I've had three experiences at the Gunpowder. The first time I went was basically the first time I went after trout on a non-SNP stream/river. I managed to pull in 4 10" fish the entire day, all on dries. Saw very few people, didn't really know what I was doing. The next time, I made the mistake of going on an unseasonably nice weekend day - I think right after Thanksgiving. It was literally wall to wall people. It was the type of fishing where there was one person every 100 feet. No one was catching anything. I found some space to myself along a section with big boulders and deep pools, but only got a few follows from 10-12" fish and no strikes using streamers. The most recent time I went there (unless I'm forgetting a trip), I went on a nice day during late summer or very early fall. I saw a handful of people fishing, but never anyone close enough to impact where I wanted to fish. I cause TONS - I'm talking 30 or 40 - fish all on ant patterns. Nearly all were the 10" range, with a few smaller and fewer in the 12" range. I'm definitely no expert, but I enjoy it because it's a nice, easy drive and the fish are (usually) challenging and let me hone my admittedly lacking trout stream techniques.
On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 2:47 PM, 'GSFeder' via Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders <tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com> wrote:
I like the GP bc it's cold year-round and it's fairly close, but in my experience, it's not an easy place to *catch* fish, which I think is what Gene's sarcastic remark was getting at. Plus I hate the didymo.
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-- Greg
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> On Jun 2, 2015, at 7:25 AM, Joe Mathews <joseph.t.mathews@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I'm with Gene on this one. Finicky fish, small fish, poor hatches, somewhat crowded river. There just isn't that much food coming down that river. Although I've seen 16"+ browns, and some over 20". Just not very many, and the longer fish are often a bit undernourished and "snaky" . If I'm going to catch 7" fish, i'd rather make a slightly longer trip to SNP and get wild brookies where I won't have to skip water due to other anglers.
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