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The Gunpowder River is flowing at 74 CFs, is 54 degrees F and is clear. Tricos and foam beetles have been accounting for some bright fish in the catch and release section. We’re also seeing a number of fish looking up and taking small elk hair caddis sized #16-18 in the shade. The last of the sulphurs in the #22 range are coming off midday. Here’s to hoping that everyone’s power gets restored! The shop will: Close at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, July 3 Be Closed on Wednesday the 4th Be Closed on Thursday the 5th and will reopen on Friday the 6th at 10:00 …

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Thanks to Jay Sheppard for passing this along: From the Army Corps of Engineeers: There will be a whitewater release from Savage River Dam this Sunday (July 1). The release will be from 9 AM until 3 PM with a release rate of about 1000 cfs. We will begin increasing flow at about 7 AM and, at the end of the event, we will reduce the flow to about 55 cfs by 5 PM. There will also be a slight increase in flows (about 175 cfs) on Thursday from 10 AM until 1 PM to aid the sponsor in identifying any potential hazards in the …

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Backwater Angler has just received a shipment of pre-shrunk, 100% cotton, T-Shirts. The short and long sleeved T-shirts feature a vibrant screen print high across the back, and the Backwater Angler logo printed on the right front chest. Shirts are available in sizes medium through XL and are limited in quantity. Short sleeved shirts are $23 and long sleeved shirts are $26. We’ll ship 2 or more shirts to your address (or anyone else’s for that matter) priority mail for free. Just give us a call at 410-357-9557. If you’re in the area, stop by the shop and try one or more on…It’s hot out …

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Just after dedication ceremony for the Lefty Kreh Trail, Lefty showed Lauren some casting basics at the Masemore RD access along the Gunpowder River. Lauren had heard about Lefty for years from her dad Jay, a Gunpowder regular from NY. Lauren was lucky to corner Lefty for a quick casting lesson after the dedication and proved to be an apt pupil. She will be headed out west this year. Good luck Lauren, with Lefty’s help you may well outfish your dad!

The Lefty Kreh Fishing Trail in the Hereford area of Gunpowder State Park, Maryland will be dedicated June 11, 2012 to Bernard “Lefty” Kreh. The trail markers are located at the Masemore Rd. parking access along the 7.2 mile Catch and Release section and are a fine tribute to this fly fishing pioneer and legend. Lefty will be present and honored at a ceremony with Governor Martin O’Malley and Natural Resources Secretary John Griffin beginning at 12:30 PM. The Gunpowder River’s Catch and Release host to a wild, stream-bred population of Brown Trout. Consistent Coldwater releases from Prettyboy Reservoir create an cold water habitat that …

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The Columbia MB line FERC meeting was, shall we say, uninfomative. As an excerpt from the Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER Twitter feed from May 9 will demonstrate. Residents of the Fallston area seemed to know more about the proposed MB line than FERC representatives. Surprisingly, neither FERC nor Columbia represenatives were able to confirm whether there has been any communication or coordination between Baltimore City on the proposed MB line. The City is charged with providing drinking water with 1.7 million metro area residents and should be notified regarding the environmental scope of the project. One of the FERC representatives, when questioned about how the line would …

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