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Often imitated but never
duplicated. We have over 150 satisfied Graduates thru the years. It is a
three day adventure into the world of fishing Steelhead Alley. Our team of
local steelhead pro's teach you everything you need to know to be a successful
steelhead angler. It also includes a nine hour tour of the hot spots on the
streams. We will cover, When to fish where, knots, rigging terminal tackle,
leader construction, fly selection, reading water, fighting fish, spin, fly, spey and cenerpinn techniques
plus thee hours of hands on fly tying. All you will need are an Ohio fishing license and a
pair of chest high waders. . The weekend is value priced at $350 per angler and
included in the price is two nights lodging. Contact Don at 330-565-5457 for
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Realistics Taxidermy is the
only one I will trust with my trophy fish, He lives in Michigan's UP and
he is an expert at correctly painting our great lakes species.
Blog's from the Alley's
Steelheader's
This link takes you to
Greg Lum's blog. Greg is
a good friend of mine and an expert with the center pin. He is on the
river almost every day and his reports are funny but accurate.
Bob Williams blog is full of
good info and stream reports.
Joe Montello is a local steelhead
expert.
Check out his blog.
www.inthedrift.blogspot.com/
Mike Engelhardt's Blog is
packed with great photography and stories of his adventures.
Ohio DNR Info
OH Fishing Report
Ohio Steelhead Fishing
Ohio Steelhead Info
The Best informational book on fishing
"Steelhead Alley"
John Nagy has updated his great book on Lake Erie Steelhead fishing.
Tube flies are all the rage on the
alley. If your interested in tubes you gotta check out Tony DiBenedetto's
web site tubeflytech.com
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Their website lists local attractions, the areas fine wineries, hotels and other
information on the area.
Our Team of Guides have the
required permits to Guide on
Lorain County Metro-Parks property. Lorain County is host to some beautiful
well appointed parks.
Dfishinfool's Guide Service is a proud members of the
Lake County Visitors Bureau
Helpful links on rigging your spinning
outfit for Steelhead
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our guided trips
Here is a great link from
Redwing Tackle on rigging up your Spin or Pin outfit
Team Member Guide Websites
DDon Mathews and
Dfishinfool.com have been your Source
for Steelhead Alley info since 1997
www.extremesteelheading.com
Jeff Novak's website. Jeff
travels the Great Lakes Guiding Anglers.
Guide and
Commercial fly tier Mark DeFranks
website. Mark will tie your custom
flies. From Trout to Tarpon their the place to call.
Guide Dick Keagy is a true
OhioSteelheader check out his
website
www.fishwithtrout.com
Guide Travis McAllisters website.
Ben's Bait and Tackle Garden River Ontario
In addition to our guided Ohio and Pennsylvania trips
we offer a select number of trips each Fall to Western,
NY and the Cattaraugus Creek. Steel headers often refer
to the Catt as the "Crown Jewel" of our Great Lakes
tributaries. We fish the Catt during the month of
October. It is a beautiful stream and the early fall
fishing is great. Give me a call and we will discuss a
trip to the Catt. Don Mathews NY License #4348
ATTN:
Clubs, Trout Unlimited Chapters, Sports Shops
We have
put together a great Power Point Presentation on Fishing
"steelhead Alley" its not just a bragging guide with a
bunch of big fish pictures. We have put together
an informative lesson on steelheading. It contains
many tips we have learned in our 10 year history of
Guiding Steelhead Alley. The principals we
show you can be applied to many other fisheries. We
offer this presentation at a very reasonable cost of
$100 plus our fuel expenses. We have a high
Definition Power Point projector all we need is a screen
or blank wall and a group of fishermen. Feel free
to contact Don at 330-565-5457 to set up a date for your
club meeting.
