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Backwater Angler Overnighter

Fly fish the Savage River and the North Branch of the Potomac River with a Maryland Licensed Guide on October 3 and 4. During your Backwater Angler Overnighter, you’ll enjoy a day and a half of guided fly fishing in Western Maryland, an overnight stay in a stream side cabin and have three meals on us for $550 per person. Related Posts: A full description of the 2007 Backwater Angler Overnighter Watch a Video by Jason du Pont of Insects along the Savage River Read Theaux Le Gardeur’s description of one of last years’ outings in western Maryland

Backwater Angler Overnighter

Fly fish the Savage River and the North Branch of the Potomac River with a Maryland Licensed Guide on October 2 and 3. During your Backwater Angler Overnighter, you’ll enjoy a day and a half of guided fly fishing in Western Maryland, an overnight stay in a stream side cabin and have three meals on us for $550 per person. Related Posts: A full description of the 2007 Backwater Angler Overnighter Watch a Video by Jason du Pont of Insects along the Savage River Read Theaux Le Gardeur’s description of one of last years’ outings in western Maryland

Copperheads in Gunpowder State Park

I carry a camera everyday on the water for when those elusive hatches begin or that lunker trout appears on the line. Sometimes the unexpected things I capture on video are far more interesting than fish or bugs. Recently I noticed some young park users playing awfully close to these sunning copperheads, (the picture below is of a surprised Northern Black Racer) near the river’s edge. When I began shooting this video, their parents started hovering around to see what the fuss was about. A few moments earlier, the adults had walked within steps of the snakes without noticing them. The snakes coloration was reminiscent …

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Big Trout Feeding in the Gunpowder River with Great Water Levels for Fly Fishing

This is the time to fish the Gunpowder using nymph and streamer rigs for those hard to catch larger fish. Another reason to fish the Gunpowder is it has more flow than many regional streams and rivers. We are very lucky to be on a river that is used to send water from one storage reservoir to another, and to have the greatest human demand when the fish’s need for water is also greatest. Anglers have been seeing higher, cooler flows at the beginning of August on the Gunpowder River, near Baltimore, Maryland than anywhere in the region.The Gunpowder has nearly as much flow as …

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Sage Z-Axis Review

I just fished the 10 foot five weight Sage Z-Axis rod for the second time after this morning’s float, along with a 11 foot 6 weight Sage Z-Axis Rod with a Spey grip. These rods can cast a mile, but more importantly, the ten foot rod length manages every inch of twenty to thirty feet of line anglers routinely fish on Maryland rivers. The common response by anglers is why do you need all that rod for smaller fish and shorter casts? Consider that using a shorter rod may mean not catching anything of size, because it is unable to effectively cover the water with …

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Fly Fishing Clinic: Terrestrials

Please Join us Thursday evening, August 23, 2007 from 6:00 PM till 8:00 PM for a terrestrials clinic along the Gunpowder River. A great clinic for those who would like to brush-up on skills prior to a trip out West. Learn how to fish ants, beetles & hoppers using a variety of techniques. Cost is $75 per person and participants provide their own gear. Class size is limited to 4 and pre-registration is required. Please give us a call at 410-329-6821 or drop us a line at info@backwaterangler.com to pre-register.

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