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Shocking Survey on the Gunpowder

This just in from Fisheries… All, We will be conducting our fall electrofishing survey on the Gunpowder Falls tailwater on Sept. 17, 18, and 20. Meeting time 9:30 each morning. Sept. 17- Dam/Falls Station- meet at the upper Falls Rd parking lot. Sept. 18-Masemore Station- meet at the parking lot at Masemore Rd. Sept. 20- Bluemount Station- meet at the Bluemount Rd entrance to the NCR TCB trail. Please let me know if you are planning on attending or need more details. Thanks, Mark Mark Staley Central Region Manager Freshwater Fisheries Program Fishing and Boating Services Department of Natural Resources 17400 Annapolis Rock Rd Woodbine, …

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EBAY and Backwater Angler

Need a hard to find Bauer MXP2 reel or spool? How about A Peerless reel or a “lawn-cast-only” fly rod at a great price? Used, consigned, returned and discontinued gear is now available on our Backwater Angler EBAY page. If you are lucky bidder some of this great stuff could be yours at the end of the 7 day or 10 day auctions. Everything listed is a Backwater Angler E-Bay exclusive and will not be sold out of the shop. Shipping Costs are a fair $15 for USPS Priority Mail. Happy bidding!

Gunpowder River Update

The Gunpowder is 2.91 feet, flowing at 362 CFs and is 56.84 degrees F. The river is still too high to fish safely. Median flow for this time of year is close to 100 Cfs and flows that afford safe wading are well below 225 Cfs. Please Respect the River and give the Gunpowder a break. Last week numerous news outlets covered recent swift water rescues in both the upper and lower Gunpowder River. We certainly don’t need to add to that number by testing the waters.

Gunpowder River Update

The Gunpowder River is still flowing at a dangerous level. At 8 AM at Falls Road, the river was 6.8 FT, flowing at 1,650 Cfs and the water temperature was 72.14. At 10 AM at Falls Rd the river was 6.32 FT, flowing 1,460 and the water temperature is 74.84 F At 8 AM at Glencoe Road is 8.18 FT and flowing at 2,310 Cfs. At 9:45 AM at Glencoe Road the river was 9.64 feet and 2,790 Cfs. That said, NO ONE should be entertaining any thoughts of fishing, floating or tubing the Gunpowder River until this spillover event subsides.

Locally Sourced Dry Flies Available for Mail Order at Backwater Angler

With warm springtime  temperatures just around the corner, now is the time to sort out your dry fly patterns so you’re not without the right pattern when on the water anytime in the upcoming weeks. Besides presentation, having quality flies can make a big difference in helping you catch more quality fish.  Backwater Angler has received a beautiful selection of Hendrickson and march brown emergers, red quill parachutes and caddis patterns tied by Mike Bachkosky of Calicoon, New York. Mike has spent 57 years exploring and fishing the upper Delaware river watershed. In doing so he has perfected his bug imitations for the all most …

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End of Eternal Winter Sale

Stop in today, Friday and Saturday for our first ever End of Eternal Winter Sale. Save up to 50% on discontinued Winter merchandise like gloves, hats, socks, fleece vests and layering gear. Supplies are limited and thankfully so is winter. Please note: The shop will be closed Sunday April 1 in Observance of Easter.