Area Fishing Clubs
Ohio Central
Basin Steelheaders
Western Reserve Fly Anglers
Pennsylvania Steelhead Association
3 c u Trout Association
North West Pa
Trout Unlimited
SONS of Lake
Erie Club (save our native species)
Neshannock Trout
Unlimited
Emerald Necklace
Trout unlimited Cleveland OHF
Firelands
Fly Fishers
North Branch
Boys Fly Fishing Club Toledo Oh
North Coast
Fly Fishers
Tri County Trout Club
Other Great Clubs
Buckeye
United Fly Fishermen
Derby City
Fly Fishers
Northern Kentucky
Fly Fishers
Bluegrass Trout
Unlimited
Louisville Trout Unlimited
We
also have a presentation "Finding Fish on Steelhead
Alley" available to put on at your seminar, event, or
club meeting. We have assembled a awesome
power point presentation and
have all of our own equipment. We offer this
presentation at a very minimal cost, $100 plus expenses.
It is very educational and
 your
audience will learn from it. Please contact Don
for more info 330-565-5457
"Steelhead Alley"
Steelhead
Facts
All
of our streams in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York hold fish during the winter months
December- March
MOST YEARS ALL OF OUR STREAMS FREEZE OVER IN JANUARY AND
FEBRUARY
New
York Steelhead fishing is best in October thru December
but most years the Cattaraugus Creek s the first stream
to get a run of fish
Pennsylvania Steelhead fishing peaks in November and
December but gets runs as early as September. They
are the most heavily stocked streams on "Steelhead
Alley" and hold the most fish per square mile.
Ohio
Steelhead fishing starts in October and lasts until
early May. Ohio streams are usually fish the best
in the spring.
After Fishing
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Buccia
Vineyards 440-593-5976
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Vineyards 440-466-3485
Emerine
Estates 440-293-8199
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Ferrante Winery 440-466-8466
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Grand
River Cellars 440-298-9838
Harpersfield Vineyard 440-466-4739
Laurello
Vineyard 440-415-0661
Markko
Vineyard 440-593-3197
Great
place..!!
Old
Firehouse Winery 440-466-9300
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Old Mill Winery 440-466-5560
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South River Vineyard
440-466-6676
Tarsito
Winery 440-224-2444
Lakehouse
Winery 440-466-8668
Variant
Family Winery 440-466-1314
Area Rental Homes
Conneaut
Orange Street Rentals in Conneaut
Ohio rents out a nice home in a quite neighborhood minutes from Conneaut Creek.
440-593-4546
Painesville Area
Fairport Harbor Rental Home for
very large Groups. 8 BR Sleeps 20. Vey Nice views of lake 440-773-2741
Fairport Harbor Cottage Sleeps 6 with nice
Lakefront views. 440-773-2741
Our Favorite Lake
Erie Charter Boats
If you want
to catch a bunch of Perch without spending a bundle.
Check out the Edward John head boat out of Erie Pa. Just
$28 for adults..!! Call 814-883-7622
My Time Too Charters
Capt
George Neil runs a 30' Baha out of Ashtabula Harbor
He will put you on the fish 330-637-0989
Capt Don lives
right on the water in Fairport Harbor. His boat an
gear are first class 216-337-1208
Capt Ray
Clark runs out of Ashtabula Ohio in a 30' Baha Give
him a call for some hog eyes and perch. 440-241-2214
Procaster Charters
Everybody
tells me Capt Gary Raymond catches fish when no one else
does 440-964-7594
Lake Ontario
Charters
If your
looking for some huge Lake Ontario Browns and Salmon I
would call
Capt
Brian Edwards and Fatal Attraction Charters out of
Sodus Bay in Fair Haven NY 315-754-8914
Guides We
If your ever fishing in central
Kentucky look up are friends at
Cumberland Drifters for a great float trip
If your looking for a guided trip on
the Mighty Muskegon or the surrounding Michigan Streams give
Chad Betts a call at
231-652-3189
John Valk runs
Grindstone Angling . They
are located in South Central Ontario Canada. I have used John as a guide in the
past. He is pleasant and nice to fish with. I highly recommend John as
your guide if you travel to the area.
Grindstone Angling also has a
very nice flyshop.
A neat new concept in floats.
