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President’s Day Sale at Backwater Angler

The shop will be open President’s day from 10 till 4PM. Been waiting for an excuse to book a guide trip for the spring? Celebrate Washington’s birthday by calling us today and save 20% on a prepaid half or full day guide trip to be scheduled for spring, summer or fall of 2010. Give us a call at 410-357-9557 or shop online and we’ll issue a gift certificate for a half day or full day guide trip that you may redeem when the weather breaks. Sulphurs are just a few months away!

Fly Fishing Argentina

Willy Palmer sent us this picture and short report after returning from a recent trip to Argentina. I see you mentioned Argentina in your recent web update. Thanks for all the help with tackle in preparation for the trip. I’ll fill in details later, but the fishing was great, the people delightful, and too much wine and food. As you can see, they know how to grow big ones in the lakes. I had several bigger, but was under strict rules not to come home with too many hero shots. Regards, Willy

Mardi Gras Book Review: Carnival in New Orleans, A Fantasy

Search “New Orleans Snow” on the internet and a blizzard is not the first entry. Instead you’ll find SnoWizard. A company that has brought fine fluffy shaved snow to residents of the Big Easy since 1936. But now it seems, they’re gettin’ snow from the sky Cher!–and it’s making a mess of Mardi Gras. According to the latest Mardi Gras Update, Chaos is cancelled in New Orleans. Babylon and Muses will be postponed to run sometime after Morpheus and at present, no one is manning the ladders on St. Charles Ave. The party in Lousiana started on twelth night and won’t end until the wee …

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Record Snowfall of 79.9 Inches this Season in Baltimore

What I would give to see a blade of grass. The plug the CAT C 12 gingerly placed across the front of my drive is now cleared. The impending snow shovel shortage awaits! I have one snow shovel left, the other expired in the early dawn hours Wednesday on the warm side of the house where the heat from the big wood stove full of red oak turned the powdery light stuff on the walk into an ice crystal slurry mess. “Split handle?” “Cracked blade?” “See it all the time,” may be part of the new fly shop vernacular. I’m certain that by the weekend, …

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Fly Fishing the Torres del Paine and the Rio Puelo, Chile

Thanks to Max for the stream report and photos from a recent fly fishing trip to Chile. Testament that Backwater Angler interns know how to spend a few weeks in January down South. Hi Theaux! Just wanted to tell you a bit about our trip to Chile this past month. We fished in the Torres del Paine National Park near Punta Arenas for a few days, catching big browns in the 22 inch range. We were fishing with a few guys who are opening a guide service next year, and they were really helpful in showing us where the fish were. We fished small rivers …

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The Gunpowder River After The Blizzard

The heavy snowfall in Baltimore county accumulated to well over two feet in many areas over this past weekend. The road conditions finally improved yesterday and I took a drive to the river to take a few pictures. I was fortunate to find the only parking space at Masemore, as the lot was plowed in under mounds of snow. I also noticed both Falls Rd lots were unplowed, so anyone traveling to fish the Gunpowder may need to tour a few access points to see where parking is available. The lots usually get cleared, but with an additional foot of snow forecasted for tonight, they …

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