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December Fishing Report on the Gunpowder

The river is at 182 cfs and 44 degrees F. Water levels have gradually fallen to a better level for fly fishing. Streamers are working well, with the recent high water the trout are spread out. There are plenty of tiny white midges hatching, especially in the deeper boulder pools, on warmer afternoons you can find risers in the softer water sipping emergers. If wading watch out for redds as there are lots of them throughout the catch and release section and please don’t fish for the trout on them. Anyone fishing Masemore lately lost a rod tip for a Winston? We have it safely behind the counter.  

Fly Rods in Maryland

Here’s a short list of new four piece fly rods we’ve received this week. Fly rods from Twin Bridges, Montana: R. L. Winston Super 10, 10 foot 3 weight R. L. Winston Super 10, 10 foot 4 weight Fly Rods from Montrose, Colorado: Scott Radian 8 foot 6 weight 4 weight Scott Radian 9 foot 5 weight 4 weight Scott G-Series 8 foot 8 inch 4 weight Fly Rods from Park Falls, Wisconsin: St. Croix Legend Elite 9 foot 5 weight St. Croix Legend Elite 9 foot 4 weight St. Croix Imperial 9 foot 5 weight St. Croix Imperial 9 foot 4 weight Fly Rods …

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Fly Reels in Maryland

We just Received the following reels in the shop this week from: Ross Reels, Montrose, Colorado Animas 4/5 and 5/6 in Platinum and Matt Black Gunisson 4/5 Lamson Reels, Boise, Idaho: Liquid 1.5 and 2 Remix Black 1.5, 2, 3.5 and 4 Remix Sublime 1.5,2.3.5.and 4 Guru 2 Grey/Orange

Jerry Kustich Book Signing & Bamboo Demo at Backwater Angler

Our good friend Jerry Kustich will be at Backwater Angler on Saturday, December 8th from 11 AM till 1 PM for a book signing. Jerry will also bring some of the wonderfully light, powerful and smooth Sweetgrass Bamboo rods for folks to cast and admire.

Streamer Clinics on the Gunpowder River

Need to fine tune your streamer fishing techniques?  On Sunday December the 2nd please join us for one of two streamer clinic’s with a Backwater Angler Guide on the Gunpowder river.  This course will cover gear selection (suitable rods), leader selection and construction, knots, fly selection and their imitations, casting mechanics (casting heavy lines/flies, shooting line) and multiple presentation scenarios and techniques (streamer retrieves and dead drifting).  First class is held from 10-1 and a second one from 2-5. Cost is $150 per person. A Maryland non-tidal fishing license and trout stamp is required and may be purchased at the shop with check or cash …

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Holiday Hours at Backwater Angler

Need a break from the home front this week? We have some great sales this week in store only. We will be open this Tuesday and Wednesday 10 – 2 both days and will be closed Thursday for Thanksgiving. Open again normal hours on Friday.  The river is at 290 cfs and gradually dropping. Water temperature is at 52 degrees F and the water is clear. The river is quite full and many fish are spawning so please take care when wading. Since the air and water temperature have dropped recently the fishing has been quite slow. However now the river is coming  down to a …

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