Quality eggs straight from
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Ohio fishing reports and Pennsylvania fishing reports
compliments of licensed professional Steelhead fishing guide, Don Mathews and the
team of guides at
Steelheadschool.com
Here at
Steelhead School our primary focus is on steelhead
fishing on Steelhead Alley in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New
York. Our team of guides have guided thousands of
successful steelhead anglers since 1998. During the summer months our team of guides
keep on fishing and guiding for Trout and warm water
species. I
invite you to check back here often to view current
river reports and pictures of our adventures. Plus
you can check out years of
old report archives.
9-15-10
Report from the Garden River camp Ontario Canada
What a blast we have been having up here.
Yesterday Chris Kazulen caught Chinook, Pinks, Coho's,
Pinooks, Steelhead, a Brookie and an Atlantic.. !!
All from the same river. SEVEN fish species, I
would consider this a great lakes slam on the fly. Many
of the Kings are running over forty inches this fall but
the Pinks are a bit smaller than usual. The numbers of
fish is amazing.
2010 Garden
River Journal
9-13-10
Chris with a nice 41" garden River King
A great
group of 14 guests arrived out at the bush camp
yesterday and the phrase of the day was "Fish On".
I'm going to have a whole bunch more good photos to
come. Last night a pack of wolves howled all night long.
We have been seeing dozens of eagles every day and Elvis
the Bear has made an appearance. The leaves are starting
to turn colors. Perfection..
9-14-10 Beth
on her first day of Salmon fly fishing at the Garden
River
Sorry but no
fly orders will ship until Oct 1st when I get home. I
have been trying to stay caught up on my voice mail but
my inbox keeps getting full and deleting messages.I,m
not ignoring anybody So please call back if I have
failed to return your call.
9-14-10
Jason the camp cook snuck away to catch a few Pinks
9Talked
to the boys back home on Steelhead alley and they are
hitting a few. Our guide Travis sent me nice pic of a
ten pound Ohio chromer he caught last week. If you
would like to get out with Travis look him up at
www.fishwithtrout.com I'm sure you will have a
blast. Our fall schedule is filling up fast
and as of today we still have three openings for the
November Steelhead School. I have assembled a great
group of fishing pro's to help out with this falls
class.
Are You busy
next week..??
Ben still
has open spots for the 24th thru the 29th at our Garden
River camp near Sault Ste Masrie Ontario Canada. Less
than 11 hours from NE Ohio. If you can get away
and join us, the fishing will be terrific. Give me a
call at 330-565-5457 or you can leave me a message
at Ben's Bait and Tackle at 705-946-6334
Good
Fishin..!! Don
9-14-10 Jeff
Novak shows off a beast of a Chinook at the Garden River
9-11-10
Chris with his first Garden River "Pinook Salmon"
!!!!
8-29-10
Steelhead Alley Fishing Report
It was 93* today so its hard to start thinking steelhead,
but it will not be long before we have silver in our
streams. A few of our guides were out walking the rivers
last week. You can really learn the streams when
they come down to their low summer pools. They
reported lots of mosquitoes and a few smallmouth. We are
booking fall trips in Ohio and Pa now. Our guide
Travis McAllister has a real knack for catching staging
fish at the Lake Erie tributary mouths, on streamers.
Most of the regulars know about Travis and the impressive numbers
he catches while most guys are struggling to catch one. He starts
booking trips beginning Oct 1st each fall. All of
our guides will be busy by mid October. That is
when we have fair numbers in most of the streams along the
Alley. Remember each rain will pull up a
fresh run of fish. Our team of six guides have taught
hundreds of first time fly fishers. We provide all
of the equipment and our rates are the best around..!! Give Don a call at 330-565-5457 and
we will get you scheduled for a steelhead
adventure.
We have
openings on the following dates for
executive trips on
Private property located on Elk Creek Pennsylvania on
October 23rd, 29th, 30th, and 31st 2010.
This is prime time on Elk Creek with NO CROWDS ..!!
