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January Gunpowder River Report

January 3, 2009

The Gunpowder River has been a popular place around the holidays for many people to get out and fish. Visiting anglers from New Jersey, Colorado, Texas, Kansas, South Dakota and Alabama made a point to stop in the shop over the holiday, on the way to the river. Cold nights and the cold surface water spillover at Prettyboy Dam has kept river temps colder than normal, but the amount of spillover is dropping. While recent reports from many anglers have detailed tough fishing, emails of successful outings including pics of nice browns relay that the trout are feeding! Bigger nymphs have been found by both …

Gunpowder River 08′ Shocking Survey Results

January 3, 2009January 3, 2009

Thanks to Maryland Fisheries Service biologists Charlie Gougeon, Susan Rivers and Dennis Genito from Baltimore County DEPRM for stopping in the shop a few weeks ago to give an informational talk about Angler’s prevention methods for Invasives like Didymo and whirling disease. At the close of the meeting, Charlie shared results from the latest 2008 shocking survey. Backwater Angler intern Alex McCrickard provided the pictures for this post. The Gunpowder Falls was surveyed in 2008 at the Dam/Falls station, the Masemore Road Station and the Blue Mount station as part of the annual DNR Fall trout survey. Many interested folks came out to watch or …

Fly Tying Class: Midges

January 12, 2009January 2, 2009

Fly tying in Maryland? Please join us for a Beginners Fly Tying Class on Saturday, January 17, 2009 from 9:00 AM till 12:00PM. It’s an introductory fly tying class that focuses on Gunpowder river midge patterns. One of our Maryland river guides will be teaching this fun-filled beginners class. Cost of the class is $45 per person, and includes the use of tools and materials. The class is limited to six and pre-registration is required. Please give us a call at 410-357-9557 or drop us a line at info@backwaterangler.com to pre-register.

Purple Fridays

January 3, 2009January 2, 2009

After a typical Friday night laundry run, I stopped in for some wings and a beer in Reisterstown, MD and ran into fellow MDTU member Tom Starrs who asked, “are you here for the pep rally?” Imagine my surprise when I found out it was Purple Friday! Moments later, Bill Bateman’s was filled with Ravens Cheerleaders, Poe and Sports Steve.Through the rising din of the crowd, Tom related that he had been out on New Year’s day with a small group from Trout Unlimited and managed to ring in the New Year by releasing a nice Little Falls brown on a black woolly bugger. Just …

Fly Tying Class: Streamers

January 7, 2009December 29, 2008

Fly tying in Maryland? Please join us for a Beginners Fly Tying Class on Saturday, January 24, 2009 from 9:00 AM till 12:00PM. It’s an introductory fly tying class that focuses on Gunpowder river streamer patterns. One of our Maryland river guides will be teaching this fun-filled beginners class. Cost of the class is $45 per person, and includes the use of tools and materials. The class is limited to six and pre-registration is required. Please give us a call at 410-357-9557 or drop us a line at info@backwaterangler.com to pre-register.

Pick up your 09′ MD Fishing Licenses before New Years…

December 28, 2008

The shop will be closed New Years Day. So… if you’re planning on picking up a fishing license to ring in the first fishing day of the New Year, please do so at the shop before Thursday, January 1st, 2009. We’re open from 10AM till 6PM through the week. We will be open New Years eve till 4PM. If you miss us, purchase a license direct by either calling 800-918-2870 or buy your license online. A non-tidal, (freshwater) license and a trout stamp is required to fish the Gunpowder river. Non-residents may choose from an annual or short term license with a 3 to 5 …

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