Western Maryland Fly Fishing: The State of Western Maryland Trout Fishing

We have had a lot of rain the last 2 weeks. The rain gauge at Savage River Lodge showed almost 6 inches in a little over 5 days. Needless to say we have had high water for the last two weeks. There are good and bad aspects of this though, the brook trout streams are in great shape for this time of year, but the large rivers have run high for the last two weeks. Rivers are now back to normal flows and should stay that way with a fairly dry forecast for the next week.
I have not had the chance to get to the Youghiogheny River in the last 2 weeks, but looking at the USGS chart it should be in good shape now. Deep Creek vacationers have turned on their air conditioners and increased power demands which requires generation from the dam. They have been running the turbines every day for the last ten days for 2-4 hours a day, which helps the fishing tremendously, as long as you plan the day accordingly morning fishing till about 11 and afternoon/evening fishing after 2-3 pm you can have great dry fly fishing on caddis.
The Savage River tailwater is back to normal summer flows of around 50-75 CFS, but any amount of rain can bump due to spillover because the reservoir is completely full. The Sulphur hatch is over for the season, but little yellow and lime sallies are still showing up right at dusk to provide about 45 minutes of good dry fly fishing. Low light in the morning and evening are great times to try your favorite little trout or sculpin imitations for lager fish. There has been a descent BWO hatch in the late morning the past couple of days bringing a few fish to the surface, though is has been more productive with emergers 2 ft under the surface. These bugs are small size 22. If you are coming to the river do not forget fly ant patterns. It has been a little hit and miss the past week, but you don't want to be on the water without them. They can range from size 18-24 and are usually more productive when fished under the surface.