Don't worry, sleep in a little, the fishing is terrific
in late October and you will have some of the best holes
on the creek to yourself..!! The property is
limited to four anglers per day and a nice streamside
cabin is also available for rent. Give me a call for
more info 330-565-5457
Thank you
and Good Fishin..!! Don
PS
The walleye have been really on fire out of Conneaut and
Ashtabula. Jack at snug harbor says there committing
suicide out there and his fish cleaners have been busy.
I have saw several six man limits brought in that weighed over 180
lbs. Now that's some big eyes..!! I have had
a few real successful walleye fishing trips on my
brothers boat but mostly I have been running my boat for Perch.
I am happy to report that I have limited out every time
I went out Perching this summer BUT several days we did
have to work for them. Seems like every time a
front moves thru it messes things up.
Good
Fishin..!! Don
7-11-10
North Eastern Ohio Fishing Report
Summer is flying by and before you know it the steelhead
will be back in our streams. The rumor is the Ohio State
record Steelhead has been beat. Heard it came off of
Vermillion and was over 21 lbs but no other official
info yet. I'll post more as the details come in. The
walleye fishing has been good out on Erie and my brother
Lance and several other captains I know report limits
most days now..!! I just got back from Florida and we
had a nice trip despite the windy rainy weather the
storm in the gulf kicked up. I was humbled by the
Tarpon and went 0 for 5 but Mark managed to get one to
pose for a photo. We saw literally thousands of tarpon
in the Boca Grande pass and surrounding beaches but they
were real tough customers. I saw less than 10 landed in
six days of fishing the area. Considering the number of
guides down there it was obvious nobody did much better
than we did. The first week I was down in Florida I
kept the boat in Sarasota and we only saw a few Tarpon
on the beaches there all week. It was the offshore
boat races on the fourth and the boating traffic was
very heavy. It was kind of cool to meet Jonathan from
the Deadliest Catch TV show as they had a boat entered
in the boat races. We fished both spin and fly and the
new 40 gallon live well I put in the boat worked real
good. We kept Crabs alive for two weeks straight.
When we were throwing flys at them we did it in style.
Chad from One by One custom rods sent a very cool custom
12 weight along with me. Not only was it beautiful it
cast like a dream but we failed to bend it on a Tarpon.
It will not be long before were heading up to Canada for
the Garden River trip. We
still have a few openings if anybody wants to join us.
6-01-10
Steelhead Alley fishing report
The
phone has been ringing and our fall schedule is stating
to fill up. We have lots of prime openings for
fall steelhead on the alley. We have been fishing a lot
this past month. Locally the smallmouth
fishing has been good on the inland streams, but the
lake run fish on the Erie tribs are all but gone. If you
want to try NE Ohio smallmouth fishing give me a call.
No crowds and awesome scenery await. The trout
fishing in Maryland is still red hot and Mark and Chris
have openings until mid June. The past couple of
weeks we have been hitting big numbers of bows and
browns both nymphing and on drys. There have been
olive caddis and brown drakes and a host of other
hatches last week. One afternoon myself and Chris went
bug hunting and the number and variety of nymphs we
found on the Casselman were impressive. We filled
a cooler with at least 30 different nymphs. We got some
great underwater shots of nymphs in their natural
habitat and I'll get up some pics soon. If your
into big Brook trout, we also have been hitting a
unmentionable in SW Pa for brookies. It's a small stream
but it flows cold and the fish thrive year round in it.
Last week I got a true trophy at 21 inches long and at
least a half dozen of these beauties over 16 inches were
caught that day stripping streamers.
5-05-10
Steelhead alley fishing report
Our
steelhead season has winded down a little quicker than
normal this year. There are still a few drop backs in
the Grand and Conneaut but not enough to make it worth
your time. We have saw quite a few smallmouth in
the lower rivers. Our team of guides have shifted
gears and Mark and Chris have already been
hitting the trout down in Maryland on the North Branch of the
Potomac , the Casselman and Savage rivers.
I have been busting ass getting things around the house
and getting the yard ready for summer. I will be
taking the drift boat down to Maryland next week and
will be joining them.
From what I'm hearing the fish are running big this year
and I can't wait to get down there. Mark still has openings for his Trout School
if anybody is interested give him a call at
724-317-8582.
