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Maryland Fly Fishing Guides have a Field Day with Black Flies

April 2, 2007

The Gunpowder river is flowing at 106 Cfs and is 43 F throughout the catch and release area. Fish are holding in shallow riffles and taking stoneflies nymphs and dries in the #14-16 range along the banks between Bunkerhill Rd and Bluemount Rd access. Black flies have been coming off well above Falls Rd and may be found as far downstream as Masemore. Imitating these flies challenges even the most experienced anglers. Lots of 7x Tippet and patterns in the #20-24 range have been the norm. We had several guide trips this past weekend. Guides reported consistent catches of fish in the 10″ to 14″ …

Gunpowder River Report from Laurel, MD Fly Fishing Regular

April 2, 2007April 2, 2007

Jason, last Saturday, after buying the soft weight, I tried the section of water below York Road. I fished far enough downstream that my walk back to York Road at a good clip took me 25 minutes. I managed 4 fish caught and 2 lost, one of which was above Masemore, before the intended planting at Bush Cabin Run. They all fell to bead head wooly buggers in size 8 and 10 with ginger and olive bodies. That was when the water was moving by at 210 or so cfs. I even had a chance to see 1 nice take as I cast into water …

Three Maryland Fly Fishing Guides and a 17″ Gunpowder River Rainbow

March 26, 2011April 1, 2007

Three Maryland fly fishing guides on a busman’s holiday found challenging fishing in March on the Gunpowder river, Maryland.This video short filmed by Jeff Lewatowski and Stacey Smith was edited by Jason du Pont. Enjoy!

Patuxent Materials Blue Mount Quarry Plan Revealed

February 11, 2008March 31, 2007

Here’s a summary from the Hereford Community Association Meeting Present at the meeting: Mike and Skip Gardiner From Patuxent Materials Inc. Chris Steuart from Blue Mount Materials Inc. Larry Schmidt, of Gildea and Schmidt, the attorney for Patuxent Materials About 60 people attended the Hereford Community Association meeting or: private landowners; fly fishermen, press, Clark Howells from the Baltimore City Water Department and House Delegate Wade Kach. Issues at hand: Questions arose regarding lack of due process and improper notice. While the zoning hearing notice was posted in the Jeffersonian, no local residents receive that publication. Adjoining landowners complained that they did not see notices …

Gunpowder River Report from College Park, MD Fly Fishing Regular

January 22, 2010March 31, 2007

Theaux and Jason- I was up last Friday with a friend and took your advice to fish below York Road. We got into a couple of beautiful fish above, in and below the first bend below York Road (our first fish of the new year, incidentally), fishing unweighted and bead-head stoneflies and zug bugs. One of these fish was pretty stout, too! Only saw 3 or 4 stoneflies in the air, but with high temps and lingering winter blues, the fishing was exactly what the doctor ordered. Looking forward to fishing more in 2007!! Once again, thanks for the expert advice!! Aaron M College Park, …

Fly Fishing School Scheduled for April 1, 2007

January 22, 2010March 26, 2007

Please join us for a fly fishing school. On Sunday, April 1, a Gunpowder River guide will be teaching a fly fishing school that is ideal for beginners. The school covers knots, casting, gear and fly selection.Cost is $100 per person and includes the use of 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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