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Gunpowder is still flowing; we are sitting at 140Cf/s and around 50 degrees so keep those nymphs and streamers handy. In upper sections like Falls Road, flows may be hard to handle without a sink tip, fish heavy tandem rigs. Perdigons and a zebra midge trailer or a streamer with a hot tag nymph trailer have been working especially well. If you want to hit those deeper pockets without picking up a full sink tip line, come into the shop and pick up a few Airflo sinking poly leaders! Finally, we will only be open 12-3 Friday and will be moving back to a 10-3 …

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Flows are still up at around 145 Cf/s and an average temp around 56 degrees. The river has held a nice green coloring which means subsurface has been most effective. In the mornings and evenings anglers have found success using small streamer patterns, during the day a dry dropper has still proven effective with a larger dry used as an indicator and a Perdigon or hot tag nymph as the dropper. As far as tippet sizes go, the increased flow and color of the river has made fish less wary so feel free to break out that 3-4x. Additionally, come in and stock up for …

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The Gunpowder River awaits! The shop will be open this Sunday from 9 till 3. Drop in and say hi to Kevin while you’re out enjoying ideal flows of 150CFS. Fisheries just finished up some amazing work Tuesday and Wednesday and man are there some beautiful wild fish in the river! Streamers are the ticket. Have fun out there!

Twenty four years ago, Backwater Angler carried-on the spirit and tradition of service of Wally Vait’s original Gunpowder River fly shop called On the Fly (founded in 1989). Since then, the staff has enjoyed sharing in a tradition of curating products designed to last, instructing and teaching fundamentals of fly fishing, and promoting the stewardship of natural resources through this indelible, lifetime sport. The river, our valued employees, and our loyal customers have provided much joy, support and encouragement over the years. Our intention is to see to it that the shop and guide service will be passed on to the right entrepreneur, (or group) …

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Celebrate the 4th of July by coming into Backwater Angler between 10 and 3 during the 4th, and the 5th and take advantage of our holiday deals!