Monday, May 6, 2013

Upper Savage River May 4th and 5th

I had the opportunity to fish the upper Savage River watershed the last two days after I got off at the Savage River Lodge. This is an incredible Brook trout fishery that is catch and release on about 120 miles of streams through out the entire watershed. This is a fully connected fishery meaning that a brookie can swim the entire 120 or so miles unimpeded by any dams. This is a treasure right here in western Maryland and something that every fly fisherman should do in their lifetime. The water was 56 degrees and there are caddis bringing fish to the surface. There are tons of caddis cases all over the stream and the larva inside are around 1 inch long. I don't know what species of caddis they are, but when they hatch they will be big and all over the place.


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