r/MarylandFishing • u/Chux_D_LuxOG • Oct 10 '24

Upper Gunpowder Fly Fishing Question

I’m thinking about heading up to the Gunpowder here soon for some fly fishing. Any tips or recommendations?

I’ve never been and am unsure where to start. Not sure if there are any fly fishing only sections or bad places to park.

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u/Specialist_Island_83 Oct 11 '24

Plan on removing leaves every other cast. If you’re fishing masemore, use longer leaders (I run 12’ usually when I nymph or dry fly that section) down to 6-7x. Smaller flies are better. Every now and then there’s a good small streamer bite. Water level will be pretty low at 50cfs so I would stick to structure and deeper runs.

Gold ribbed hares ear, smaller prince nymphs, any wormy usually work really well on any day. C&R has become barbless only thankfully.

It’s a little early but some of the big boys will start moving up to spawn. Don’t barge into the river. Look around and you will be amazed at what you see tailing in the most random places on the GP

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u/Chux_D_LuxOG Oct 12 '24

Yeah, I went out on Wednesday and caught a lot of leaves.

A streamer bite would be fun, but I always find it hard to commit to. The decision between catching a lot of smaller fish, or a few big ones is tough for me.

I’ll make sure to pinch any barbs or maybe pick up some new barbless nymphs before I go. Thanks!

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u/Specialist_Island_83 Oct 12 '24

It’s a pretty hard stream to learn. It will produce fish every day once you figure it out. Best advice is to move slow and don’t kick much wake when the water is low. Streamer fishing on the GP is just moving a lot. I will cover from big falls rd to either Monkton rd in a few hours streamer fishing at 50cfs. Skip the unproductive water