We will be
trout fishing for the next month then myself and Mark
are heading down to Florida to chase tarpon. We
have lots of openings for this Falls Steelhead runs.
Our guide Travis will start chasing staging fish with
streamers in late September and the rest of the guys
will start taking steelhead trips about October 7th.
Give me a call at 339-565-5457 and we will hook you up
with some of the best steelhead fishing on the
planet..!!
I talked to
Ben our Native
American outfitter up at the
Garden River yesterday.
He told me they had very little snow last winter but it
was a very cold. Sounds like he spent a lot of time at
his cabins ice fishing last winter. Himself and little
Ben have been guiding some steelhead fishermen with
success this spring and they tell me the river is low
right now. The roads weathered the winter well and
he will be ready for our group this fall. The trip is
getting full but there are still spots in the Sept 14th
thru 19th and the Sept 24th thru 29th legs. If you have
been thinking about going, this is a on year in the Pink
Salmon cycle and you will have a blast. Five
nights in camp is just $1250 and all of your meals are
included. Miles and miles of private access and
more fish than you can imagine await our group.
Good
Fishin..!! Don
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4-26-10 Ohio
Steelhead Fishing Report
Finally a
blow out and a little time to catch up on the
website..!! Its going to be at least three or four
days before any of the Ohio big five fish. Only time
will tell if more fish are on the way. It has been a very very busy spring
for us with well over 560 anglers joining us on the
"Alley". It was a great spring for us and I believe our
hard work paid off. (See pictures below) This
morning we arrived at a very muddy Grand River. It
has been raining non-stop all day long. We tried
it for a hour this morning but it was futile in the
brown muddy water. Last night when I left the same
section of stream it was low and clear and FULL of fish.
We pounded them all weekend long. Our team of
guides put well over 150 in the net and everybody was
plain worn out by Sunday evening. We caught a lot of
real quality fish. we had 11 guys from the NKFF Club and
12 more from the Louisville TU. Most of these guys have
been coming with us for years. They got it all
figured out and the work us hard netting fish.
Both clubs are a blast to fish with and this springs
trip produced some real honkers for the Kentucky Boys
AKA. Forigners LOL.. Better get them before there gone.
The bluebells are blooming.. Good Fishin..!! Don
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
New
York
Best Area Bait and
Tackle Shops
Anglers
who travel to the area are in luck. Dan, Eric and
the team at FishUSA
are there for you. They stock what you will
need. Don't waste your money at the marts.
FishUSA will have
your order to you very quickly. They also have a
storefront in Erie Pa. with everything they stock
available there. You can stop there and get
online prices on the spot. Tell them I sent you.
Elk Creek Sports
I
have known Dan Seaman since I started guiding in Pa.
his shop Elk
Creek Sports is open early has licenses, shiners, bait and
everything else the Steelheader needs. He is
located on Rt.5 right at Elk Creek. He keeps his
river
reports page up to date and the info is good.
BAC Bait and
Tackle has Several stores with a great selection of
fly tying materials, bait, tackle, rods, reels and
waders. Located around the Erie Pennsylvania area
Gary and his wife Dot run a great bait shop located on
Rt 5 near Walnut
Creek in PA called
Poor Richards
I have been a customer there since Gary bought the place
many years ago. The prices are good.
The selection is great, with everything you need to
catch fish, fly or spin. They clean fish and will
exchange your fresh caught steelhead for a smoked fish
on the spot. Check them out..!!
Jim runs Folly's End fly shop and campground. Jim
bought the shop a few years ago from my good friend
Larry. Jim has done a great job of keeping the
shop well supplied for steelhead fishermen and done some
nice improvements to the campground. Clyde Murray
has worked at the shop for years. He is a
steelheading icon. Clyde's friendly advise has caused
the demise of countless steelhead. The shop is
located on the banks of Elk Creek in one of the most
productive sections of stream. You can park on the left
side of the driveway going down to the shop. From there
you can access the stream to fish. Please stop in the
shop and let them know though.
