Thanks to Bill, Bob, John, Mark and Pete for emailing and calling about the muddy water they experienced while fly fishing the Gunpowder River yesterday. From the reports I’ve gathered, it sounds like the river was clear until about 5:00 PM. Most reports are pointing to the small feeder on the North side of the river above Whale rock in the Falls to the Dam section as causing this problem. But we did have reports at Masemore and as far downstream as York Rd. of muddy water just after 5:00 PM that might point to a larger problem. If anyone was out yesterday and would …

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Thanks to Aaron for the following: You guys are going to make me either quit or lose my job with all the enticing video work on the website. Seriously, what an amazing addition to the shop’s presence in the on-line world. Keep it up.Soon I might be unemployed and on the river every day! Aaron M College Park, Maryland

This Monday, May 7, 2007, Maryland Department of Natural Biologists Susan Rivers and Charlie Gougeon will head up a two part talk on Whirling disease and Trout Populations in Maryland. The meeting will be held a few miles South of Backwater Angler at: The Filling Station 14910 York Rd Sparks, Maryland 21152 The doors open at 6:30 PM and the meeting will start at 7:00 PM. Coffee, pastries, and light fare will be available for purchase prior to the meeting. If you’d like some background on this topic prior to the meeting, The Whirling Disease Initiative Website is chock full of information on this topic. …

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