fishing report

The river is a little cooler at 50 F and is still low and clear. Fish are taking midges and midge emergers in corners and back-eddies from mid-day on. Nymphing in the AM is a great way to start the day and #12-14 prince nymphs have been working fine. Smaller nymphs, such as #16-18 pheasant tails are worth a try. Streamers have accounted for a few fish over 16″ in the past week. A slow to no strip retrieve is the best way to move big fish around undercuts and logs. Note: Want to catch a Rainbow? Give Falls RD upstream a look and fish …

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The river is still nice and low, 54 F and has a great Fall look to it-the reservoir is turning over so the river water has a slight milky cast to it…Lots of rainbows have been eager to take small nymphs in the riffles above Falls rd. Browns have been midging in the shadows from Masemore downstream to York Rd. Leaves are starting to fall but not enough are on the water yet to disrupt dry fly fishing. Note: This 23″ brown demands respect-and yes, It does swim in the Gunpowder…

The water is 55Cfs-low, clear and 56 F. Fish were midging midday above Falls Rd. yesterday in quiet pools. Fast riffles held a good many rainbows that fell for cdc caddis emergers. Trails are getting a little slippery but the trees still have plenty of leaves that provide needed shade on bright days.Thanks to Jed for the following report: I had a nice day on the river Friday. I managed all of my fish on two size 20 midge emergers and a size 18 adams midge pattern. The fish in the run-pool at the end of the trail from Falls Road were in some cases …

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The river is nice and low and the water temp is 56 F. Plenty warm enough for excellent dry fly fishing on cloudy days. Bring a rainjacket and experience some great fishing without the crowds. Jeff Lewatowski had a client out Saturday morning on the river and reported nearly two dozen fish hooked-and did not see another soul during a very rainy, productive 4 hour trip. Check out some great pictures of Gunpowder River Browns. Great early morning nymphing in riffles between Masemore and Falls Rd have produced some 12-14″ browns. Try soft hackled pheasant tails and pea***** & beads sized #14-16 in fast, shallow …

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Now is the time to fish… Water is still nice and low and clear. Fish are still in riffles looking up and taking Stimulators, Caddis and Hoppers. As the weather warms, Olives sized #18-22 are a good bet from Falls Rd. up. Overcast weather is hard to beat. Bring a rainjacket and make time to fish.

After two days of soaking rain across Maryland, with some reporting rainfall amounts well over 6″ through Friday and Saturday, the 3 mile stretch between Masemore through Falls Rd to the dam may be the lowest at 55 CFS-that’s LOW folks-and the clearest water you’ll find in the state. You should find fish stacked up in riffles. The overcast weather we’re seeing today really helps when fishing dries. Start out with a small elk hair caddis or x-caddis in a #14-16 and drop a #18-20 Blue wing Olive parachute or loop wing emeger about 12 to 18″ behind it. Streamer fishing just below the feeder …

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