Gunpowder river, Baltimore County, 1/28/2016

[ryansheehan]

Foxtrapper and I met up at the gunpowder yesterday and fished from 10 to 4. Water temps were right around 40 degrees and the flow was 40 cfs. We saw some stones and midges coming off with a couple rises through the day. We each landed a couple fish and hooked up a few more. It was a great day to be out.

 

[foxtrapper1972]

I started with my usual crude wooly bugger flinging methods but after Ryan kindly showed me what's up I immediately got action. (would've been skunked otherwise) Tiny subsurface midges carefully drifted near the bottom were the ticket. Almost all the fish were wild Brown Trout but I did catch one of the stocked Kamloops Rainbows (very pretty) and had another Rainbow on.

 

[salvelinusfontinalis]

Those rainbows can grow pretty large. Was it of any size?

 

[Dave_W]

Neat report - sounds like a good day.

 

[foxtrapper1972]

sal-The one was about 8" and the other one that got off looked maybe 12". Nice color and plump.

 

[foxtrapper1972]

Video of Gunpowder

https://vimeo.com/201606714

 

[fwh14]

Cool video, I spend alot of time on the gunpowder flyfishing. I've taken countless pictures of trout and scenery, but never any videos. Thank you for sharing. Tight lines

 

[ryansheehan]

That really is an awesome video, could have been better if that guy wasnt so ugly :-D

 

[afishinado]

Great video Fox.

Well shot > nice stream, fish and scenery.

Truth be told > Ryan is actually a ringer judging from his nymphing technique, but you'll have that....not everyone wants to play fair.

Good job guys.

Really enjoyable.

 

[Vaughn]

Nice video, thanks for sharing. Looks like some real nice water.

 

[redietz]

Nice video! (Plus it saves me from having to ask what section you were fishing.)

 

[ryansheehan]

afishinado wrote:
Great video Fox.

Well shot > nice stream, fish and scenery.

Truth be told > Ryan is actually a ringer judging from his nymphing technique, but you'll have that....not everyone wants to play fair.

Good job guys.

Really enjoyable.

How could you tell I was using nightcrawlers?

 

[afishinado]

ryansheehan wrote:

afishinado wrote:
Great video Fox.

Well shot > nice stream, fish and scenery.

Truth be told > Ryan is actually a ringer judging from his nymphing technique, but you'll have that....not everyone wants to play fair.

Good job guys.

Really enjoyable.

How could you tell I was using nightcrawlers?

Actually I saw you shake off the waxworm from the bend of your hook just before you pulled the fish out of the water.....:-o


LOL...great video.

 

[Maurice]

When I moved to York my job allowed me to sample all the waters in a 1 hour radius rather frequently. I found the Gunpowder at the top of the list for "quality trout stream" compared to all the agricultural ditches that hold wild trout and larger more remote streams that got warm. The only downfall was the size the fish. Way too many dinks.

Then came Didymo, And the felt ban, and the wader stations, and the two pairs of waders, and the washing, and the drying, the repeating.

I have not had a MD license since.

It appears from the video not much has changed.

Lotsa little skippers.

But the location and scenery and cold water does make for a pleasant experience. The sulfur hatch is exceptional. It used to be my "after supper easy chair" for an hour or so. then back home for nite nites.

 

[dc410]

I will be in the area of the Gunpowder in the near future. Looking to purchase a MD license again, although it has probably been close to 10 years since I fished it last. The Didymo thing is definitely a downer but the chance to get back onto a good tailwater fishery that maintains good temps throughout the season is worth the effort of cleaning the gear, at least to me. I vividly remember catching some beautiful wild brownies on a trico hatch years ago as the thick fog set in over the cool water on a hot and humid summer morning. Hope to experience that again.

 

[redietz]

dc410 wrote:
The Didymo thing is definitely a downer but the chance to get back onto a good tailwater fishery that maintains good temps throughout the season is worth the effort of cleaning the gear, at least to me. I vividly remember catching some beautiful wild brownies on a trico hatch years ago as the thick fog set in over the cool water on a hot and humid summer morning.

The didymo tends to only be around for a couple of months each year, usually mid-February to mid-April. It's started early this year, though.

Also, The further downstream you fish, the less didymo there is.

If you're planning on fishing the trico hatch, you probably won't notice any at all.

Also, many, many streams in the area have didymo. It's only tailwaters were it blooms, though.

Whirling disease, and a few other invasives are more equal opportunity infestations in that they aren't limited to tailwaters. It's always a good idea to clean your equipment if you're going to a new watershed.

 

[ryansheehan]

Red speaks ALOT of truth. If it bugs you, move down stream some.

 

[geebee]

cool little video.

 

[LeeHarvey]

Very cool video. I fished the stream one time in January a few years ago. Lots of water to scout out. Would be great to fish sometime with someone who knows the lay of the land. Looks like a great day.