Carp Time!

 

Time to focus on the warm water behemoths.  

Kid Coyote Ends Steelhead Season On the Fly!

We were able to avoid the rain all day and find one last pod of steelhead to end the season. Levi had 2 fish snap the line off before he knew what happened.  Then it all came together, nice catch and release!     

Male taken on egg pattern.

Gentle release and he shot back towards the big lake!

Chagrin River Report!

Chagrin is running low and clear with flow around 140cfs.  Cold cloudy day in low 40's.   Really had to work for the couple fish we landed .  All fish caught in fast riffles on nymphs and eggs.  We need some April showers to bring in a fresh batch of fish.   Keith was happy with several hookups and landing his first hen on the fly rod with a size 12 bead head nymph.  

At a loss for words on this one?   

Nice buck in full spawning colors.

  

  

Happy Easter!

Spike and I started the day out on Tinkers Creek-  a small tributary off the Cuyahoga River.  Not impressed,  but we both landed a bunch of white suckers.  Sporty little fish if you would target them with light tackle.  Headed over to the Chagrin and not much was going on there either.  High 70's and strong winds put the fish down.  Spike brought a light lunch, first time I enjoyed cake and coffee on the river.  Managed one large hen in fast pocket water! 

March Madness On Steelhead Alley!

 

First alpha male of the season!

No that's not the Pacific Northwest, that's East Cleveland baby! 

Got out for a couple hours today and had several hook ups and landed 2 bucks swinging streamers.  Mostly sunny today, and that seemed to heat things up a bit on the Chagrin.  Water was flowing at about 275cfs and had a nice green stain in the holes.  Fish were starting to pair up and spawn on gravel in the fast riffles as the water heated up.  Saw a couple other fish caught on bait as well as flies.  Each spring rain we get should bring more fish in and send the ones that spawned back to the lake.  Good luck, Steelieman!

Hard Water Report!

                     Sunny skies and temps. in the 40's.  Look for the ice to melt fast by the end of the week. 

Ice Bones and Kid Coyote enjoy the day with a 5 lb bag of chips! 

Team Cafaro had their hands full all day!

                    

Hard Water Report!

The best thing about ice fishing is you don't need a lot of gear to have fun and catch a few fish.  Seth, Chris, Dan, Steve, Noah, and Keith.

Buckeye Steve and the boys!

Keith and Noah won the big fish contest with two nice cats!

WOW!

Keith is on fire!  18 inches of snow last night, and this guy busts a "Fish Ohio Smallie."  Great Job!!