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Drop by and see me at any of these spring fishing events - I'll have the North Branch book with me and the new, epic tome on wade fishing the Upper Potomac at the Fly Fishing Festival

Trout Hike - NF of the South Branch Potomac (WV - Cabins)
Monday, January 11, 2010

The river looks pretty good and is easy to get to

Review - Quigley Furled Leaders
Friday, January 08, 2010

John Quigley makes some very nice, flexible soft furled leaders

Predictive Gages from the National Weather Service
Friday, January 01, 2010

The NWS continually updates its predictions on water levels for key rivers - use these to plan ahead.

Fishing the North Branch - Comprehensive Guidebook
Friday, October 09, 2009

This book is available in both hardcopy and eBook formats The HardCopy book is available via this link (click here).

Formal review on the NORTH AMERICAN FLY FISHING FORUM: "I am a big fan of Guide Books and I find The CatchGuide eBook to be one of the best I have seen. It is a great tool and I can't even imagine the work that the Author put into publishing this eBook. I highly recommend it."

"I have been fly fishing for a while and can honestly say your book is the most useful and easy to read fly fishing guide book I have encountered." - Sean W.

“Love the book! The best piece of equipment I've bought in a long time. – Barb A.”

"Just wanted to drop a note to say great job on the Potomac Catch guide. I read it cover to cover... Your guide gives great accurate detail and has been invaluable for our vacation time in western MD." - Bob G

"The guide to the Potomac is brilliant" - Patrick T

This book has a tremendous amount of material that never made it onto the website.

190+ pages, 140+ pictures, 34 maps, and 61 tables document 30 miles of the North Branch from Westernport, MD through Wilson, WV. GPS coordinates, annotated maps, detailed discussion beyond the parking lot tells and shows you exactly where to go and what to expect.

Disclaimer and Warning: The contents of this site reflect the opinion of the author and you, the reader, must exercise care in the use and interpretation of this information. Fishing is a dangerous sport. You can slip and fall on rocks and sustain severe injury. You can drown. You can get hooks caught in your skin, face, eyes or other sensitive places. All sorts of bad things can happen to you when to go into the woods to visit the places documented here. Forests, streams and lakes are wild areas and any number of bad things can happen. You must make your own judgment in terms of acceptable behavior and risk and not rely on anything posted here. Calibrated Consulting, Inc disclaims all liability and responsibility for any actions you take as a result of reading the articles on this site. If you do not agree with this, you should not read anything posted on this site.

Finally, access points may be different or restricted based on changes in property ownership since posting the original article. It is up to you to make sure you are fishing where it is legal.