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Columbia Gas Transmission Line MB Extension Project Public Hearing Tonight at 7:00 PM at Youth’s Benefit Elementary School

May 9, 2012May 9, 2012

As your Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER®, I’ll be attending a public hearing tonight at Youth’s Benefit Elementary School at 7:00 PM at 1901 Fallston Rd, Fallston, MD 21047. If you are concerned about potential impacts about this Columbia Gas MB Extension Project and can make it on such short notice, please consider attending. If this notice of the FERC public meeting has caught you off guard rest assured you are not alone. Many residents quoted in various media outlets have expressed concern in the past few days about the lack of notice, transparency, and due process surrounding the Line MB Extension Project and are of the opinion …

G. Loomis NRX, Pro-4X Sales Rep Day in Maryland

May 9, 2012May 3, 2012

Please Join us Saturday from 11:00 till 2:00 on May 12, 2012 for a G. Loomis Sales Rep day at Backwater Angler. Dick Kondak, our G. Loomis sale representative will have a host of rods from the NRX and Pro 4x fly rod series. We’ll have the grill going and Dick will be giving away a Pro 4x, a few hats and t-shirts at the end of the afternoon to a few lucky anglers. Thanks to D & B for the report on the arrival of their NRX: Thank you Theaux for your wonderful advice and help selecting our new fishing rod. The beautiful G. …

Maryland Fly Fishing School on Sunday, May 13

May 3, 2012May 3, 2012

Please join us for a fly fishing school. On Sunday, May 13, 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 and fly selection. 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 license and trout stamp is required and may be purchased at the shop with check or cash the day of the school. Class …

Read Stream Report, Go to BWA, Pick up Flies, Catch Wily Gunpowder Trout…Repeat

May 2, 2012May 2, 2012

The Gunpowder River is gin clear, 54 to 58 degrees is the catch and release section and is flowing at 72 Cfs. Sulphurs have been all the rage this week. Small caddis and grey midges have also been productive. Cloudy weather has been helping anglers connect with wild fish. Good reports of sulphur activity have been coming in from anglers fishing the catch and release section. Sulphur duns are in the #14 range and a mix of dun and emerger patterns out of the muffin tins have been accounting for a majority of the fish caught on dries. The lower river between the gas line …

Beginners Fly Fishing School on Saturday, May 19

May 3, 2012May 1, 2012

Please join us for a fly fishing school. On Saturday, May 19, 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 and fly selection. 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 license and trout stamp is required and may be purchased at the shop with check or cash the day of the school. Class …

Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® Stream Waders Update!

May 2, 2012May 1, 2012

GRK volunteers have just completed sampling three subwatersheds of the Gunpowder River using MBSS protocols. Thanks to all that participated! Following is an enthusiastic note from new GRK member/volunteer Stephen Knott! Here are a few shots from the Stream Waders outing this Sunday. Willis, A. J., and I had a good time exploring in and around the lower Gunpowder. After a hard days work, I grabbed a bite to eat, watched the Orioles win with a walk off home run, and finished the evening at Falls Road with rising trout. Not bad. Thanks, Stephen Knott Be sure to check out the rest of Stephen’s good …

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