Had to throw in this picture of Justin in the latest Drake magazine. Unlike most fly fisherman who would love to have their pic in any magazine Justin is looking away so you can't tell it's him which makes it that much better.

Mike sent in this pic of a monster marbled trout caught in Slovenia. That thing is frightening.

My little brother Ernie sent a pic of one of his favorite clients, Lefty Kreh. He says he always looks forward to fishing with lefty because of what he can do with a fly rod, which to hear him tell it is whatever he wants to, and if you have ever seen Ernie cast or fish you know it must be very impressive.

Another of Lefty and Scott Lockner chillin' in the drift boat. Ernie says chillin' is one of Lefty's favorite words,

These guys are being caught pretty regularly from the surf, any takers.

Steelhead Report:

Steelhead have been staging at the creek mouths of Elk, Conneaut, and the Mile streams for some time now and anglers have been enjoying pretty good surf success. The cool air temps have water temps down but we need more rain for them to push into the rivers in good numbers. Right now anglers looking for chrome should hit the mouth and lower stretches of Elk, any of the Mile streams, Cattaraugus creek, and Conneaut. Their have also been a few fish taken in the Grand and Chagrin in the lower stretches and off the breakwalls but not in any numbers and you are better off heading East. Slowly stripped baitfish patterns have been the best bet in both the surf and rivers. Todays rain has the rivers on the rise but we need alot more to flush them out good and keep them from dropping to quickly. Expect them to recede quickly and still be a murky for a few days even though the flows may look good.