Fishing

After one of the coldest longest winters in some time we are starting to see signs of good fishing in the rivers. Several reports today of decent steelhead in the Chagrin and Conneaut rivers. Both  still have ice in the lower stretches but nice open water not to far upstream. Steelhead can be found in Grand River feeder streams right now and it app...

Prom Dress: Scott Howells prom dress came into vogue around the Great Lakes about 5 years ago.  Before that countless fly fisherman wrapped a bunch of flash on a hook in the great lakes area and around the country and it was simply known as a flash fly.  They are still popular among trollers in the great lakes targeting salmon and steelhead behind...

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Most flies on the blog are from the shop but this one from the outside is worth sharing.  Dave Pinczkowski's Bad Hair Day fly that he ties on Skagit master 4 caught my eye for many reasons as a fly tyer and steelhead fisherman.  The most important are craft fur has great movement does not hold water which makes for easier casting and less problems...

Potamodromous-  Fish that migrates within fresh water only i.e..great lakes steelhead salmon brown trouts.  A term great lakes anglers should be aware of since many of the fish they pursue are potamodromous VS anadromous.  Anyway on to the fly. Potamod Intruder: 35mm shank or 50mm for bigger profile. Sz 4 Octopus hook Silver bead chain( or whate...

Saturday June 8th: Guest speaker and fly tier Steve May. Bass and Musky in Ontario featuring the Maitland Saugeen and Grand Rivers. Steve will also be tying a few of his signature flies including his full motion crawfish full motion hex clearwater crawfish identity crisis and big predator fly(musky pike). Seminar will start at 10am until 11:30 fol...

LoudMouth Baitfish Loudmouth baitfish in the vise it's awesome in the water it screams "Eat Me Please" to any fish thats around and they usually do.  Tie from small to jumbo in many colors for any species you are targeting and expect big things.  Please even though it is a pain or an extra step sometimes put eyes on most baitfish patterns the diff...

BBG Streamer  (Big Bass Getter) Thread: 3/0 White  Hook:  B10S sz 4-1 Tail: White Bucktail Flash:  Salt and Pepper  Body:  Hackle Flash Head: Laser Dub White and Grey Eyes: Stick on eye This is another one of Justin's proven winners so tie them up in a bunch of colors and get ready to have bass thumb. Tie in small clump of bucktail even with hook...

Congratulations to our winners of the 2012-2013 steelhead tournament. There were alot of big fish caught. 1. Keith Madison    16# 15oz  33 1/8 in 2. Toby Nice           13# 1oz    33 3/4 in 3. Roger Aulicino    14# 9oz    32 in 4. Ed McMullen       14# 1 oz   32 1/16 in 5. Brian McDonnell  14# 2oz   32 in 6. Tony Suhadolnik   13# 2oz   32 3/4in 7....

Welcome to spring in northeast Ohio. Even with the cold we have seen some nice fish the last couple of days. The largest was 13+ lb out of Conneaut some decent numbers from Chagrin and even a couple out of the Grand. Flow in the Grand is just under 1000 and we should start seeing fish caught this afternoon and tommorow before it rains and snows on...

The Grand River flow is now 629 and starting to look really good. If we can dodge this next system of rain/snow tomorrow we should have some of the best fishing so far of the season. Chagrin has some ice this morning but should open up  later today.  Starting to see alot of suckers in the rivers so egg patterns spawn sac's and trout beads will work...

The last 2 days we have seen several nice catches from The Chagrin including another 14lb + fish. The flow on the Grand is 750 and we are starting to see a few fish caught. The next couple of days should prove to be excellent if we don't get to much ice. Things should start to heat up from this point on.

We are starting to see some open fishable water in all the northeast Ohio streams. Warmer temps today should open things up without bringing the flows up too much. The few fish caught the last couple of days have been on egg sacs minnows and trout beads. The spring run fish are showing up lets hope for some decent weather.

Polar Flash Minnow   Articulted Shank 30# fused fireline 6/0 thread Body:  Black Body Braid Tag: 1 inch EP Tarantula brush Wing: Artic Fox Tail Hair Rainbow Polar Flash Rainbow Flashabou Collar:  Black Schlappen Head:  Ice Dub A few materials for your fly. Assortment of Fox colors. Shank is in vise tie in loop of fireline and add 1/2 inch black b...

starting to see a few fish caught in the grand this morning and with the flow continuing down Saturday and Sunday will be the days to fish it. Yesterday a number of decent catches in the Chagrin but today the reports have been pretty slow. Eggs and egg sacs have been the most productive fished on the bottom although I have had guys pick up fish in...

Another 14lb plus fish out of the Grand River yesterday along with several other nice size fish. No huge numbers of steelhead caught this week but certainly several quality fish. The flow in the Grand will probably go up from its current level of 650 over the next few days but water visabilty may keep it fishable. Depends on the amount of rain. Sta...

With the Grand River below 800 on the flow we should see some decent catches this weekend. We've had some slush in parts of the river but fish were caught today in several of the open areas. I still have not heard much about the Harpersfield dam area but there has to be a number of fish that far up. All the rivers in NorthEast Ohio have good visabi...

Looks like it will be a while before the northeast Ohio rivers will fish depends on rainfall amounts tomorrow. The Grand River had some spectacular fishing on Sunday and Monday with several large fresh fish including a 16 lb. 15oz steelie by Kieth Madison our tournament leader. The fish are there so the next time we get the flows down give it a try...

Today and tomorrow are the days to fish the Grand River!  Flow at 655 now with decent visability. Rain coming Tuesday. The reports I'm getting indicate a good number of fish moved upstream during this last rain.. Don't miss this chance. Conditions like this don't happen that often. Conneaut should be excellent today. Chagrin is low and clear but st...