fishing report

The Gunpowder is at 470 cfs and 66 degrees F. A heavy dose of rain yesterday evening through the night has led to spillover at Prettyboy Dam. The river is currently too high to safely wade but as the levels drop the fishing should produce for those who nymph the slower water, back eddies and tails of pools and those who like to streamer fish with a sink tip line. As air temperatures drop and the river is high, consider fishing Little Falls or other smaller streams until the Gunpowder drops to 300 cfs or below. Keep an eye on the Falls Road USGS gauge. …

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The Gunpowder is running at 257 cfs and temperature is 64 degrees F. On overcast days the Gunpowder is fishing well, on brighter days unless you’re fishing small nymphs close to the bottom, the fish haven’t got much reason to be looking up for anything. Terrestrials are the ticket early morning or evening. Dry droppers are always a good go-to when getting out for a few hours. There’s no better place to be than beside a river as the fall colors begin to set in.

The Gunpowder is flowing at an ideal 158 cfs, is 60 degrees F and has a green tint to it. With fall around the corner, the Gunpowder is settling to a more consistent level and the fishing has been productive. Terrestrials, particularly ant and cricket patterns have been accounting for plenty of fish. On bright days nymphing has been the go-to with caddis pupa and zebra midges droppers working well. Since the high water this summer there is a slippery algae coating the rocks, especially from falls road upstream to the dam, cleats are highly recommended as the wading is much more difficult than usual. …

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The Gunpowder is at 233 cfs,  clear and 59 degrees. Now the river has dropped to a much better level for both wading & fishing. The high flows during recent weeks have stirred up a lot of the riverbed. Whilst all the old log jams have washed out there are plenty of new ones that are holding fish. There have been a number of big fish between 14 – 24 inches reported for those throwing streamers. Caddis and hoppers have been also catching fish through the day. While the water is pushing consider booking a guide trip to tune up your streamer and nymphing techniques. …

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The Gunpowder River is still flowing at a dangerous level. At Falls Road it is 4.52 FT, flowing at 814 Cfs and the water temperature is 73.58. At Glencoe Road it is 5.22 FT and flowing at 1,320 Cfs. That said, NO ONE should be entertaining any thoughts of fishing, floating or tubing the Gunpowder River until this spillover event subsides.