12/20/08 Elk Creek P.A

I wanted to post regarding one of my most recent trips into Erie for the Chrome monsters. We arrived at Elk around 0830 to find clear water but olive green water in the deeper sections. We used flies and sacks all day. I managed to bring to land at least 30 fish. I never had a day so good. We found a spot holding at least 200 fish. We fished an upper part of Elk around Follies end. I will be adding some short videos to my blog in the next few days. The weather has changed and so will the creek and river conditions. Keep the reels screaming and Happy New Year to all.

12/29/08 Ohio

fished a trib in Ohio today with my daughter. We started out at 12:00 Pm and fished till 4:00pm. I used egg sacks and she used single egg patterns below me. We had a great day. We landed about 15 fish. She used orange and Chart single eggs and I used brown trout in all colors. The main big waters should be fishing on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Grand will take a few days longer. Keep the reels screaming

Water Conditions 12/27/08

Eugene and I made the trip up into P.A for the day to search for new water. We found 20 mile and all the tribs high and muddy. We drove Rt 5 almost all the way back into Ohio viewing 20,16,7,4 Walnut and Elk. We also checked all the tribs in Ohio on the East side. The mile streams should fish late Sunday or Monday as long as the rain holds off. Ohio rivers will need a few more days to clear. The feeders should fish Sunday or Monday. Keep the reels screaming

12/21/08 Elk Creek P.A

I wanted to post about a recent trip into P.A. Myself and a couple of friends went up Sunday and the slush burned off around 11:30am. We found fish in all the deep runs and holes. We used single egg patterns and Lazer yarn. I have attached a couple of pics from the outing. Marty landed a bunch this day and had a great time with Joe. See attached pics. I also want to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season. I know we will be out after the rain this week. Keep the reels screaming

12/18/08 Ohio

I wanted to post regarding our trip today. We started out on a East side trib. We used several different fly patterns. We also used egg sacks (browns) in all different colors. We both went into the double digits for this one location. We fished it for several hours and had a great time. The fish were mixed with fresh and old. The water at that time was low and clear. Keep the reels screaming

Ohio Tribs 12/16/08

I wanted to drop a line about the water conditions in Ohio. The rivers are clearing slowly but some are giving up good numbers of fresh Silver. The tribs that feed the major rivers are clear with just a few fish in the deeper sections. We have been using single eggs, sucker spawn and egg sacks. The egg sacks have been the top producers with these cold conditions. If you want info on Ohio streams send me an e-mail and I will respond. We plan on hitting Erie on Friday or maybe a few Ohio tribs along the border. Keep the reels screaming

12/13/08 Chagrin River Ohio

Ken and I fished the chagrin on Saturday with lots of fresh fish. We used Chart sucker spawn seeing the conditions were a bit murky. As of today Sunday 12/14/08 all the tribs in Ohio except the Grand are fishable. Keep the reels screaming.

12/09/08 Chagrin River Ohio

I fished the Chagrin River in Ohio with Steve Wheeler. We found fish in all the usual places. We fished the upper section of the river all the way up to the dam. I have attached a picture of just one of the fish. We used single eggs, sucker spawn, lazer yarn and others. The best colors yesterday before the mud took over was pink. All the tribs are up and some are at flood stage. The rivers will start to clear around Friday but the feeders will fish before that. Keep the reels screaming

Walnut / Elk Creek P.A 12/3/08

We fished the lower section of Walnut today. The water was low and clear. We found fish in all the deep cuts below the crowds. We saw groups of guys and fished below them using orange single eggs and white sucker spawn. We then fished two sections on Elk and found fish in the same spots in the deeper runs and holes. The water flow was up and still a bit off color. We used Chart sucker spawn and chart eggs on Elk. Both tribs produced fish. Keep the reels screaming