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Bamboo Fly Fishing Rods built in Baltimore Maryland, Hon

I’m proud to introduce the Backwaterangler.com community to our very own Bill Felter. Bill is a Maryland State Licensed Fishing Guide, Backwater Angler Clinic Instructor, and Bamboo fly rod Builder. Bill will be contributing to the site on various topics including fly fishing reports, guide know-how and bamboo rod building, of course. –Theaux Hi there, it’s Bill. I just started working on another rod for the shop. I finished flaming and splitting the culm that will become a copy of the famous Model 97 taper designed by Jim Payne. It’s a 7-foot, 2 piece rod with 2 tips that casts a 4 weight line. I …

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iPhone Review and Activation Foiled in Baltimore, Maryland

June 30, and I’m still looking, but not using the iPhone. It’s my fault really, this dialogue, (or is it a diatribe?) is coming from a guy who has a 33 year old Cub Cadet riding mower, a rotary phone and no TV. I’m driving to the Apple store tonight to buy a Macbook Pro. After all, we’re putting together one to two fly fishing videos a week for the site www.backwaterangler.com and I’ve been secretly coveting Jason du Pont’s Machine since last Summer. So, I’m mentally ready to take the tech plunge. I’m hoping to get the iPhone “synched” and working using the Apple …

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FlyFishing Clinic:Entomology

Please Join us Thursday evening, July 19, 2007 from 6:00 PM till 8:00 PM for an entomology clinic along the Gunpowder River. Brush up on insect identification, biology and matching the hatch with 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 preregister.

Big Gunpowder Falls River Smallmouth on a Fly Rod

The Catch and release section is still relatively cool but with mid 90’s forecasted through this week, we could use a bit more flow. Currently the river is at 40 Cfs and temps at Falls Rd are in the low to mid 50’s throughout the day. Mornings have been especially productive with large attractor dries like stimulators and trudes in the #8-12 range. Midday small caddis emergers like zing-wings, cdc pupas and and x-caddis in the #14-16 range should work fine in the riffles. Low water is typical this time of year as is less pressure on the river. Many anglers over this past weekend …

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Fly Tying For Beginners: Gunpowder River Favorites

Please join us for a Beginners Fly Tying Class on Saturday July 21 from 11:00 AM till 2:00PM. It’s an introductory fly tying class that focuses on Gunpowder river patterns. Our very own Gunpowder 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 410-329-6821 or drop us a line at info@backwaterangler.com to pre-register.

Savage River and North Branch of the Potomac Fishing Report Update

Western Maryland in June was tough fishing with low water. When I had a few days free this past week I called some friends and decided to give it another try. The Savage River was fishing hot despite returning to 55 Cfs from 800 on Sunday July 1st. Sulphurs, Yellow and Lime Sallies, Olives, Caddis and even March Browns were still hatching. Fish were looking up in a big way, which was a change from last month. X-Caddis and Olives in a size 14 brought many fish up from the deep holes. In the tailouts and flat water fish were selectively rising to size 20-24 …

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