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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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Dorothea and a Movie at the Brewer’s Art

Need a midweek lift after Cinco de Mayo? Trade in your tequila for beer and join the staff of Backwater Angler, members of MDTU and other lucky bar patrons tonight at the place Esquire magazine just named #1 in its list of, The Best Bars in America. That’s right folks, tonight we’re leaving the county for the city and are headed down to the Brewers’s Art in Baltimore at 1106 N. Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21201 to take in a movie and sample the Brewer’s arts newest seasonal brew, aptly named Dorothea. The seasonal brew was crafted to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Trout Unlimited …

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