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...

"Invasive Species" Hook: Daiichi 2220 sz 6 Thread: Uni-thread 6/0 orange Tail: Grizzly Marabou Body: Medium Olive Chenille Chartreuse Hackle flash Collar: Mallard Flank Natural Head: Pink Ice Dub Lay down thread base and tie in Marabou tail(Usually 2-3 feathers) Tie in hackle flash then Chenille. Wrap Chenille forward leaving about 1/4 inch of spa...

"Blue Bait" Hook: Daichi 2220 sz4-10 Bead: 5/32 gold or med cone Thread: Uni thread 6/0 white Tail: Grizzly Marabou Body: Blue Estaz Hackle: Grizzly This is simply another wooly bugger variation tied in a very effective color scheme. Steelhead seem to pounce on this pattern any time of year in any water condition but excels in slightly stained wat...

Estaz Egg Hook: Daiichi 2571 sz 6 Thread: uni thread 8/0 orange Body: Medium Estaz Bead(optional): 5/32 gold Bead is on hook and hook is in vise. Tie in Estaz above hook point and wrap thread forward to bead. Wrap estaz forward to bead and tie off. Whip finish and done. Fish catchers don't come any easier to tie than this. Proven colors are Peach...

"Goblin" Hook: Daiichi 2220 sz 2-4 Tail: Wooly Bugger Marabou Olive black crystal flash Body: Olive Polar Chenille Throat: Orange Finn Ra coon Collar: Mallard Flank Natural Rubber Legs Olive Mirage Flashabou Opal/Copper Blend Tie in Marabou Tail with 3-5 strands Crystal flash on each side. Tie In Polar Chenille.(sorry but lost a couple photos) Wra...

"White Rabbit" Hook: 2220 Daiichi size 6 Thread: 6/0 orange uni-thread Tail: 1/4 inch white zonker Body: White ultra-chenille Hackle: silver hackle flash Collar: mallard flank natural Head: Lt. Olive ice dub Great Bug for all gamefishes. Tie in any color combo you find effective. Rabbit tail gives tantalizing motion fish can't resist. Try this pat...

Avenger Thread:6/0 white or blue uni-thread Hook: 2220 size 2 or any large streamer hook that you don't mind cutting with a large eye that can be tied with eye facing up. Hot spot: red ice dub Tail: Chinchilla rabbit strip Body: Pheasant tail ice dub Wing: Holographic rainbow flashabou Throat: Chartreuse ice dub Eyes: Large bead chain gold Head: S...

Prom Dress: Designed by Scott Howell Shank: Fish Skull intruder shanks 35mm Dubbing Ball: Pearl or Red ice dub Tail/collar: Guinea Natural Back wing/front wing: Silver Holographic Flashabou Body: silver diamond braid Hackle: silver hackle flash Eyes: medium eye ballz Great fly for swinging any time of year and in a multitude of colors. Try purple...

Hairy Leg Leech: Fish Skull 35mm shank medium dumbell eyes Fireline size 4 octopus hook zonker strip ice dub Marabou Guinea EP tarantula hairy Legs brush 1" wide Yes you can find all the materials here at the shop. 35 mm shank with fireline and eyes tied in on bottom. Tie in zonker strip Dub Body brush dubbing tie down front end of zonker. Tie in...

Double Decker Spey: Yes all materials are available at Chagrin River Outfitters. Fish Skull 20 mm shank (2) 30# fire line original fused 6/0 orange Uni-Thread UV purple polar chenille sts or ice dub orange mirage fringe flashabou Electric blue flashabou purple marabou pink guinea sz 4 Gamakatsu Octopus hook 1. Attach Fire line to shank. 2.Tie in U...