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Backwater Angler is Open 7 days a Week in 2008!

January 1, 2008

In our 7th year, Backwater Angler’s New Years resolution is to be open seven days a week. We hope yours is to fish more in 2008! Fly Fish for Wild Browns, Kamloops Rainbows and Native Brook Trout that inhabit 18 miles of public water just 35 minutes North of Baltimore, Maryland, and only 75 to 90 minutes from DC. Shop hours are 10:00AM till 6:00PM every weekday and 10:00 Am till 4PM Saturday and Sunday. We are also open on Monday Holidays from 10:00 till 4 PM. We have three full time staff members and seven MD state licensed fly fishing guides ready to share …

Scott Bamboo Fly Rods

March 26, 2011December 23, 2007

Eden cane has quite a following in Japan where fly fishing for yamame and cherry salmon is very popular. For more information on these fine rods available at Backwater Angler from Bernard Ramanauskas including the Scott SC rods and Eden Cane rods. Be sure to check out our online catalog bamboo fly rod descriptions and Scott SC bamboo fly rod reviews. Read a review by Theaux Le Gardeur on the Scott SC 6′ 11″ 4wt. Read a review by Theaux Le Gardeur on the Scott SC 7′ 5″ 4wt. Please give us a call at 410-329-6821 or drop us a line at info@backwaterangler.com to inquire …

Email Fly Fishing Gift Certificates Arrive in Time for the Holidays

December 21, 2007

That’s right folks, if you can’t bear to get on the beltway this Holiday season, we’d be happy to email a gift certificate to you. To select one, check out our offerings online and place an order on our secure site by December 23, 2007. For the late shoppers out there, Backwater Angler will be open from 10 AM till 4 PM on the 22, 23 and 24. We are open on Wednesdays through December and the 26th is sure to be a fun one in the shop, especially if you have a fly fishing gift certificate in hand. Gift certificates are redeemable for gear and …

Bamboo Fly Fishing Rods built in Baltimore Maryland IV, Hon

December 12, 2007

I’m way overdue for an update on the rod so here goes… Since my last post I’ve run the individual strips (18 in all) through the router-powered beveler, which cuts the initial 60 degree angle into each strip. Then I started working on the tip sections. The tip strips were further straightened and I scraped off the layer of enamel that covers the outside of the bamboo. Taking off the enamel is one of my favorite parts of rod building because it’s the first time I get to see the true color of the bamboo as it will look on the finished rod. It’s like …

Baltimore Canoe Club Update

December 28, 2007December 7, 2007

For those of you who have read the following; from the North County News, No Fines in River Incident, Canoeists get Warnings for Cutting Down Trees, by Robbie Wheelan. and from the Washington, (DC) City Paper, Field & Stream & Chainsaw, Boaters Wreck Maryland Fishing Haven, by Dave McKenna and are still interested in this topic… The initial call to MD Natural Resources Police, (NRP) about these illegal activities was placed on November 4, 2007 describing 3 adult subjects with chainsaws and a young person that were seen cutting downed trees in the Gunpowder River downstream of the Falls Rd. Bridge. On November 5, 2007 a written statement, pictures of …

The Gift of Big Fish

December 7, 2007

Trout fishermen now cringe at the thought of killing and mounting a trophy trout merely to hang on the wall. Today’s technology now allows photographs of trout complete with measurements to be turned into life-like reproductions. Pennsylvanian George McGinty of McGinty’s Taxidermy has recently brought a selection of large browns, rainbows, brook trout and char reproductions for display and sale in the shop. Seven of these mounts are ready for sale off the wall and can be shipped for the holidays. Anglers mounts created to match a personal trophy require only length, girth measurements and a photo to recreate the exact markings and coloration. A …