Fresh Steelhead in a Fly Fishing Report from the Salmon River, NY

Thanks to Gary Corriero for the following fly fishing report from the Salmon River, NY. Hey Theaux, Jason, A couple of pictures from my trip to New York’s Salmon river week ending 10/31. I purposely moved the trip up a week to avoid November’s bad weather. As you can see by the first picture…it didn’t work out the way I planned. That’s the 7wt Scott E2 and Lamson Velocity reel you sold me last year. I didn’t break out the new 6wt Scott S4 because the water was running high and I needed a bit more power to control the fish. Despite the weather, not …

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Watch Your Step on the Gunpowder River

November can be a great time to find solitude and wild trout on the Gunpowder River, but watch your step out there! Anglers should be aware that the browns are beginning to make spawning beds, (Redds) and that wading and fishing should be done with caution. November can be a great time to find solitude and wild trout on the Gunpowder River, but watch your step out there! Anglers should be aware that the browns are beginning to make spawning beds, (Redds) and that wading and fishing should be done with caution. In the picture above are two beds, which are clearly defined against the …

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Fly Fishing Yellowstone National Park

Thanks to Roman Kostrubiak for the following picture of one of the Park’s 10, 000 hydrothermal features and post from a Yellowstone National Park fly fishing trip taken in late September: Theaux, Rocky, and Jason, My trip to Yellowstone Park was quite eventful. We drove up in cloudy cool and quite overcast conditions.I fished the Firehole River in the Fountain Flats area with a very intense baetis hatch going on. Unfortunately my fly box had nothing in it to match the #22-24 bugs covering the surface of the water. My only success came from swinging a soft hackle downstream. During the evening, the intermittent drizzle …

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Scott Fly Rods in Maryland Prove Lucky

Thanks to Bill Feiss for the following: Theaux, Sorry for the delay in this note. I wanted to thank you all for the search and retrieve of my new Scott 2wt. rod and reel. I ducked out of the shop armed with my new stick and went directly to the Big Falls Rd. jump in on the Gunpowder for an hour of fishing. It lasted three. Did you know there is no cell connection down there? At least that is my story and my date seems to have bought it, for now! After fighting off those cute but annoying little fingerling brownies, I finally hooked …

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Beginner’s Tying: Favorites

Fly Fishing Maryland? Please join us for a Beginners Fly Tying Class on Saturday, November 8, 2008 from 11:00 AM till 2:00 PM. It’s an introductory fly tying class that focuses on Gunpowder river favorite fly 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.

Savage River October Fishing Report and Testing Cloudveil’s 8X Vibram Grippy Boot

I recently made the drive to the Savage and North Branch of the Potomac for a week of fishing. The North Branch is known for giving up big browns this month, and that coupled with recent stockings brought out more pressure than I have seen all summer. After catching three rainbows in the 17-18 inch range on the North Branch on a crowded weekday, I decided to focus on the Savage for the remainder of the week. I was rewarded with good fishing, saw few anglers and caught some of my nicest Savage River browns of the year. Attractor dries produced smaller browns and brooks, …

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