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Mid November Fishing Report

The Gunpowder River was dropped down to 30 cubic feet per second on the 15th with temperatures ranging between 48-52 degrees. This change should alter how you approach the river and the techniques used to successfully land some fish. As always, nymphing is going to be the most consistent tactic during the colder months. However, the lower water will make things challenging depending on where you’re fishing in the river. Generally, the smaller patterns work better like variations of the zebra midge or small pheasant tails. these can be fishing with minimal weight since the currents are slower, and the pools are shallower. Targeting the …

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End of October Gunpowder River Report

A nice brown pulled from the lower gunpowder on a small articulated streamer. As we proceed into autumn, fishing has been very good on the river. Flows around 100 cubic feet per second with temperatures around 56 degrees Fahrenheit prove for very ideal conditions for both streamer and nymph fishing. As far as streamer fishing goes, small to medium sized streamers have been very effective in the faster water, especially at the tailouts and heads of pools. Patterns like a wooly bugger, complex twist bugger, and small articulated streamers proved to be effective when swung and stripped through the faster water. It may be advantageous …

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Used Vises

Come into the shop to take a look at picking up these used HMH and Ak’s vises in mint condition! HMH vise available for $500 Ak’s Heavy base vise available also for $500 These will be out on display on the front desk so come in, check them out, and get to tying!

Gunpowder Fishing Report

Gunpowder is still flowing; we are sitting at 140Cf/s and around 50 degrees so keep those nymphs and streamers handy. In upper sections like Falls Road, flows may be hard to handle without a sink tip, fish heavy tandem rigs. Perdigons and a zebra midge trailer or a streamer with a hot tag nymph trailer have been working especially well. If you want to hit those deeper pockets without picking up a full sink tip line, come into the shop and pick up a few Airflo sinking poly leaders! Finally, we will only be open 12-3 Friday and will be moving back to a 10-3 …

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Gunpowder Fishing Report

Flows are still up at around 145 Cf/s and an average temp around 56 degrees. The river has held a nice green coloring which means subsurface has been most effective. In the mornings and evenings anglers have found success using small streamer patterns, during the day a dry dropper has still proven effective with a larger dry used as an indicator and a Perdigon or hot tag nymph as the dropper. As far as tippet sizes go, the increased flow and color of the river has made fish less wary so feel free to break out that 3-4x. Additionally, come in and stock up for …

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Gunpowder River Stream Report

The Gunpowder River awaits! The shop will be open this Sunday from 9 till 3. Drop in and say hi to Kevin while you’re out enjoying ideal flows of 150CFS. Fisheries just finished up some amazing work Tuesday and Wednesday and man are there some beautiful wild fish in the river! Streamers are the ticket. Have fun out there!