Winter slump...let's do some reflecting.

So tomorrow's about the last day for muzzleloader season here in OH. My brother, Greg, and I will be at it in the morning. Hunting deer and pheasants have kept me busy, and most importantly outdoors, the past month or so. It's been a fairly cold winter and most of the fishable waters are frozen. Mohican is open, but I'm craving steelhead, and some dry fly action. (crap! It's only January!)

It's a good time to tie flies, I suppose, but that has me just wanting to fish, not tie! Heck, I even bought a new wading jacket and got some new wading boots for Christmas this year.

I guess I'll post some pictures I've been looking at, reminiscing and wishing that I was there, in that exact spot all over again, fish in hand.
Here's some 2010 "highlights", in no particular order:

                                                                  Oil Creek rainbow

        Brownie on one of the Sandy Creeks.

                                                                      Sandy rainbow

                                        Fishing Creek brookie. Poor picture for a beautiful fish!

                                                                    Sandy brownie

                                                                     Pat and a 'bow

                                                 Clear Creek, OH rainbow. They do exist.

                          In fact, there's at least two there. Two from the same hole, believe it or not.

                              Surprised to find a river redhorse on my line! Clear Fork, Mohican.

                                                   Pat's first ever steelhead, a nice buck.

                                                                         Vermilion

                                                  Oh yeah! Killer hen steelhead on the V.

                                                               Penn's Creek brownie

                  Underwater shots from my Casio Exilim camera phone. Great phone and greater camera!

                                                                    Sandy brookie.


Ok, enough daydreaming. Back to the winter grind...



Suckers, and Trout

I went fishing this past Sunday (January 2) with my brother, Greg. Greg had forgotten most of his cold weather gear, resulting in him leaving early.

I decided to stay a little longer after he had left and work downstream a little more. We were fishing the Clear Fork branch of the Mohican River.

Nothing to report really but the first 3 fish of the new year. Actually, the two Northern hogsuckers were a first for me on a fly. All fish caught took a creation of mine called the "Stick of Dynomite".

So, the total for the day was one small brown trout, and two Northern hogsuckers. Definitely a good day to be on the water.