Warm water flies and materials

        D&H is always getting new flies and materials to keep things interesting. With the high water its a great time to start tying some new flies and trying out new materials. We just unpacked a couple shipments with a couple new things and some things we have been out of.

 - Click    Move>>> below to see some more local fish and some of my go to flies and materials for local warm water species.

My Sunday - Hunting & Tying

   Despite the snow, my Dad and I decided to go out and do some bird hunting.  We had this day on the calendar for a while and didn't want to re-schedule.  It ended up being one of the most exciting hunts I've had.  Since the snow was a little frozen on the top, the birds couldn't burrow like they would have liked and they did a lot of running and moving around.  We hunted Mike, who is a Shags Run setter and he did great.  Mike has a great nose, listens well and tracked the birds fantastically. After the cold morning, I came home and continued to stock my spring fly box with some bait-fish patterns for the Hybrid Bass.  It was a good day.  Enjoy the pictures!

If you look closely at this picture you can see the dog (on the right) and the bird half way up on the far left.

 - Louis

Getting excited for spring fishing.

 Can't wait to start fishing for these guys again.  Come into the shop and get geared up for these awesome, hard fighting fish.  Also, don't forget about our Hybrid Party coming up March 26th, from 6-8 p.m.  Thanks for looking, click "MORE" below and check out some pictures from past seasons.
-Chip

Little Miami update!

The Little Miami has been fishing well with the low water.  Stop into the shop to pick up your bait fish flies!

Hybrid update

Got out the last few days and fished for some smallmouth and hybrid striper's. I have had some success fishing at a few of the different access points from Milford down river to the mouth where it flows into the Ohio. Big bait fish patterns have done well for the hybrids even though i haven't seen a huge presence of shad or skipjack yet as I think everything has been pushed back due to the long, never ending winter we had.  I would expect to see more bait coming in as these water temperatures continue to rise, which will help turn the fishing on a bit more. 
Click MORE below for some fish pictures.
Thanks for looking,
-Chip

Hybrid Update: Little Miami River

 Here is a Little Miami update from the last couple days out.
 click More below for some fish pictures.
Thanks for looking,
-Chip

Hybrid Report

A few of us got out this morning. Water is still a bit high due to East Fork tailwater running a bit high. Make sure and check gauges for the Little Miami as well as East fork tailwater.  Enjoy.

The Hybrids are finally here!

 This is what we have all been waiting for!

Early season fishing: Little Miami

Even bigger.....?

 

I thought that they couldnt get any bigger, yesterday morning this river monster proved me wrong! Sorry about the quality, its a cellphone picture.

-Chip

45-50 lb grass carp caught on my Sage 290g smallmouth rod with a mulberry fly tied by my "carpanion" louis

Little Miami Hybrid Fishing

Fortunately, I have had some time to fish the last couple days. All of us at the shop have been hitting it pretty hard. I have fished every day so far since the 3rd in a few different spots and the little Miami has been on fire! All together I’ve caught two hybrids; the bigger of the two was around 8 lbs, some decent white bass, half a dozen respectable Smallmouth and one Largemouth in the mix! The Gizzard Shad are definitely around and in huge numbers, you can sense the fish can feel it and are excited about it. 

Striper fishing

                             Hybrids are In!!!

Louis and I got out this morning and caught several hybrids. We hit the water about 6:00 a.m. were soon into fish.

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.

  

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