bass fishing in Michigan

Ben Hunting just sent us a photo of a bass he caught yesterday in Michigan on a Stay Hungry in chartreuse and white.  He was using a Sage bass rod.

  

Carp on the Fly

 They say that carp are the freshwater bonefish, yesterday I tried my luck on the Little Miami river and it turned out pretty good.  I landed two carp; one was about 12 lbs and one was about 4 or 5. I hooked one quite a bit larger then these and it ran me out a ways, but all I was using was a 6wt and I lost her.  Find a mulberry tree and have some fun with a good fight.

-Louis



    

Two Day Fly Fishing School

             Two Day Fly Fishing School

  We just completed our first Two Day school at Briarwood sporting club in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Our four students had a busy weekend as they worked to improve their casting, learn their knots, and perfect their fishing abilities. Fishing was a little slow due to the temperature hovering in the 90's the whole time we were there.

Patagonia Deep Wading Jacket ON SALE

D&H has decided to stop carrying the Patagonia Deep Wading Jacket in our shop.  I really like this jacket and we have sold it for years, but it does not sell as well as some of the other models because of the length.  It is the proper length for fly fishing, but many customers want a length that they can wear around town also and this is a bit short for that.  The jacket has great features and if we have you size in stock I'm sure you will get years of service out of a great item from Patagonia.

fishing report: Elkhorn Creek

The weatherman said that big storms were expected to hit the Elkhorn area and the radar backed him up.  Our party decided to throw caution to the wind and head south anyway.  Luke and Mark fished with customer Joe Mohlenkamp.  When we got to the canoe livery they were stuck to the computer looking at the radar screen and sounding like no one should even step outdoors.  We decided to park and fish upstream from the canoe livery. 

fishin' for smallies

Smallmouth are going crazy lately and the water is perfect! Come in to the shop and talk about spots and flies.

- Louis S.

fishing report: Elkhorn Creek

                 Elkhorn Creek Update
      A friend and I went down to the Elkhorn Creek yesterday to try our luck. The water level was great and the clarity was pretty good. We both caught quite a few fish, despite it being my first day on the creek this season. We started the day throwing Poppers and switched over to streamers about noon. Many more fish were caught on buggers, zonkers, and Meat Whistles. I have also heard other good reports recently.