fishing report

Yes, you will probably get wet if you go fishing this week. But will it be worth it? Let’s do the math. Getting a #7 Cheeseburger at the Wagon Wheel, about $5.75. Buying a few spinners for the evening, exactly $7.77. Catching Wild fish thirty minutes from Downtown, priceless… In spite of the recent rain, the Gunpowder is still dropping and flow is around the mid-200’s as of this morning. With the water temps in the high 60’s F, the city will make a gate change to cool things down a bit. Caddis#14-16 have been working throughout the day. Olives #18-20 are a good bet …

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The water is at a great level-around 326 Cfs and dropping. At this level the river is full to its’ banks and back eddies and edges become very important. Fish will rise in the middle of the flow but are more willing to take a fly along the seams. As bright as it is today a few reminders about fishing shaded areas and wearing dark clothing should not go unnoticed.Caddis have been coming off throughout the day and most are sized #16-18. Try a Slow Water Caddis with a Tan wing and an Olive body. Sulphurs have been happiest in the late afternoon hours-say anytime …

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Remember last year? Everyone was fishing the middle of the river because there were no edges, no undercuts, and no log jams with any water around them to create back eddies. Now everytime I see Rocky he tells me that he is building an Ark. When will the water go down? In short, when it stops raining. But until then just go fishing. Heck the waters pushing hard enough that you could pretend that you’re out West somewhere, but without the black flies.If the high water continues here are a few pointers, #1.Don’t wade to deep. #2.Use lots of shot if you’re nymphing. #3.Use a …

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This would have been a good day to call in sick. The river has dropped to a great level. It’s clear, and yes, the Sulphurs are still around. Lots of caddis throughout the day and we’re still hearing reports of olives above Falls Rd. Rocky is still knocking them out with pheasant tails. SO go fishing and get out whenever you can-It will be 95 F before you know it.The air that is… Note: Most of the fish I found last evening were along the seams between riffles and flats in skinny water.

Friday night the river swelled to a new recorded high of 409Cfs. By Saturday afternoon the flow had dropped to 385Cfs, and people were fishing for trout and catching a few largemouth at Masemore. Challenging wading yes, but well worth it and loads better than reality T.V. It is likely that these bass tumbled over the dam during the night-what a ride! Currently the gauge at Falls Rd. reads 2.3 and flow is 201CFs, water temp is 50F and the water is a little off. Yesterday lots of anglers were casting to rising fish as the Sulphurs made their presence known. Quite a few #12’s …

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No Sulphurs as of yet but we’re hopeful. Flood warnings abound but luckily the Gunpowder is a tailwater so we’re likely to find some very consistent flows through the weekend. As of 12 Pm water was flowing at 204 Cfs-ideally we’re hoping to see the flow drop to below 180CFs if the rain stops. Check out the underlined link above to go directly to the stream gauge. This Tuesday a fellow from Duluth, MN drove in town for his daughter’s graduation and stopped in the shop to tell us that the Gunpowder was the only river he had crossed during his travels that was not …

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