Lake Erie
Ultimate Angler
is located
at 3737 west 12th Street in Erie Pa. They are a
Orvis shop that carry's a nice line of upper end fly
fishing equipment 814-833-4040
Barcelona
Market is located just a half mile ease of Chautauqua
Creek on Lake Rd. The have NY fishing licenses,
bait and steelhead tackle.
Appalachian Outfitters
Appalachian Outfitters is located at 60 Kendall Park
Rd in Penninsula Ohio. They are a full service
outdoor shop with a nice fly fishing department.
Harpersfield
Bait and Tackle
Harpersfield
Bait and Tackle is located in the Ashtabula county
metro-park at the Harpersfield Dam. They are open
seasonably and they have Bait, Tackle, Snacks, and flies
tied by local tiers. Give Joe a call at 440-983-9500 for
more info
Stop in
and see Frank at TMF Orvis if your ever near Ravenna
Ohio. Frank is about as good natured and friendly
as anybody you will ever meet. He runs a very neat
and tidy shop that has a great selection of fly fishing
gear for the steelheader, trout fisherman or saltwater
angler. His fly tying material
selection is great. They also have lots of quality
rods and reels.
KMD Tackle
Located
at 263 Liberty st in Painsville Ohio. Minutes from some
of the best stretches of the Grand River. Kevin
has the best fly fishing selection in the area.
Chagrin River Bait
and Tackle
Cat
Bill Goble is a seasoned veteran Erie charter Capt. who
runs trips on his nice 30 foot Baha the
"No Woes". Bill also owns
Chagrin River Bait
and tackle located at 140 forest dr. in Eastlake
Ohio. They sell fishing licenses, bait, and
steelhead tackle. Bill closes up for a few months
in the winter but he offers fish cleaning during the
summer. His BBQ Ribs and Fish dinners are a big hit with
the locals. They open at 6:00 am most mornings 440-942-9716
Dan
Pribanic owns
Chagrin
River outfitters located at 100 North Main Street in
Chagrin Falls Ohio 44022. They are a full service fly
shop and they have one of the areas best selections of
Steelhead Alley fly gear. Give Dan a call at
440-247-7110
Erie Shore General
Store
Some bait
and tackle located in Eastlake Ohio 440-942-3470
Karran Shop
Karan Shop
has bait and steelhead tackle plus a selection of Lake
Erie Tackle. Located at 413
South Ridge Geneva, Ohio (440) 466-3561
Neshannock Creek Fly
Shop is located on a nice trout stream about an hour
or so south of Erie they have a great fly fishing
selection
Erie Outfitters
Craig Lewis runs
Erie Outfitters
Located in Sheffield Lake Ohio. They have a great
selection for the steelheader as well as lake fishermen.
There is a nice launch down the street that puts you about 6
miles from the sandbar. A lake Erie fishing hot spot in
recent years. Erie outfitters has shiners, bait and
licenses.
Gone Fishing Bait
and Tackle
Bill
Laughard owns Gone fishing Bait and tackle at 1027
Munroe Falls ave in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio. The word
is out on the steelhead runs the Cuyahoga has been
getting the past couple of years. Plus it has some great
bass and pike fishing. Bill knows the river well
and he knows where they are biting. 330-945-4590
Snug Harbor Bait
and Tackle
Jack owns
Snug Harbor Bait and tackle located at 1021 Broad Street
in Conneaut Ohio. The shop sits on the bluff looking
over the mouth of Conneaut creek and the Harbor. I'm in
his shop daily in the summer because in my opinion
Conneaut is the best fishing port on lake Erie. The
perch fishing is consistent all summer and fall and the
walleye fishery peaks in July and August. Snug Harbor
has the right bait, tackle, and advise to make your trip
a success. they also clean fish. Jack also maintains a
river report line call 440-593-3755
StudioEoutdoors
Online
store carrying a variety of fly tying supplies at
discount prices.
