And so are the rivers, filled with fishermen and steelhead. The spring run in northeast Ohio is peaking and fishermen are flocking from all over to get their share of chrome. In the last week there have been license plates from Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York occupying spaces in various parks. All in the pursuit of steelhead. And, they have been rewarded.
There’s chrome everywhere. Fast, shallow water right now holds a good share of steelhead, as the spawning urge has taken over. Dropbacks, those fish that have completed spawning and are making their way back to Lake Erie, can be found in the deeper, slower pools. Steelheaders, either by themselves or with the help of a guide, have been enjoying multiple fish days, many in double digits. Get them while you can. In about a month it will be over.
Teamwork at its best. Two guide-client teams work a section of the Grand River.
Minutes after this photo was taken two other fishermen filled in the water between them.
Space is at a premium this time of the year.
This hen put up a good fight but the rigors of spawning took a lot out of her.
The scars prove it.
One of the nice things about April is that smallmouth bass start to show up in the rivers. Fish for steelhead in the first full month of Spring and there’s a good chance you will hook into a big, lake run smallie. If you catch one this time of year you are in for a treat, as a lake run smallmouth bass will fight just as hard as a feisty steelhead.
Hard fighting, lake run. smallmouth bass can be caught this time of the year.
Right now, there’s no better time to catch your personal best metal, whether it is chrome or bronze.
Go out and fool a fish!
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