Gunpowder or Mossy?

[Bryce Comstock]

I was planning in going to one this weekend. I have gone to the gun powder a few times and have had success, but I have never tried Mossy Creek. Which would dc folks here prefer? Thanks for the help.

[Rob Snowhite]

I wish Mossy was closer. I can honestly say I've never had any interest in the Gunpowder but Mossy holds a special place in my heart. This time of year I would only throw 3-4 patterns.

Foam hoppers, foam bettles, and Kreelex during the day. At dusk, white Wulff. I could go on about it or you can read what I wrote and recorded here. The lads from Mossy Creek Fly Shop would tell you to get the Greg Brady sandwich after fishing. Be sure to stop into their shop. Its one of my favorites.

Hope that helps.

Rob Snowhite

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I was planning in going to one this weekend. I have gone to the gun powder a few times and have had success, but I have never tried Mossy Creek. Which would dc folks here prefer? Thanks for the help.

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[Danny Barrett]

I havent been to gunpowder. But ive been to mossy a bunch. If you go to nossy dont forget your free permit for it. I have a lot of luck fishing hoppers near the mossy weed beds on the banks in mid day. And if your lucky a lil hatch near dusk.  Good luck

On Jul 24, 2013 8:02 PM, "Bryce Comstock" <bcom...@zagmail.gonzaga.edu> wrote:

I was planning in going to one this weekend. I have gone to the gun powder a few times and have had success, but I have never tried Mossy Creek. Which would dc folks here prefer? Thanks for the help.

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[BobP]

I'm with Rob on Mossy. Great fishing and the shop folks are awesome. It is a hike though.

[Chuq Yang]

I've never been to Mossy, but I was on the Gunpowder yesterday at Masemore.  I caught an 8" brookie and a brown (I'm still pretty new) and one fallfish.  The water felt really nice and cool through my waders.  The folks at Backwater Angler in Monkton told me that small green hoppers and foam beetles worked the best, I lost both beetles to trout because I stupidly was using a pretty tattered 6x tippet.  

I switched that out and then hooked into a beautiful 14" brown with the hopper and it did a couple of beautiful jumps before I brought her to net.  Another guy I talked to said he caught a half dozen on a 16 caddis, all on the surface.

Super easy wading, although the trails are becoming a little harder to keep track of.  The raspberries on both sides make the hike a little better though.

Chuq

[Matthew Longley]

Are you fishing below the pretty boy reservoir?  I've gone hiking well south of that (south of Rt 1, below Loch Raven) and the water looked great, but I don't know if anyone fishes that.

[Bryce Comstock]

I managed not to make it to either this past weekend, but will make a go of mossy this weekend. Thanks for the tips Rob and  Danny.