Maryland

[TroutAholic]

Aaron, I don't remember how cold the water was, but it was definitely cold enough for trout fishing. And the trout were in good shape too.

As for being in the south, it sure seemed like the south to me, but then I was in West Virginia. In fact, it had me thinking of Deliverance.

No Torrey, I did not do any pig squealing!

Steve

[Gregorygob]

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[trout5]

I'd love a shot at some Maryland trout. I read that magazine article about fishing in Maryland and I need to get down there, so if TPO is thinking road trip, I want a piece of that.

[AaronJasper]

I think Justin and I are going to try it this upcoming Saturday/Sunday providing there is a decrease in water flow. I was looking at the USGS web site and the flow is 1500 cfs. This is very high. The best flows for fishing are between 200 and 400 cfs. However the water is still on the warn side. It's 7 degrees C which puts it at about 46 degrees, prettyy warn for the winter. So I would venture to say that once the water comes down the fishing with be pretty good.

[Nymphmeister]

Ill be very curious to hear how you guys do there, it sounds like a really good fishery, and it's good size river.
And Aaron, they have big breeders there!! Lol. NJ Breeder King.

[Fascist Killer]

So there's been a big to do on the Gunpowder last summer. Apparently the canoeing afficianados took it upon themselves to go through the park with chainsaws to remove "strainers" (downed logs in the water). This was done because apparently, they're such shitty paddlers they couldn't keep themselves from ending up in some of these trees and swamping their canoes. I guess they were fearful for their lives. I say they're a bunch of sissies. So now the trout guys are concerned becaus they removed a lot of the cover for the browns and i guess the browns often spawn behind the downed logs, so they're worried about losing the wild browns.

[Nymphmeister]

Yeah, I know from reading over the years that woody debris is an important component of many trout streams, and removing it has detrimental effects. Of course, so does removing the riparian zone too. I heard recently that MA, I think, was trying to pass some legislation requiring something like a 100' riparian zone (it would be grandfathered of course). Every state should have something like that on the book, and people should be encouraged to restore riparian zones with some sort of tax break incentives.

The land bordering trout streams in many places is being bought up by private individuals and they are often cutting down the trees bordering the rivers to give a better view. Out West some rivers are also being damaged because the landowners remove the trees that fall in along the banks- not sure whey they do that in the first place. It's vastly reducing holding areas along the banks for the trout, and their numbers are suffering due to that.

[Fascist Killer]

Just when we were getting rid of the cows on the river bank problem, now we have to deal with yuppies on the river bank. Oh will the stream of big mindless animals degrading stream banks never end!?!?!?!

[Esox_Hunter]

I have fished the N.B. at least 2 times a year for the past 4 years or so. The type of fishing is DIRECTLY related to the season. It really is like 3 different beasts spring, summer, and fall/winter. As someone else said it is in the middle of nowhere, we stay at one of the closest motels and it is about 25 minutes away. Order your liscense online and make sure you have everything you could possibly need tackle-wise. As far as I know there are no fly shops within a reasonable distance.

Look for flows close to 300cfs for the most productive fishing. At 400cfs it starts to get really hard to get down in most of the pools, and crossing really isn't an option. As the flow gets closer to 200cfs it becomes tough to fish because the fish can be spooky and the water is crystal clear.

Its a cool place to check out. They have, I believe the last remaining strain of Potomac cutthroats. We have caught the "grand slam" before cutt, bow, brown, and brookie. Overall, the river is a pretty challanging place to fish, and we have yet to unlock the secrets of it...yet. But, that is why we keep going back.

[Gregorygob]

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