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The following tall tale was written by Carson Satterfield, daughter of a Backwater Angler customer. Carson wrote this story for an assignment in 5th grade at Sparks Elementary School last Spring. The assignment was to create a tall tale, using all of the traditional elements of the tall tale. Carson decided to address topics with which she is familiar, fishing and the Gunpowder River. The story is fictional and any similarities to real persons or events are coincidental. Carson is in no way personally affiliated with Backwater Angler and has received no compensation from the fly shop for her story (though her dad is arguing …

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Going out West this Summer? Don’t leave home without considering these items. 1.William and Joseph Mini-Chest Pack 2.Simms Gore-Tex Waders 3.Patagonia Capilene 4.Royal Wulff Bermuda Triangle Taper Line 5.Action Optics Sunglasses 6.Winston 5pc LT Rods 7.Ross Evolutions 8. Airflo Multi-Tip Lines 9.Hareline Dubbing Stalcup Materials 10.Chota STL+ Shoes For more info on these products, check out our gear reviews section.

This Saturday we’ll welcome Parker Sterner into the shop. He is our area representative from Simms, R.L.Winston, Scientific Anglers, and Action Optics. If you have any products from these companies you already know that they are among the best available on the market. If you’d like to learn more about them bring your questions and show up at the shop between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM. Parker will be in showing off his wares and signing folks up for a raffle to be held during the day for an undisclosed prize, (think big!!!) and lots of freebies will be available on a first-come first-served basis.

We see beginners in the shop every week and we’re curious, how long have you been fly fishing? Please take a moment to vote and check out the results.Thanks!

All are invited to the shop May 10 to visit with Ken Lagerveld. Ken is our area representative for such products as Chota, Scott, Bauer and Varivas. He’ll be in the shop all day Saturday and is ready to show off his wares. Drop in the shop on you way to the river and sign up for a free drawing for products you can use.

When asked the question, “Should I fish today?” My standard response has been, “get out of the house before your better half hands you a punch-list starting with: 1.Clean out the Garage. 2. Ditto for the basement. 3.And by the way, the yard could use some attention…. We are a spoiled lot. We’re five minutes from the river, and with the advent of the new fangled stream gauge we can now wow callers from three hours away with quips like, “Hendricksons are coming off around 2:30 PM, the water is 51 F, is clear, and the flow is 180 Cfs. “180 What?” Cfs., (cubic feet …

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