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Fish in Maryland on July 4 for free. It’s true. Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources is having a free fishing day tomorrow. Because Wednesday is our regular day off, the shop will be closed on the 4th.
The update on the Western Maryland scene is, despite comparably low precipitation levels and low flows on the Gunpowder, the Savage River received an 800 Cfs White Water release from 9-1 p.m. today, July 1st. The ACOE, (Army Corp of Engineers) is complying with whitewater groups requests to release a volume of water over five hours, that will send more water downriver than in the past two weeks, (at 50 Cfs a day). Data is showing that the Savage reservoir is at a 12 year June low, yet the ACOE assures that the levels would allow a 800 Cfs for five hours of recreation, which …
For anyone driving up Sunday to fly fish the Gunpowder River, the crossroads we all know as Hereford is having a 4th of July parade. The parade will start at the Hereford Pharmacy Shopping Center on Mt. Carmel Rd. and finish at Hereford High School on York Rd. A fireworks show will top the parade off at dusk. If you’re just passing through, expect road closures as early as 4:00 PM at York, Monkton and Mt.Carmel roads. Fishing Masemore or the Falls Rd stretch, (West of I-83 in the upper catch and release section) Sunday afternoon or the Lower river from Upper Glencoe Rd. through …
In this Fly Fishing Maryland segment, Jason du Pont describes fly fishing the lower Gunpowder River. Jeff Lewatowski catches a nice smallmouth bass on a fly and Matt Devlin from Annapolis , Maryland releases a nice rainbow trout.
For many of you, Jason needs no introduction. For those of you that are new to the site, Jason du Pont is a longtime Backwater Angler staff member, a Maryland Licensed Guide, an innovative fly tier and published author. His camera and video work drives the site, and today we’re especially proud to introduce him as another voice on the site.
Please Join us for a Gunpowder River Stream Cleanup at 9:00 AM Sunday June 10, 2007. We’ll all meet in the shop Sunday morning, distribute bags and maps, hit some of the access points and rendezvous back at the shop around 2:00 PM