Apple Creek Stocking and Fly Fishing Clinics
Article by Skip Nault On Saturday morning, October 14, 2017, more than 3 dozen Chapter members and their friends gathered at Grosjean Park in Wooster to stock over 450 rainbow,…
Fly fishing the Upper Clear Fork River for Brown Trout
“Fly Fishing the upper Clear Fork River for brown trout: where, when and how.” By Dave Radomski, presented at the 5/11/15 CFRTU chapter meeting. Dave noted that he is not…
Guide Tips and Tricks
Fly fishing Lake Erie tributaries for steelhead by Jeff Liskay UNDERSTANDING STEELHEAD BIOLOGY When steelhead trout enter tributary streams from Lake Erie in the fall and spring, they go through…
Importance of Temperature in Locating Steelhead in Lake Erie Tributary Streams
Adapted by Randy Rowe from an article by John Nagy (http://www.johnnagysteelheadguide.com/2010/08/locating-tributary-steelhead-using.html) March 29, 2018 Being aware of water temperature can be very helpful in locating and targeting steelhead in Lake…
Macroinvertebrate Survey of Apple Creek
Article by Skip Nault Spotted Caddis Larva, Hydropsyche species, collected from Apple Creek, photo by Paul Swarmer. IN JUNE AND LATER IN NOVEMBER of 2012, the Clear Fork River Chapter…
Partial summary of Division of Wildlife Brown Trout Program, 2017
Trout Program Overview: Hatchery Production Kevin Kayle (Fish Hatchery Program Administrator) Update 1/28/21 from Kevin Kayle. Brown Trout are no longer stocked in the lower Clear Fork River, rather put…
Steelhead Fishery in Ohio Lake Erie Tributaries Better Than Ever!
Kevin Kayle, Fish Biology Supervisor, Fairport Harbor Fish Unit, ODNR Division of Wildlife, Fairport Harbor OH Steelhead were first stocked in Lake Erie in the 1880’s from the McCloud River…
The Brown Trout Research Program in Ohio – Assessing Survival, Growth and Movement
Dr. Joe Conroy, Fisheries Biologist, Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, Inland Fisheries Research Unit, Hebron OH Presented to the Clear Fork Chapter, Trout Unlimited – May 14,…
Trout in the Classroom
In 2017 the chapter sponsored 6 schools, as well as the Pleasant Hill Lake welcome center in participating in the Trout in the Classroom (TIC) program. The Pleasant Hill Lake…