The next few days are starting to shape up nicely. New fish are up in the rivers and the flows are coming down to fishable levels today. Except for the Grand maybe Friday! If no rain this weekend the Grand should be the place to be! Decent catches in Arcola and Paine the last 2 days. We have bulk Rio sink tippet  T-11 back in stock.

OK enough rain for a while. Maybe towards the end of the week we will see some great steelheading around these parts! Fishing right now is pretty much restricted to the feeder streams and small creeks flowing into the main rivers and Lake Erie. Dont give up hope for the steelhead season these higher flows are just what we needed. Tell all those wal...

If there is very little rain tonight the Chagrin River will have some excellent fishing on Saturday. Some decent numbers today with most fish caught in the faster water on egg sacs. Grand River is still a couple days away with no rain. Only had a couple of reports on the feeder creeks today but the fish should be in this clearer water. Try Big Cree...

There's been a good number of steelhead in the lower sections of the Grand River (Grand River Landing to the mouth of the river. Yesterdays rain should be just what we needed to move fish upstream. All the rivers in Northeast Ohio should see much improved fishing over the next few days. As the flow in the Grand goes below 800 it will definitely be...

The shoreline is finally clearing up after the storm. Several nice steelhead were caught yesterday off the lighthouse breakwall as well as the Fairport pier. Water clarity is good and more fish will move back to the shoreline now and then hopefully up into the rivers. Rain later this week will improve chances of getting more fish into the rivers fo...

Well we all wanted rain to bring the steelhead up the rivers. Just not quite that much. The Grand was at 20 000 and the flow now is 4300 so a few more days and we should have some great fishing. The feeder creeks now have a number of fish in them and water levels are getting fishable. Chagrin River flow is 850 and should be fishable in a day or so....

The recent rainfall has pushed good numbers of steelhead and brown trout into local tributaries in NorthWestern PA . Our recent catches have been above average with a 13.25 lb steelhead and a 6lb brown brought to the net . Tight Lines ... Link will take you to my reports page . Captain Don Stephens   http://www.adayawayfishingadventures....

SS Minnow: Hook: Daichii 1530 sz 8 Thread: 6/0 uni orange Tag:  Senyo Laser dub orange Body:  UV Ice dub polar Underwing:  UV polar ice dub Overwing: Senyo Laser Dub Chart.   Big Fish eat little fish martini.  This is a good replica of a little fish that needs to be eaten.  For low water tie as is for higher flows add some lead wraps (2-3)...

Grand is dropping now and is at 3670cfs Chagrin is at: 631cfs and dropping fast. Chagrin should fish tomorrow with no more rain. Arcola may be worth a try.

Grand River flow still high  1570cfs Chagrin is about perfect with nice catches being reported. Conneaut Creek has been very productive the last 2 days. Try some of the feeder creeks to the Grand. We've seen fish in Mill and Paine creek. Bouncing egg sac's on the bottom working well. If no rain the Grand should be fantastic for Monday.

Lots of nice steelhead caught over the weekend. Chagrin was best on saturday and the grand river heated up Sunday afternoon. Should be fantastic fishing the next couple of days all along the Grand. Had good reports from Conneaut both Saturday and Sunday. Egg sacs seemed to be the top producers. Grand River flow  655cfs Chagrin River flow 197 cfs

There WILL be some nice steelhead caught in the next few days. All the rivers in northeast Ohio should be very fishable well into next week including the Grand River. The flow in the Grand is 1380 and should start seeing some nice catches Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning. If no rain it ought to be 3-4 days of great fishing on the river. Come on...

Welcome To The New Chagrin River Outfitters Fly Tying Blog      The team here at CRO has decided to start our very own CRO Fly Tying Blog to discuss patters how to fish them when to fish them and most importantly... how to tie them. We'll also discuss the materials we use new material we have in stock and all the fly tying gear we have and use on...

Lets start with an easy to tie fish catcher that has produced many Steelhead over the seasons on our local streams. This fly fishes best in stained water when fish need a little flash and movement to get their attention. Fish as a point fly with nymph dropper below on a tandem rig. Hook: Daiichi 1120 sz 8-10 thread: Uni-thread 8/0 or Ultra t...

"Grand River Special" Notes: This fly is basically a Psycho Prince but with a copper bead and tied in colors better suited for steelhead alley. A very good clear water color combo is UV tan ice dub body with UV pink ice dub thorax tied on a size 12 Daiichi 1530. Hook: Daiichi 1530 sz 10 Thread: 8/0 uni thread black Bead: 5/32 copper Tail: Black...

"Hot Spot Bugger" Hook: Diacchi 2220 sz 8 Medium gold cone white 6/0 or 120 thread Tail: Bugger Marabou White Body: white estaz Hot spot: Pink estaz Collar: Grizzly Marabou natural Great Shiner pattern fished as a dropper below an egg for steelhead or a great pattern by itself for most fresh water species... Lay down thread base.... Tie in Marabou...

"Micro Mink Minnow" Hook: Daiichi 2220 sz 8 Thread: Olive Uni floss 6/0 or ultra thread 120 Wing: Mink Zonker Olive or Gray Body: Pearl Ice Dub Throat: Red Ice Dub Bead: 5/32 Gold Tie in Mink Zonker Just Behind Hook Point leaving 1/4 inch tail... Dub Body forward and whip finish behind bead leaving enough room to tie down zonker in front of bead.....

"Midnight Express" Trailer Hook: Daiichi 2553 sz 4 Main Hook: Any cheap Sz 2 streamer hook with big eye you don't mind cutting Tail: Blue Ice Dub Body: Black Ice dub Hackle: Black Wings and Collar: Eumer Finn Raccoon Kinfisher Blue Black strung Marabou Strung Natural Guinea Note: If you prefer to tie or fish this pattern without trailer hook on a...

"Steelhead Tellico" Hook: Daiichi 1530 Sz. 8 w/gold bead Tail: Black Goose Biots Body: Orange Ice Dub Wingcase: Black Crystal Flash Ribbing: Red Brassie Wire Hackle: Hen Soft Hackle - Brown or Black Step 1: Slide gold bead on to hook and lay down base layer of red thread. Step 2: Create ball of thread towards back of the hook. Tie in goose biots i...

Clouser Minnow Hook: Daiichi 2220 sz 4-10 Thread: Red 140 UltraThread Head: Red Dumbell Eyes Body: Pearl Sparkle Braid Top Wing: White Bucktail Bottom Wing: Contrasting color Bucktail (shown with Chartreuse) Lay thread base on hook. Wrap thread back to approximately the 2/3 point on the hook shank. Create small ball of thread at approximately the...