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Gunpowder River Report from Laurel, MD Fly Fishing Regular

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 …

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Patuxent Materials Blue Mount Quarry Plan Revealed

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 …

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Gunpowder River Report from College Park, MD Fly Fishing Regular

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, …

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Fly Fishing School Scheduled for April 1, 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.

Cold Water, Bright Sun and Wild Fish

The Gunpowder river is flowing at 167 Cfs and is 41 F throughout the catch and release section.The river is clear, cold and is moving along at a good clip. Guide Capt. Jeff Lewatowski just finished up a guide trip with a new client from Alexandria, Virginia.They were fishing soft hackles, caddis pupa and small stonefly nymphs in riffles and flats above Falls Rd.They released a half dozen fish between 8-10″, and one 12″ fish during the trip.The water will be warming this week and leveling off as the last of the snow and ice melts. Soo…get ready to fish stoneflies! Picture by: Capt. Jeff …

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