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Fly Fishing Maryland in August

August 12, 2009

The fishing on the Gunpowder has been productive in the past week. Anglers fishing in the mornings can expect to see fish sipping tricos in the flats and tailouts of riffles. With the weekday flows at 30cfs, the fishing has been technical. A stealthy approach is necessary in order to catch these finicky fish-12 foot 7x leaders are an absolute must for fishing these tiny flies. The water temperature is still in the mid 50s. With hot humid days in the upper 90s, alot of fisherman have been wet wading. When fishing the trico hatch, its important to correctly match the hatch. The fish generally …

Low Water, Tricos and BWO’s on the Gunpowder River

August 5, 2009August 5, 2009

The Gunpowder river is flowing at 32 Cfs, is 54F and gin clear. Passing clouds this week have made tiny Blue Winged Olives a good bet. The Trico hatch has been consistent from Falls Rd downstream through Bunkerhill. We’ve had some reports this week of Tricos spinners falling as late as 1 PM. Long leaders in the 9 ft to 12 ft range ending in the 6 to 7x range will make a difference between fishing and catching wiley Gunpowder river brown trout. We have Mike Bachkosky’s Tricos on the front counter sized #20-#24 and lots of 7 and 8x should you need it! If …

Gunpowder River Weekend Release at 120 Cfs

August 1, 2009

The Gunpowder is up from 30 Cfs to 120 Cfs for the duration of the weekend. The continued work by Baltimore City on Prettyboy Dam midweek and recent heavy rains has led to an off load of water to keep the Gunpowder’s flow solely bottom release. The resulting rise in levels will spread many fish out, and make them much more aggressive. Tricos, tandem nymph rigs, streamers and big terrestrials are all good options on the river in these flows. The Trico hatch in the morning has provided great surface action, even in the lower flows, but at higher levels the trout are much …

Gunpowder River Dry Fly Fishing

July 30, 2009

The Gunpowder river is low, clear and flowing at 31 CFs. River temps are 54 to 56 F throughout the catch and release section. Tricos are here!!!! Fishing has been good in the mornings starting at about 9:30 or so. The Tricos have really started hatching, and the heavy spinner fall has been bringing many fish to the surface. Size #22 and #24 spinner patterns have been catching fish in the mornings. Through the afternoon and evenings small caddis have been bringing up fish in the riffles. Ants and beetles fished under overhanging banks and branches have been working throughout the day. Though the water …

Fly Fishing Tricos and Terrestrials

July 25, 2009

The Gunpowder river is flowing at a brisk 126 Cfs, is 57F and clear throughout much of the catch and release section. As a relative measure most wading anglers that have been experiencing ankle to shin deep water over the past month and will find that the river is knee to hip deep for the weekend! if you’re an early riser, Tricos in #22-24 range have made for great dry fly fishing. Big fish are on the feed! We have great conditions on the Gunpowder for fishing large terrestrials and streamers and a sink-tip line could be a lot of fun in the boulder pools. …

Tricos on the Gunpowder River

July 23, 2009

The Trico mayflies are hatching along numerous miles of the Gunpowder River. Many reports from guides and customers relay growing numbers of the tiny mayflies throughout the many miles of the catch and release water. Tricos were also hatching throughout miles of river South of Blue Mount Road over the past weeks. The Trico hatch occurs early between 7 a.m. to Noon, and fish are often actively rising during the emergence and spinnerfall. A variety of locally tied Trico patterns in the shop are especially effective during the heavy hatches when numerous naturals are on the water. Patterns in the shop range from 20s down …