A few sulphurs…but the real story seems to be small x-caddis and slow water caddis in sizes #14-16 Small Sulphur wets are working and don’t leave home without emergers. Loop wings and z-lon shucked patterns will do the trick… Flow is nice and low at 122 CFS-Remember 30 CFS? Water has warmed up to 52 F and we’re just a few evenings away from an epic spinner fall. Note: Copper Johns sizes #14-16 and large, #10-12 soft hackles will trick fish in deep pools.
Rocky just returned from an action packed guide trip along the Gunpowder to report lots of fish rising to Hendricksons #12, Caddis#14 and #14-16 Sulphurs. How’s that for a triple threat? Flow is at 125 CFs, water temp is at 52 F and cloudy days are often times some of the most productive days an angler can hope for…see you on the stream… Note: You’ve killed the crabgrass, mulched the beds-get out and treat yourself to some dry fly action.
RIver is at 150 CFs and clear we’re seeing Olives most mornings above Falls Rd. Soft hackles #12-16 will continue to work even if we get a little rain in the next few days. Large attractor nymphs like #10 Prince or #8-12 Whitlock red squirrel are safe bets if you’re fishing mid-day. Now that the trees have leafed out there is more shade along the river corridor and the Browns are more likely to take dries such as Hendricksons #14-16 and small Elk Hair Caddis #18-20 Note: Want to skate and swing? Try an Olive x-caddis in a #14 with a Hendrickson emerger Size #16 …
The river is clear and at 205 CFs. Water temperature is 51 F. It’s been a mixed bag out there with lots of Olives sized #20-22 in the mornings above Falls Rd. Masemore downstream has been a productive stretch with a few quill Gordons and Hendricksons just starting to make things interesting We’ll probably see the last of the stoneflies this week-So skate a #12-14 Bi-visible while you can. Hare’s ear soft hackles #12-16 have been working along seams and the water is nice and clear. Note: Current seams in the shade will be more productive on bright days-seek them out.
Flow is dropping from the 250’s after big rains earlier in the week. The river is warming and should approach 49 F by the weekend. Cloudy, warm and wet days ahead should make for good hatches of BWO’s sized #18-20. Plan on seeing some brown stoneflies #14-16 throughout the catch and release area, a few Quill Gordons above Falls Rd and Hendricksons should be on the move within the next week. The water has been clearing and still has a bit of a greenish cast. This is is indicative of the reservoir “turning over” as warmer surface water mixes with colder water.As the water warms …
Meet Capt. Jeff Becker Saturday. Jeff is on the Scott Pro-Staff and was recently featured on ESPN2. He runs a 23 ft Seacraft out of Orient Point, NY and has put us on serious Albies, Blues and Stripers in the past years. He ties some beautiful flies, and his patterns were just published in the Art of Angling Journal so stop in Saturday morning till Noon and say hello.
