Lets start it out with some pretty fall colors on an Erie trib. Great time of year to be on the water and experience the vibrant colors of Fall. Some gorgeous yellows, reds, and oranges for all you leaf peepers. Oh yeah, hopefully some silver as well.

Here we go. A nice steelhead to start the day that had no problem taking a tiny(for steelhead) size 14 caddis psycho prince fished under an egg.

Check out the kype on this little guy. He is getting ready to battle it out under the water for his chance to dance.

Talk about your silver bullets. The ariel display and runs put on by this new arrival were amazing. Not the biggest fish we caught but pound for pound maybe the strongest.

Another fresh arrival from the big lake that had the drag singing. The gear got a work out on this day. Many more fish hooked than landed but when you have fresh fish on small hooks and light tippets you'll have that.

Talk about your early arrivals. This large colored up hen was already spawned out and heading downstream when we briefly interrupted her journey back to the lake, only to let her swim free again and be on her way.

River Reports:

The Chagrin and Grand seem to have gotten the most rain. The Grand is up with color which is good news but no fishing there for the weekend. The Chagrin is on the rise but not to hard, it looks like she will level off tonight and begin to drop again tomorrow and fish for the weekend, reports from the lower Chagrin have been good and this rain i think will have a nice push of fish in both the Chagrin and Grand

East of the Grand there was spotty heavy rains, the Conneaut is still on the low side with a little color and the Elk is blown out. Elk is still your best bet for numbers but reports have been trickling in about smatterings of fish on the Ohio tribs. Things seem to slowly be picking up here and this weekend may be a good time to get out for that first trip of the season. Chagrin should be in great shape Saturday and Sunday.

Gearing Up:
As always we have everything you need here at the shop to make your next trip a successful one. Make sure to stop in and check out the great new selection of steelhead flies. We have expanded our selection again to bring you the best in nymph, streamer and egg patterns in the area. So stop on in, say hello, find out where the fish are biting, and grab some new flies.
Good Luck Dan and Pete