Fishing on the Gunpowder has been interesting all Spring. The weather has put a damper on things several times this Spring as heavy rains have pushed stream flows to extremely high levels. Average stream flows are typically 70 to 90 cfs throughout the year, yet recent weeks have seen flows jump to as high as 1700cfs. Luckily flows have receded in the last week and we are now fishing about 200 cfs. This flow is still high but very fishable.
This week brought the first of a good sulfur Mayfly hatch, maybe a week or so ahead of usual. The hatch was limited to different areas of the river, the riffle water fishing best with swung wet flies and well fished dries. Partridge and orange wets in size 16 were a sure bet fished as a dropper pair with light weight. CDC duns with lightly dubbed or quill bodies in size 14 or 16 took fish on top. The bugs start hatching around 2:30, action last through the evening though the spinner falls have been after dark. Keep you posted. Jeff
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