I’ve received many comments and requests for more information on my previous post about big trout in Ohio.
At this time I don’t have too many specifics beyond saying that there will be an opportunity to fish this water in 2008.
In the meantime check out this link for a short movie of the day Patrick, Jason & I spent at the Big Springs.
And yes, that is a 20+ pound brown trout caught on a fly in Ohio.
It’s November which means many things but most specifically for me it means a shift away from fishing Ohio warmwater gamefish and back to thinking about trout and steelehead. About ten days ago I guided the last day of the season at the Wilds. *Picture right* What a fantastic place. I learned so much there this season. I even learned a few things about bass.
July I caught and landed my personal biggest largemouth bass on a public lake not far from my house. At 25 inches it rivaled many of the lunkers caught at the Wilds. The one that I didn’t land was heavier.
The smallmouth fishing is also winding down as water temperatures drop. At least on the Kokosing this has not been a great season. Water levels were low from June on and the fishing has been the slowest I’ve seen it in a decade. As anglers and optomists we can only hope for next season to be better.
The reports from the Ohio tribs have started. The Clear Fork is also fishing well. Ohio has so many opportunities for fly anglers, it’s nice to travel but don’t overlook what we have in our own back yards.
