 F, yet Jason still managed a seven fish day with a new regular who drove down from the Pittsburgh area to fly fish the Gunpowder river for wild brown trout.The conditions were less than ideal, but they made the best of it. Today the river is gin clear and is flowing at 102 CFS, and water temps are 39 to 42 F throughout the catch and release area.This weekend, the general warming trend, with air temps forecasted in Mid to high 50’s, is a welcome sign of Spring. Water temps might still be on the cool side with the rest …

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Thanks to USGS, we don’t have to risk life and limb giving the river a look.A historical look at peak flows will bring you up to speed on past flood events since 2000.The river is out of its banks along its length. Abandon all hopes of fishing until the river quiets down. If you’re driving up to give us a look, Take I-83 instead of York Rd if you’re travelling from the South, because Little Falls just registered a gauge reading of 1, 410 Cfs and Lower Glencoe road at York rd is currently closed. Typically, the river does clear up, even from these peak …

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