new item: Filson Oregon Trail Jacket

This made in America jacket has the cool factor for the urban streets and the detailing that have made Filson hunting and work jackets famous since 1897.  The true color is leaning more towards the olive world; great color on the real jacket.  Stop in the shop and check it out.

6 oz. 100% cotton washable oil finish Cover Cloth

Stripers are running!!

         During the fall and spring the striped bass begin to run up the Little Miami River from the Ohio and feed on huge flies! All of the D&H employees work hard to land the big ones, Stripers are a light sensitive fish which means its fishing late at night with a head lamp or early in the morning right at sunrise. Hooking up to a striper is a fun fight, they are called the masters of current.

This was landed last year at this time!

Elkhorn fishing report

I fished the Elkhorn on Thursday the 9th and the water level and clarity was the best of the season.  We caught a bunch of fish and some of size.  We caught some on a bead head rubber leg brown wooly bugger, but most and the biggest were caught on chartreuse poppers.  Check out all the photos.

- Mark

Elkhorn Creek fishing report

We fished the Elkhorn on Thursday and the conditions were perfect.  This was the first time I have hit the stream since the awful drought that shut down pretty much everything.  The water level and clarity were both good.  We caught fish on both Dixie Devils and subsurface flies. 

Tom Downing Custom Knives

                    Tom Downing Custom Knives

       D&H Just received a new shipment of expertly crafted knives from Ohio craftsman, Tom Downing. Mr. Downing creates some extraordinary knives. He uses high quailty, unique, and attractive handle materials such as pre-ban elephant ivory, fossilized ivory, African Ironwood, Black Ash wood, and Sambar Stag, to name just a few. We have a mixture of practical hunting and outdoor knives as well as some more creative examples. Each knife comes with its own high quality leather sheath. Here are a few examples of Mr. Downing's work, they can only be described as awsome!



A Basic hunting knife pattern, made with Damascus and Sambar Stag

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Little Miami Gar

  
                Little Miami Gar Fishing

   The other shop employee's and I have been doing a bit of Gar fishing on the Little Miami due to the recent heat and the easy access to plenty of Gar.

Christain with the best fish of the day.

New Fishing Gear at D&H

                 New Fishing Gear at D&H

           We just got a few new pieces in the shop that should interest our angling crowd.

    Patagonia’s Rio Azul waders provide a durable and light weight set of waders with some favorite Patagonia features for a reasonable price.