The Gunpowder is running clear at 153 cfs and water temperatures have steadied in the 54 – 58 degree mark. The gauge at Falls Road hit a high on Monday of 375 cfs with warm water spilling over from Prettyboy reservoir. Whilst water levels have dropped through the week the sulphurs have really kicked in and, now the river is easier to wade, the fishing has been superb. Sulphur emergers and duns 16-18 has been the go-to and hatches have been starting mid morning and continuing off and on until very late afternoon. Along with mayfly, caddis patterns are also producing, tan caddis size 16-18 …

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The Gunpowder has steadied at 131 cfs and starting the day at 52 cfs and running clear. Sulphurs size 16-18 have been treating fly fishers to superb dry fly fishing in the catch and release section. Between hatches the fish may go down for a bit, but a little patience and searching goes a long way. I fished a good late hatch of little sulphur (Ephemerella dorethea) this week and a lot of trout were feeding, this made for some exciting dry fly fishing between 6-8 pm. We have a fantastic selection of sulphur patterns to get you on the fish, stop on by this month …

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The Gunpowder is at 200 cfs and 58 degrees F at Falls road. Below Masemore it is carrying some color from heavy rainfall yesterday evening. As staffer Carl Cartier would say, yesterday we saw a true Thunder Booming Gully Washer in the Gunpowder Watershed. But today, the river is fishing well once again. The dam is spilling over, so with warmer water, the best time to fish is mid morning – early afternoon if you want to fish sulphurs. These are coming off throughout the catch and release section, but in greatest numbers from Bunker Hill up to the Dam. Caddis, mostly tan caddis size …

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