All are invited to the shop May 10 to visit with Ken Lagerveld. Ken is our area representative for such products as Chota, Scott, Bauer and Varivas. He’ll be in the shop all day Saturday and is ready to show off his wares. Drop in the shop on you way to the river and sign up for a free drawing for products you can use.
Currently the gauge is at 1.89. This height is ideal for those who enjoy fishing the undercut banks with streamers. Flow is 98 Cfs at this level and allows for relatively comfortable wading. Hendricksons are still coming off around 2:30 PM. We’re drifting a CDC Biot Red Quill Emerger #14-18, swinging a Z-Lon Loop Wing Emerger #16-18 and nymphing with Pheasant Tails #14-16 in between hatches.Masemore through York have been the most productive stretches. When faced with undercuts or deadfalls try this method. On the first pass try dead drifting a weighted streamer behind an indicator. On the second, swing the fly away from the …
Fishing has been improving on several fronts. The trees are leafing out providing some much needed shade for wiley browns. Hendricksons have been on the move mid-afternoon around 2:30 PM and pheasant tails in a #14-16 have been working between hatches. The river is about knee deep. Water temp is 50 F. Water is clear and is just beautiful.
When asked the question, “Should I fish today?” My standard response has been, “get out of the house before your better half hands you a punch-list starting with: 1.Clean out the Garage. 2. Ditto for the basement. 3.And by the way, the yard could use some attention…. We are a spoiled lot. We’re five minutes from the river, and with the advent of the new fangled stream gauge we can now wow callers from three hours away with quips like, “Hendricksons are coming off around 2:30 PM, the water is 51 F, is clear, and the flow is 180 Cfs. “180 What?” Cfs., (cubic feet …
Want detailed info on Gunpowder river flows? Take a deep breath and go to: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/md/nwis/uv/?site_no=01581920&agency_cd=usgs Word has it that this baby can be wired for temperature. Stay tuned…
Winter is holding on and has provided us with soggy yards and would you believe, a full reservoir. The reservoir has rebounded from a low of 17% of capacity,(this Fall) to being chock full of water! As I write this water is brimming over the top of the dam and the fish are jumping.-You’ll have to take my word for it because it’s dark out there. The water temp is 50 F. Flow is 2.2 at Falls Rd., that’s about 170 CFS, (cubic feet a second) according to the new USGS stream gauge. Try Olives in the #18-22 range. The Sun might have to come …
