Big Gunpowder Falls Fly Fishing guide

Father’s Day Fishing

Micahdammeyer Uncategorized June 19, 2019June 19, 2019Big Gunpowder Falls, Big Gunpowder Falls Fly Fishing guide, Big Gunpowder Falls sulfur hatch, Gunpowder Falls, Gunpowder Falls fishing report, Knee Deep Fly Fishing

So far 2019 is shaping up to be quite a year for fishing. The Gunpowder falls has had great flows all spring and there has even been some sunshine this year on the weekends.

Father’s Day weekend was a great start to the season and I was lucky enough to spend Saturday with a father and son team that I guided many years ago. It’s inspiring to catch up with families over the years and see how everyone has grown. Mark and his son Greg hit the weather and conditions lottery. Everything lined up for us and we had some great fishing. There were caddis and sulphurs in enough quantity to get the fish looking up all day.

The icing on the cake was heading back to the river for Father’s Day with my own family. While fishing was only a portion of our day, it was a dream come true seeing my own kids casting to rising fish. I’m a lucky guy and I’ll admit fully that I Mom made the day a success. It’s a lot of work keeping a 4 and 6 year old upright in moving water!

If you’re on the fence about getting out, conditions are perfect. The water is in the 50’s and there are plenty of caddis during the day (find the riffles). Afternoons should produce sulphurs and, if you stay late, you should see a spinner fall at dusk. We’d love to get you out there and show you how to put the pieces together. Contact us (see the links in the header!) and get on the calendar!

Keep your tip on the water,

Micah

It Was The Winter

Micahdammeyer Big Gunpowder Falls, Fly Tying December 5, 2018December 7, 2018Big Gunpowder Falls Fly Fishing guide, Caddis Fly Patterns, DC Fishing, Flies for big gunpowder Falls, flies for gunpowder falls, flyfishing, Gunpowder Falls, Gunpowder Falls fishing report, Maryland Fly Fishing, Maryland Fly Fishing Guide, Stoneflies, The Fly Fishing Show

So now the summer of 2018 is in the books. This sure was a wet one! Since Knee Deep’s beginnings in 2010 there hasn’t been a summer when it rained this much. It wasn’t all bad. Some summers I pray for rain. This year, I prayed for time to air out my gear in the back yard. The fish still took flies all summer and I had a great time sharing cover with lots of new and old friends.

I’m looking forward to making some tying videos this winter. I can’t wait to share them with you. You can check out a few over at Youtube.com. My favorite “Fast Caddis” is a great one. All my videos are made while trying not to wake up the family. Those who know me well know that being quiet is hard for me unless I’m fishing.

I hope you enjoy!

Micah

Hooks Up!

Micahdammeyer Uncategorized February 8, 2013Big Gunpowder Falls, Big Gunpowder Falls Fly Fishing guide, DC Fishing, Fishing, fly fishing big gunpowder falls, Gunpowder, Gunpowder Falls, Gunpowder Falls fishing report, Lefty Kreh's Tiefest, Maryland Fly Fishing, Maryland Fly Fishing Guide, Maryland trout fishing, Stoneflies, Streamer Fishing, The Fly Fishing Show, The Fly Fishing Show Lancaster, The Fly Fishing Show PA, tie-fest, trout fishing, winter

For anglers, this is the time of the winter when cabin fever starts to take hold. Maybe it’s when we’re in the car in the mornings and we notice we now need sunglasses again rather than headlights. For the hardcore trout bums, perhaps they notice the dog is waiting for them to get up and get moving. Whatever it is, we know spring is coming. We just have to hold on!

If you didn’t make it to Somerset, NJ for The Fly Fishing Show, you’ve got another chance to get your fix. The crew is on their way to Lancaster, PA for the weekend of March 2^nd/3rd.I’ll be there tying and telling even bigger fish stories (it’s been a long winter) and hope to see some of you there.

The next weekend, March 9^th, is Lefty Kreh’s “Tie Fest” closer to home in Grasonville, MD with the gang from CCA Maryland. This one is going to be pretty cool. It’s the region’s best tiers and guides getting together to share what’s coming out the jaws of their vises. There’s even a bar so you can buy them a beer and try to get them to let go of a few secrets. I’ll be tying there too so be sure and stop in for an hour or two just to say hello.

Looking forward to these two events should help to ease the pain of winter. Last year the stoneflies were climbing out of the water by the second week of March so there’s an end in sight!

Tight lines,

Micah