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End of October Gunpowder River Report

A nice brown pulled from the lower gunpowder on a small articulated streamer. As we proceed into autumn, fishing has been very good on the river. Flows around 100 cubic feet per second with temperatures around 56 degrees Fahrenheit prove for very ideal conditions for both streamer and nymph fishing. As far as streamer fishing goes, small to medium sized streamers have been very effective in the faster water, especially at the tailouts and heads of pools. Patterns like a wooly bugger, complex twist bugger, and small articulated streamers proved to be effective when swung and stripped through the faster water. It may be advantageous …

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Used Vises

Come into the shop to take a look at picking up these used HMH and Ak’s vises in mint condition! HMH vise available for $500 Ak’s Heavy base vise available also for $500 These will be out on display on the front desk so come in, check them out, and get to tying!

Gunpowder Fishing Report

Hour Change!- The shop will now be open 9-3 Monday, Friday, and Saturday instead of 10-3, And Thursdays we will be open from 12-6. The river is still up, flows sit around 160 Cf/s, and temps are around 60 degrees. The water is still relatively clear with only a mild stain after this week’s rains. Fish your streamers, with slightly cooler temps and a whole lot more water, bigger fish are out! Get out early morning and in the evening for the best streamer bite. Additionally in the evenings, we have started seeing some intermittent Trico hatches so fish those tiny dries. Some patterns we …

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Gunpowder River Fishing Report

Flash Sale! On September 11th only! All leader and tippet 50% off from 10 till 6PM. Please remember those that were lost and consider seeking out and finding peace on the River. The flows are back! We’ve received a bump to around 115 CF/s and temps are steady around the 50-58 degree range through the day. Despite an increase in flow and some rain, the river continues to be especially clear. 6-7x, 9-foot leaders are the recommended size for these picky clear water fish. As for what to fish? Terrestrials are still getting hit. As we move through September, the recommended dry dropper setup is …

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Gunpowder Fishing Report

The river has bumped back up to a flow of around 61 CFs, Steady around 56 degrees, and still clear. We recommend throwing your more natural-colored nymphs such as hares ear and pheasant tail, both beaded or un-beaded. Additionally, anglers have continued to find success throwing terrestrials on a dry dropper rig in the warmer “mid-day” hours. And finally, the shop will be closed Monday and will open again on Thursday so be sure to make it in by Saturday to stock up on gear before that Labor Day weekend fishing trip!

Gunpowder River Fishing Report

The Gunpowder is currently flowing at 194 cfs and dropping. The water temp spiked at 62 yesterday and is now back down to its normal 65 degrees. With the high flows streamers and terrestrials have been fishing really well. Throwing a 8-12 size wooly bugger in black or olive has been producing the best results for streamers. For terrestrial fishing ants and small hoppers have been crushing it. You can even run a dry dropper rig to increase your chances with nymph off the back of your dry. For dropper currently we recommend fishing a jigged pheasant tail about 3 feet under your dry. In …

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