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With rain, sleet and snow in the forecast, we’ve been busy marking up the shop calendar with tying classes. Our Gunpowder Guides teach these classes in Monkton, Maryland with an emphasis on fun! Here’s a sampling of sixteen upcoming fly tying classes to be scheduled for this Winter: Fly Tying For Beginners: An excellent introduction to tying Nymph Patterns: Dredging bottom anyone? Soft Hackle Patterns: Classic, simple and easy to fish. Emerger and Cripple Patterns: Picky fish beware! Parachute Patterns: Learn tricks that make tiny flies visible again! Streamer Patterns: Big fish eat little fish… Midge Lifecycle: Challenging patterns that work! Mayfly Lifecycle #1: Hendricksons …

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Here is a quick update from our trout in the Classroom schools. –all of the eggs have hatched and the alevins are hanging on. Soon they’ll be swimming around in the wide world of a 55 gallon tank. Checking tank pH and water temperature were the first orders of business upon delivery of the fertilized trout eggs. Be sure to check out the Lutherville ilab blog for a first hand look at how the trout are developing. Related Post: Trout in the Classroom

Backwater Angler has volunteered some time to help PPTU bring TU’s Trout in the Classroom Program to schools in Baltimore and Harford counties. We visited Odyssey School, Lutherville Laboratory, and Bel Air High school late last week to check tank conditions and to drop off fertilized trout eggs to be reared in the classroom. All tanks are equipped with chillers that keep the water nice and cold. The tanks are also tested for pH and ammonia levels frequently during the rearing process. The eyed Kamloops strain rainbow eggs should be hatching by the end of this week. By May, each school will plan a field …

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Thanks to Adrian for sending in the following photos and the gentle reminder to enjoy winter while it lasts. The trails along the Gunpowder are now clear. With temps approaching the mid-40’s at the end of this week it’s time to hit the water. If you’d like to check out more snow, wait until the next snowstorm to blanket the river or check out his blog in the comfort of your own space at skiclimbfishbum Hey Theaux, Here are a few pictures from the huge snowstorm that recently came through the Baltimore area. Just a reminder to everyone out there that even when the snow’s …

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The shop will be closed New Years Day. So… if you’re planning on picking up a fishing license to ring in the first fishing day of the New Year, please do so at the shop before Friday, January 1st, 2010. The shop is open from 10AM till 6 PM every weekday. The shop is open every Saturday and Sunday from 8 AM till 4 PM We will be open New Years eve till 4 PM. If you miss us, purchase a license direct by either calling 800-918-2870 or buy your license online. A non-tidal, (freshwater) license and a trout stamp is required to fish the …

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Every year I always make time to explore smaller streams throughout the region in search of wild trout. Fishing small streams, especially for the first time, can lead to incredibly scenic places where few trout are pressured by anglers. Exploring unknown water is a gamble, as many hours or even days can be spent hiking along small streams with few or no trout caught. The anglers who stumble onto small streams with good numbers of trout, often find a piece of paradise to themselves. Over the course of 2009 I fished a number of small wild brown and brook trout streams in Maryland, and wanted …

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