Caddis on the Gunpowder River Hon, Sulphur Mayflies are just starting…

Dry fly fishing along the Gunpowder river is outstanding.Water temps are 56-58 F and the river is gin clear and flowing at 98 Cfs. Caddis are coming off mid-morning till about 2:00 PM from Falls Rd through York Rd. We’re starting to see a few Sulphur mayflies in the #14-16 range. We just received some beautiful sulphur emergers and spinners from Mike Bachkosky and yes, you should be fishing right now, but if you can’t leave work early, try the river later this evening. It’s warm enough that me might see the first of the sulphur spinner falls tonight.
Gunpowder River Caddis
Thanks to Ellen for the following gunpowder river fishing report:

Hon — as in big [elk] hair, hon! Out on the Gunpowder at Masemore Rd 8 am on May 5th — after throwing a small midge at the jumping fish with no results, I noticed very large caddis flies flopping helplessly on the surface and being snapped up by voracious fish. Size 10, reddish — I mean large flies — and the fish were biting like crazy, leaping into the air at times. My 7 tippet was broken off twice, but I landed 10 beauties (rainbows and brookies) between 9 and 14″, and almost every cast drew a strike. All of this fun took place about 150 ft upstream from the bridge at Masemore, in deep riffles just below the beaver condo on the bank. Everything stopped at 10 am so be sure to get there earlier!

Ellen K. Silbergeld