Dave Gerhardt just celebrated his 93rd birthday and now fly fishes the Gunpowder river about twice a week. Jason du Pont recently caught up with him onstream and brought us this video footage. Click To Play Watch a short video about an angler who has more than 25 years of experience on the Gunpowder River. At age 93, he’s still fly fishing the river despite January winds and tough trout.
The river is still low and clear, at 32 Cfs. Water temps are 44F to 46F throughout the catch and release area. We’re seeing Stoneflies, as witnessed by this great shot by Jason du Pont. On brighter days, black flies and cream midges should provide some light entertainment above Falls Rd. Fish are still holding in very shallow, quiet water at the base of riffles and in flats. Long leaders ending in 6 and 7x are essential to get close enough to the fish to trick them. Stonefly nymphs in the #10-14 range are working along the banks between Bunkerhill and Big Falls Rd.
Check out our instruction page for an updated listing of tying classes. Please call us at 410-329 6821 to reserve your space. We still have room in the Midge Tying Class with guide Jason du Pont scheduled from 11:00 AM till 2:00 PM this Saturday, January 27. If you’re new to tying, we still have room in the Beginner’s Tying Class with guide Jason du Pont from 11:00 AM till 2:00 PM this Sunday, January 28.
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In his latest video short, Jason du Pont proves that even on colds days the flyfishing can be productive on the Gunpowder River… Click To Play Winter fishing can be tough on the Gunpowder River. Cold, low flows and spooky fish present anglers with numerous challenges. Productive fishing can be had with the right flies and approach.
This 22″ fish, released by Jason du Pont, fell for a #18 curved shank pheasant tail after the first snow last year. Now that I have your attention, the water temps have cooled a little in the past week. Currently, the river is flowing at 32 Cfs, and water temps have cooled a bit from the a high last week of 48 F to a low this morning of 42 F. We ‘ve been finding lots of fish in riffles and shallow flats with #10-#16 Copper Johns. The fish are ambushing stoneflies nymphs along deadfalls and log jams before the nymphs can crawl out and …
