Last Updated: 12 September 2021 12 September 2021

Savage River, Monroe Pavilion Camp Out, October 10-13, 2021

When: October 10, 11, 12, 13, 2021. Sunday – Wednesday (Monday 11 -Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples Day)

Where: Big Run State Park, Monroe Pavilion, Savage River, Garret County, Maryland

The October Outing and Campout in Western Maryland will be on October 10, 11, 12 and 13, 2021. Note that this is Sunday (2 pm, evening) thru Wednesday (1:00 pm, morning), 3 nights and 4 days, which are different days than in past due to availability of Pavilion.

New members are welcomed and let Lou know if you need assistance. There will be fishermen there that can show you the river.

Savage River

Join us and fish the wonderful Savage River, North Branch of Potomac and the many other mountain brook streams in the beautiful autumn foliage of Western Maryland. You may camp with us or stay at other facilities or lodgings in the area. But all should join us at the evening campfire. Reservations for camping have been made at the Big Run Sate Park, at the Monroe Pavilion shelter, from Sunday afternoon till Wednesday morning (4 days, 3 nights) for group tent camping or campers.

All this for just $180 split however many ways we have participants. However, $20 will be the minimum. Direct amount in cash or check, there will not be change available. Cost is per participant and not the days. Join us for as many days that you can make it.

More details to follow.

For those not interested in camping, there is lodging available in Keyser, WV or Grantsville, MD, within 30 min to Savage River. In addition, there are cabins in nearby New Germany State Park. That park has running water with bathrooms and showers that we also can use. Come by and join everyone in the evening for fishing reports around the campfire. Let Lou know where you are staying so we can make arrangements to meet on the river.

Take into consideration when packing gear for this is October in the mountains. There can be a good frost at night and be quite warm by afternoon.

Items Needed: Tent, sleeping bag, air mattress, lantern-flashlight, food (breakfast, lunch, grill cookout, dinner), water, and toiletries, basically everything needed to sustain you for a weekend. There are basic bathrooms with no running water. We can use showers at New Germany State Park. I do ask for people to bring firewood for the campfire and ghost stories (firewood can be bought there or buy packaged parcels at your local stores, do not bring wood from your wood pile).

Rods: Bring 3 to 5 wt rods (7ft to 9ft) for either small brook trout stream or large brown trout in lower Savage and North Branch.

Flies: Stop by the Savage River Outfitters to find out what flies are active. Fall hatches contain small dark flies. However, there has been talk of slate drakes (#10-12) on the North Branch. Savage River contains midges, mayflies and multiple caddis including the #10 October caddis. Griffith gnat, BWO, paralep mahogany dun, Blue Quil, Adams and Parachutes, purple parachute, Slate Drake, Simple 3 hackle, purple and partridge soft hackle (s.h.), pheasant tail s.h., Leadwing Coachman s.h., peacock and brown s.h., tan, olive, black, brown, and October caddis (#10), and every kind of nymph, San Juan worm, terrestrials; heck just bring everything. Also reference Jay's Fall Maryland Fly List.

Directions to Monroe Pavilion from Baltimore:
Of course there are many different ways to get there. This is my route. Take I-70 West. At Hancock I-70 splits, bear left onto I-68. Proceed on I-68 through Cumberland, just before Grantsville, take Exit 22, turn south (left) on Chestnut Rd. Follow and turn left at stop sign at New Germany Road. Follow past New Germany State Park and proceed on to Big Run Road (small road, be prepared). Turn left on Big Run Road and proceed to Park entrance. Monroe Pavilion will be on your right, a short distance before road ends, just past the sign for Monroe Run Trail and bathrooms. At end of Big Run Rd turn right onto Savage River Rd, and follow past the damn to lower Savage River. First cement bridge is the PHD pool, followed by two suspension bridges, Savage River Outfitters and after 2-4 miles downstream to the metal bridge near end of the fishing area.

To sign up for this outing, please complete the Outing Registration form. Please contact Lou Reichel if you have any questions.
P.S., We have had men and women, husbands and wives, and maybe dogs attend the outing.

Thanks. See you there!

Lou Reichel
Outings Coordinator
443-745-0313 (cell)
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