It must be getting close to Spring. Birds are chirping and the state just sent us a pile of stocking schedules-if you don’t have time to stop by this link should give you the goods on truck fish. http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/springstocktable.html?#Baltimore Locally we’re getting ready for stonefly madness. The water has bumped up from 32-33 F to a little over 37 F. The river is clear and with flow in the low to mid 200’sis in great shape. We have lots of locally tied stonefly patterns in stock-thanks Jim, Charlie and Wally-and we’re ready to hang up the pheasant tails for a while.

Enough already! It will be especially tough to get around the river the next few days with all of this melting and refreezing going on. The river is up and is still coming over the top. If you get out, there is a good chance that you’ll see some ice floating. Some of the smaller deadfalls are on their way downriver. Water temps are still hovering around 33 F and the trout, they are taking a break, eh? Note: Give the calendar a hard look and give Captain Jeff Lewatowski a call @ 410-808-5105 and book a warm day in the Spring for the Big …

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Give the gauge a look the next few days.In the Hereford Zone we have lots of snow on the ground, a full reservoir and rain in the forecast.The trout might be holding on to the rocks with their teeth because they’ve been pretty tough to move lately. I have not fished any side channels on the Gunpowder yet, but if these flows keep up, we might have to start. Give the river a few days to drop below 300 Cfs and until then daydream a little about fishing somewhere warm. New Zealand and Argentina come to mind… Note: If you end up out West on …

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Sure today is warmer than the past week but make sure that you’re dressed for it. The water temp is 32-33 F so your best bet is to nymph a little with a bead head Carey Special or pheasant tail sized #14-16. Make sure you have somewhere to warm up after you squeeze in a little fishing-and let us know how you’re handling the cold. FYI: The shop has oil heat. The trails are in pretty decent shape but avoid the right trail downstream from York Rd. to Big Falls as it’s icy and rutted out. We have some pretty little black stoneflies in the …

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Well, the weather is snotty, so tie up some little black stones sized #16-18 and hold on until Thursday or Friday. If you get out, stick to stretches that have easy access points, (Masemore comes to mind). Be sure to bring wading staff because the trails are slick. We had a few folks in Sunday that picked up fish on pheasant tails in flats.The gauge has been acting up and we’ve put in a call to USGS to ask ice might be a factor. Nice, (not ice) flows have kept most of the river open. If we get a big melt by the weekend abandon …

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