Shop is packed full of great spring and summer gear at great prices. Zip-off wading pants $40.00, Casting shirts from $49.00, and redington sunproof next to skin long sleeve baselayer shirts for only $20.00.

Now is the time to get into that new pair of simms waders. Bring in your old breathable waders and get $50.00 off any simms Gore-tex wader or $25.00 off the freestone wader @ Chagrin River Outfitters.

Maybe the last steelhead of the Spring for me.

Don't forget about the free reel offer with any Orvis Helios, Hydros, Superfine, or Orvis tls power matrix rod at Chagrin River Outfitters. Choose from Orvis Battenkill, Battenkill mid-arbor, or battenkill Large arbor. Offer good thru May 9th.

We have been getting many of calls from folks inquiring if the Orvis coupons can be used at Chagrin River Outfitters. Yes they can so stop on down.
We are loaded up for trout season with the best hatch matching patterns for PA and MI.

The reports are in and it looks like steelhead seaon in Northeast Ohio is fading away. There are a few fish still in the Rocky and Conneaut while the jury is still out on the Grand. The good news is the lake run smallmouth fishing in the conneaut and the grand should really kick off this week and for those of you who enjoy our neighboring states trout fishing it looks to be a banner year in both PA and MI. Hatches are a little ahead of schedule right now in PA and the dry fly fishing has been exceptional. Right now Hendricksons, green caddis, and Blue winged olives have been providing trout with plenty of reasons to look up and take a well presented dry fly off the surface.

In review i would have to say this past steelhead season was more challenging than years previous. Anglers struggled with low water conditions most of the year and if they did not adjust to the conditions had little success. Those that did make the adjustment had better luck but still not the fishing we are used to. I like to look at the positives of an experience and if this year taught us anything it should be that we are spoiled when it comes to steelhead fishing in Northeast Ohio. We are used to catching good numbers of big fish and think that is the way it will always be. This year we learned that even though we have a world class fishery at our doorstep there will be times when we all struggle to catch fish and it makes us appreciate each fish that much more. So to all of those who think they had a poor steelhead season because they didn't catch as many fish as normal remember catching is good but not everything. Enjoy the fishing experiance for what it is and more importantly were it is. We are certainly blessed with a great fishery and fish that we should not take for granted or advantage of. Oh yeah, can't wait till next fall. Dan and Pete