Steelhead Alley - October 2010
| Déjà Vu all over again - Holy Crap what a place! We did do a little cross country work to get away from the crowds & find more remote settings and managed to catch a few every day. You heard it before, not the most scenic wilderness experience, but if you enjoy hooking a lot of angry fish then here you go (again) . . . |
| Tuesday Morning on 16 Mile Creek - | |
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| Kinda like last year, an early brown trout comes out of the dark hole. They sure like eggs! | |
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| We were all happy to see the Steelhead were also in the river - especially this hog. | |
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Now we're having fun - the business end of a fresh Great Lakes Steelie. |
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I hope you're not getting bored - lot's more fish porn is coming your way. |
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| Maybe the best of the day - Mike hangs on to a real beast late in the evening. | |
| Wednesday on 20 Mile Creek and the Falls on 16 Mile - | |
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| A pretty look down the river - working a pool in the crisp fall sunshine. | |
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| Johnny working the Upper Pool. | |
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Mike hooks up on the Lower Pool on 16 Mile. |
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This guy made it all the way to the Lower Pool - he might be still in there after dragging Mike around for 5 minutes or so! |
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| Rick takes a turn with a nice 20 Mile Buck. | |
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| My kind of fishing - sitting on my ass with a Dr. Pepper close by! | |
| Thursday - Elk Creek and a little sightseeing. | |
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I took a little break for a short road trip over to the Conneaut Creek across the state line into Ohio. Pretty spot, not too many fish in the Creek. |
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Back to work on Elk Creek - a little ways down from Legion Park. We walked a ways to get away from the crowd and tracked down a nice pool full of friendly Steelhead. |
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| I'm sure this turned out to be a great photo! | |
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One last shot at "The Tubes" on Elk Creek - plenty of big fish, but couldn't convince any to take a bite! |
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| Friday Morning, the big finish back on 16 Mile - | |
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| This is why they call them "Chromers"! | |
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| I'm running out of prose - how about "Pair of Browns, Pair of Bucks" | |
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| Seemed like time to share one of the many "Secret Flies" that were working - pretty fancy stuff, eh? | |
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| We saved the best for last - Johnny had a bit of a tough week, but this monster still brought a smile. It's hard to believe this little guy stayed alive with all those huge Browns and Steelhead lurking - he gets good points for attitude to jump on that Prince Nymph! | |
