First Carp Of The Year!

Got out Sat. to fish Area 51.   Not Bad considering the air temp. was 19F.  Dan gets the first Golden Bone of the year on the ultra light.  There was steam coming off the water when we got there,  I think there is some kind of Geothermal Vent that keeps the water warm here all winter! 

To land larger fish at Area 51 you must work them into the cement wash tub.

Average size rock bass.

A good 8 inches of snow covers the hill that leads down to the good stuff!

Ice Bones is piling up the perch!  

Crappie Time

Ice Bones and Trapper limit out on crappies shortly after icing in the shanty! 

Hard Water Report!

Ice Bones reports the lakes are locked up with 5-6 inches of good ice.  

Trapper Lane and his buddy sporting fur!

The Nomad Gives Fly Tying Demo!

Nomad Anglers Fly Shop

Saturday January 11th is the start of our FREE Fly Tying Demonstrations.  Each demonstration starts about 11am and goes until about 2pm.  Jeff Neilson will be demonstrating in our OKEMOS SHOP productive patterns for Trout Out West.  Jeff is an accomplished angler and has fished around the world chasing big trout.  He frequently fished out west in Montana and Colorado and has fished in the Jackson Hole One Fly Event multiple times.  Come pick his brain about fishing or some new patterns.  Jeff has also on occasion been spotted on our home waters schooling the locals on winter steelhead tactics!

A New Year Is Here - Go Fish!

A couple nice rainbows were caught Sunday before the freeze up.  The opening of my net is 13 and 3/4 inches.  Nice fight on the 3wt rod!  Rivers up north are flowing fast and might fish by Sunday with another warm up starting on Wed!

Chagrin Report!

Monday Dan and I fished the Chagrin drifting jig and maggots.  Water is in the mid 30's and strong winds were coming out of the north.  Dan landed 2 fish and myself 1.  No big ones, but still good to have your float go down and feel the tug of a steelhead! I expect the river to lock up with ice and slush by the end of this week!

Ramsey River Robot Dance

Chagrin River Report!

Sunday the water looked real good.  Flow was 150 and all the leaves are gone.  I floated egg patterns and bunny strip jigs tipped with Berkley honey worms   I landed this shortly after the sun came out and warmed the water a bit.  Saw one other fish caught in the 4 hrs I was there.  

Looks more like January up there with ice and snow all along the river!