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Guided Fly Fishing Trips on the Savage River, Maryland

Backwater Angler Guides will be available for four or six hour wade trips on the Savage River in Western Maryland from July 6th-July 10th. The Savage is known for its beautiful wild trout and also its extremely challenging wading and technical fishing. While the hatch fishing can at times be exciting, many fish can be caught using a variety of surface and subsurface patterns. Guides will be available for morning or afternoon start times and standard rates apply. Food and lodging will not be provided, nor will transportation to and from the river. Details on lodging and camping options, meeting times & places, and recommended …

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Ice Cold June Flows on the Gunpowder River

2009 has been a great year for rain in the Central Maryland region. Both City reservoirs were full since late winter, and Prettyboy Reservoir has added warmer spillover all Spring to the cold bottom releases on the Gunpowder River. The mix of warm and cold water is the result of Baltimore City Water and MD Fisheries officials attempting to maintain levels in the reservoir, while increasing water temps in an effort to boost insect hatches. After numerous gate changes this Spring, the City was pulling from the 55 foot gate, yet surface spillover brought temps to nearly seventy degrees in the upper C & R …

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Whirling Disease Foundation, TU supports Backwater Angler!

The DNR wader wash stations will get a new dose of saltwater this week. If you’re up along the river and would like to help us maintain the wash stations please stop by the shop and we’ll be grateful for the help. Thanks to Dave Kumlien, Executive Director, Whirling Disease Foundation, Trout Unlimited for the following words of support. Dear Backwater Angler, Thanks for your coverage of the aquatic invasive species issue. Susan Rivers of Maryland Inland Fisheries told me about your shop and your coverage of and concern for the ANS/AIS issue. I write to congratulate you for taking a responsible position. Fortunately, there …

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Fly Fishing School Feedback from Arlington, VA

Thanks to Tom for the Fly Fishing School Feedback from Arlington, Virginia! Hi guys- I stopped by last Sunday for a beginner’s class from Bill Wolf, and just wanted to thank you all for your hospitality and a great time on the river. Bill was great and has a real gift for being encouraging and easing you into things. Talking to the guys at the shop was like hanging out with old friends — nice and easy. Their enthusiasm and knowledge is infectious, even for someone who knows nothing about fly fishing. Clearly everyone at the shop has fish and bugs on the brain, and …

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Cloudveil Crystal Creek Jacket for Pennies a Day

A Gunpowder regular, who will remain anonymous, so as not to disclose his methods to his immediate family, just emptied his piggy bank for a new Crystal Creek Paclite Gore-Tex jacket from Cloudveil. The loot weighed in at 148 Oz, (that’s equivalent to 92.5 Scott 7′ 7″ 3wt 4pc G2 fly rods) the rest went on a VISA debit card. We’re thinking about holding the change locally, hoarding it in the Caymans is so passe- at least until we have parking meters at the access points along the river. Then again we could turn it into USPS Forever stamps as we’ll see another increase at …

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Intro. To Fly Fishing School

Please join us for a flyfishing school. On Sunday, May 31, a Backwater Angler Guide will be teaching a fly fishing school that is ideal for beginners. If you’re planning on flyfishing Maryland, or anywhere else for that matter, this course is a great introduction to the sport. The school covers knots, casting, gear, fly selection and an hour of on-stream instruction. Schools are held in a meadow overlooking the Gunpowder river by a Maryland state licensed and insured fishing guide. Class is held from 11:00 AM till 2:00 PM. Cost is $100 per person and includes the use of gear. A Maryland Non-tidal fishing …

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