CustomFishingTackle.com
John
DeMartino owns the online store CustomFishingTackle.com
out of Rochester NY. He is a Great Lakes pioneer
of using Centerpins for steelhead. He also builds
custom Rods and sells a wide selection of gear for the
centerpin enthusiast online
Area Camp Grounds
Open year round
Jim and Clyde at
Folly's End have a great fly shop on site
at their riverfront campground. You can access one of the best sections of Elk
Creek from their campground. They offer daily stream parking and camping.
As well as seasonal camping. If your near Elk Creek stop in. They will hook
you up.
Uncle
John's Elk Creek Campground is located right on the
stream near the mouth of Elk Creek. Fishing is
very good on their property. John is a great guy
and he let me hold my Boy Scout Merit Badge Classes in
one of his cabins for free. The cabins are for
rent they are new and are very nice. The showers
and restrooms are great The place is always clean and
well kept. It is very angler friendly. He offers
daily stream front parking for a small fee.
Indian Creek
Campground Geneva Oh Phone 440-466-8191
Best Area Chow
Cleveland
If you
can' find something you like to eat in Cleveland
your in trouble. I'm not going to waste your time
trying to list hotels or restaurants in the Cleveland or
the burbs.
Mentor
Bravo! Cucina
Italiana
7787
Reynolds Road Mentor 440-946-2090
Willoughby
Willoughby
Brewing Company
4057 Erie Street Willoughby Try the Cheddar Ale Soup..!!
Painsville
Pickle Bills
101 River Street Grand River is located on the water
and is a locals favorite for Crab Legs, Prime Rib and
Shrimp. I highly recommend them. 440-352-6343
Brennans
Fish House
102 River
Street Grand River Excellent fresh fish and seafood
440-354-9785
Geneva
Best
Friends Restaurant Located right at Exit #218 Good
Breakfast and reasonable prices. 440-466-0041
Chops is
located right at Exit #218 On Rt 534. They have a
nice dinner menu and serve some local wines
Ferrante
Winery is my favorite place. Don't wear your
waders. Good Italian food. Meals are $10-$20.
Located 5 minutes from Exit #218 call 440-466-8466
Ashtabula
Crows
Nest Restaurant Follow Rt 11 north and you will dead end
in their parking lot. Good choices lots of selections
reasonable prices. The monster bowl of Chili will
warm you up. 440-964-2696
Briquettes
Smokehouse
in Historic downtown Ashtabula harbor 440-964-2273
Conneaut
Beef and
Beer Great food for the money. Home cooked meals.
Daily specials, Hearty burgers. Bottled beer your
real likely to run into one of us there. They Even have
a fish tank table. Located Right at I-90 Exit #241 Right
near the state line.
440.593.3667
Biscotti's Restaurant 186 Park Ave Conneaut
Local favorite Pizza and Italian food Call 440-593-6766
Fairview
Pa
Crowleys
is just 2 1/2 miles south of I-90 on Rt 18. Great food
but don't wear your waders. They have a grill in the
center of the place and you can cook your own steaks if
you want. Call 814-774-8450
Avonia Pa
It's hard
for me to drive by Avonia Tavern Just West of Walnut
Creek on Rt 5. Great Wings and Burgers all the food is
great and they have reasonable prices.
Erie Pa
Teresa's Deli
is located at 5360 West Lake Rd. Just a short
drive from walnut creek. The subs are fantastic
and a big hit with the area fishermen all 814-833-6913
Follow
I-90 to Peach Street and there are a lot of choices.
Quaker steak and lube wings are a local favorite.
Or jump on I-79 North to Mill Creek Mall. All the
big chains are in town.
NorthEast
Pa
Lighthouse Inn 3704 East Lake Rd is our favorite over
that way. 814-899-9300
Plummers is
located East of 20 mile Creek on Lake Rd just across the
NY state line. They have good burgers and cold
beer
STEELHEAD ALLEY Motels
Comfort Inn Exit #241 Rt 45
Austinburg Ohio is the home of our Spring Steelhead School and offers convenient
lodging for guests fishing Eastern Ohio. 440-275-2711
The Green Roof Inn is located Just
2 miles south of I-90 on rt 18 they are close to the action and very fishermen
friendly. Gene tells me the rooms are very clean. They have reports
on their web site.
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