Tired of single digit temps? Parade on down to Backwater Angler for a fine winter sale. Bakers’ Dozen Flies-buy 12 get 1 free 25% off all “in-stock” tying materials, hooks and books. 35% off clothing-excluding waders, rainjackets, shoes and gloves 25-40% off select rods Note: This sale is limited to stock on hand and we expect these items to move fast!
It’s time to put those spikes in! It’s not hard to get to the river yet, so give it a try if you are dressed for it. River temp is 41 F, and flow is at 164 Cfs way down from last week and at a great level for nymphing red butts and orange butts in riffles and fishing large streamers including muddlers and small clousers along the cut banks.We had a few fisherman out today enjoying the quiet that comes with Winter fishing. With snow in the forecast, we have just received “snow flies” that imitate the little black fly we see this time …
The shop will be open this weekend from 10AM till 4PM Saturday, Sunday, and Monday-and we do sell fishing licenses. We’ll also have a booth at the College Park Show full of great stuff from Patagonia, Fishpond, Winston and St. Croix. As for the river, flow is 640Cfs as of this morning and should drop quickly over the weekend. If you’re itching to go fishing, check the USGS gauge and look for levels under 275 Cfs, limit your wading by using the trails along the river and be prepared to chuck large streamers and heavily weighted nymphs.Prior to the rain, we had several reports of …
After a healthy rain yesterday, the river is in great shape. The river level is at 2.11Gh, (gauge height) and flow is 142 Cfs. With the water temps in the low 40’s you won’t find many fish going out of their way to chase flies zooming past their heads. When nymphing, make sure that you cover riffles and shelves with enough weight to slow everything down to a crawl. Larger #10-14 Zug Bugs and #12-14 orange butts should work fine. A number of nice fish in the 10″-14″ range were taken on larger than usual, (a #4-6 instead of #10-12) streamers last weekend, so keep …
2005 MD Freshwater Fishing License Fees STATE ANNUAL 3-DAYS 5-DAYS MARYLAND $10.50 $7.50 $7.50 DELAWARE $15.00 $7.50 $5.00 NEW JERSEY $34.00 $14.00 13.00 NEW YORK $40.00 $18.00 $11.00 OHIO $40.00 $31.00 $19.00 PENNSYLVANIA $35.00 $21.50 $15.00 VIRGINIA $30.00 $6.00 $5.00 WEST VIRGINIA $40.00 $25.00 $15.00 WASHINGTON DC $10.00 $7.50 $5.00 Don’t see your state listed? 2005 MD Freshwater Fishing License Fees continued STATE ANNUAL 3-DAYS 5-DAYS ALABAMA $31.00 $8.00 $5.00 ALASKA $100.00 $21.50 $20.00 ARIZONA $51.50 $21.00 $13.00 ARKANSAS $32.00 $14.00 $11.00 CALIFORNIA $88.20 $25.20 $23.00 COLORADO $40.25 $18.25 $11.00 FLORIDA $31.50 $12.00 $5.00 GEORGIA $24.00 $17.50 $10.50 HAWAII $25.00 $7.50 $5.00 IDAHO $74.50 $26.50 …
“Data values reported on these pages may be significantly higher or lower than actual streamflow.” so says the USGS, so until we get an updated advisory we’ll be checking out flows the old fashioned way. For those of you unfamiliar with the old gauge, it is located on a picnic table sized rock along the North Bank of the river in a very nice pool just downstream of the Falls Rd bridge. Fish can often be seen midging during the Winter months in this pool and several photos of it and John Lambdin appear in our photo gallery. The old gauge gives a stick height …
