January Store Schedule Update

The shop will be closed Tuesday the 10th through Friday the 13th of this week. The shop will be open Saturday the 14th, Sunday the 15th and Monday the 16th from 10 AM till 4 PM. The shop will be closed on Tuesday the 17th of next week. The shop will be open Wednesday the 18th from 10 AM till 4 PM and will resume normal hours on the 19th.

Maryland Trout in the Classroom

Last week I delivered eyed Kamloops Strain Rainbow eggs as part of Trout Unlimited’s TIC program to Bel Air High School. About 160 students will be exposed to the TIC program and the students will rear the fry, learn about basic water quality needs and release the fingerlings in the spring in regulated trout waters in the State of Maryland. The wall art adorning the halls was quite inspiring! Once the fertilized eggs hit 54 F, (approximately the same temperature as the receiving waters) they are ready to go into the brooding baskets in the TIC tanks and should hatch out in just a few …

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Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® Year End Wrap Up

By now many of you have heard that I am now serving as the Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER®,(GRK). If you’ve visited the shop this season you’ve likely become familiar with some of the issues and resulting GRK project areas that we are focusing on along the 217 miles of tributaries and 53 miles of the mainstem that comprise the Gunpowder River Watershed. As a new nonprofit charged with protecting the Gunpowder River, we feel that the RIVERKEEPER®, model is an effective, grassroots advocacy tool which safeguards tributary and river health. GRK champions the compliance of existing environmental laws such as the Clean Water Act to protect downstream …

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2012 Maryland Fishing Licenses

Lefty Kreh with his namesake Deceiver is featured on the 2012 Maryland Fishing Guide. Get a copy of the guide when you pick up your 2012 Maryland Fishing License. Please be sure to bring your drivers license and check or cash for the license payment. Note: The shop will be open this Saturday till 4:00 PM and will be closed on New Years day.

Holiday Weekend Hours…

The miracle on 34th St in Hampden properly rings in the season. Merry Christmas Hon! Flyfishing over the holidays? Our Christmas Weekend Hours are: Open 10 till 2 on Christmas Eve Closed on Christmas Day Open 10 till 4 on Monday