Ohio fly fishing    fly fishing internet resource guide
Categories

Ohio  fly fishingHome  >   Destinations   >  Ohio

TotalFlyFishing.com is a site dedicated to helping anglers find fly fishing information on the internet. We catalog good fly fishing sites in an effort to bring anglers the most fly fishing information on the internet, including a database of fly patterns, state fishing reports, and regional fly fishing information sorted by state.
 
  jump to:  articles/overviews   boatramps   guides   hatch charts   maps   reports   stream flows   forums   fly shops   

Ohio Fly Fishing Articles
About the Brookville Tailwaters
Several years ago I started fishing the Brookville tailwaters.  
www.buckeyeflyfishers.com/Brookville/about_the_brookville_tailwaters
.htm
Akron-Area Largemouths
Ohio's District Three fisheries biologists are working hard to create trophy-class bass waters for northeast-region anglers -- and their program seems to be working.  
www.ohiogameandfish.com/oh_aa044004a
Brookville Tailwaters overview
from www.mvff.us  
mvff.tripod.com/Brookville.htm
Buckeye Sportsman
Dan Armitage is the state’s best-known outdoor writer...  
www.buckeyesportsman.com
Buckeye United Fly Fishers Cininnati, Ohio
fly fishing resource for, fly tying, fly fishing trips, fly fishing news, warm water fishing, trout fishing, for Cincinnati Ohio and the midwest.  
www.buckeyeflyfishers.com
Central Ohio Fly Fishers  
www.centralohioflyfishers.org
Chagrin River Access Points  
www.dnr.state.oh.us/watercraft/boat/rivers/chagrin.html
Chagrin River Salmon Assoc.  
www.great-lakes.org/oh/clubprofiles.html#crsa
Chagrin River's dams are best for metalheads  
digstream.go.com/outdoors/fishing/s/f_map_OH_chagrin_river.html
Conneaut Creek
Conneaut Creek is a quality steelhead fishery flowing through Pennsylvania and eventually into Lake Erie in Conneaut, Ohio.  
www.flyfishingconnection.com/conneauterie.html
Conneaut Creek Access Points  
www.dnr.state.oh.us/watercraft/boat/rivers/conneaut.html
Creating Steelhead Alley
By Rick Kustich  
www.flyshop.com/midwest/rksteelheadalley
Early Season Bronzebacks
By Steven Flint  
www.theohiosmallmouthalliance.org/Articles/Early%20Season%20Bronze.h
tm
East Fork of the Miami River  
home.att.net/~jorgeddr/efriver/index.htm
Erie Bay Bassers  
eriebaybassers.tripod.com
Fall steelhead in Erie's Tribs
Septembers cool rains start to trigger the biological clocks of the thousands of steelhead stacked up at the mouths of our rivers.  
www.fisherie.com/dfishinfool/Fallsteelheading.html
Federation of Fly Fishers Ohio Sub-Council
At their quarterly meeting on October 18, 2003, the Federation of Fly Fishers Great Lakes Council (FFF/GLC) established the Ohio Sub Council (OSC) to represent the FFF/GLC Clubs in Ohio and FFF clubs  
www.ohiofff.org
Fishconneaut.com.  
www.fishconneaut.com/index.htm
Fly Fishing for Ohio Steelhead
from www.ontheflyoutfitters.com  
www.ontheflyoutfitters.com/ST_OH_steelheading.htm
Fly Fishing for Small Mouth Bass
By Jeff Aufdencamp  
www.smallmouth.org/OhioFlyFishing.html
Fly Fishing for Small Mouth Bass  
www.smallmouth.org/OhioFlyFishing.html
Fly Fishing For Smallies
By Jeff Aufdencamp  
www.theohiosmallmouthalliance.org/Articles/FLY%20FISHING%20FOR%20SMA
LLIES%20101.htm
Flyin' for Ohio Smallmouth
by Gerald Darkes  
www.flyfishamerica.com/ArticlesReports/MidAmericaRegion/Mid-America(
MW)/MWDarkes98MJ/MWDarkes98MJ.html
Gofishohio
Sport fishing in Ohio  
www.gofishohio.com
Goodyear Hunting Fishing Club  
www.great-lakes.org/oh/clubprofiles.html#ghfc
Great lakes Steelhead  
www.flymartonline.com/article151.html
Great Miami River
by Jeff Clark  
www.flyfishamerica.com/ArticlesReports/MidAmericaRegion/Mid-America(
MW)/MWClark99F/MWClark99F.html
Great Miami River overview
from www.mvff.us  
mvff.tripod.com/Great_miami.htm
Hook, Line and Steelhead
It was twilight on Elk Creek and in dusky shadows you could see dim shapes of the two anglers a few dozen yards upstream.  
www.ohiosteelheaders.com/Articles_Hook.htm
Hybrid Striped Bass: Ohio's Other Bass  
www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/Feature/FishF/hyb_stripedbass_04.htm
If the Water is Cloudy, it’s Clearly Time to Fish
www.ohiosteelheaders.com/  
www.ohiosteelheaders.com/articles_water_is_cloudy.htm
In Search of Silver Bullets: Steelhead trout in Ohio  
www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/Feature/FishF/steelhead102303.htm
Lake-Link.com
One of The Midwest's largest sites dedicated to fishing - providing fishing reports, topographical maps, a lake database, message boards, articles, fishing tips and tactics, moon charts, etc  
oh.lake-link.com/index.cfm?
Little Beaver Creek smallies top 15 inches  
espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/s/f_map_04_OH_Little_Beaver.html
Mad Men Chapter of Trout Unlimited  
www.tumadmen.org/index.html
Mad River
Jorge Villares  
home.att.net/~jorgeddr/madriver.htm
Mad River Flies
from Mad River TU  
www.tumadmen.org/Flies/flies.html
Mad River overview  
mvff.tripod.com/Mad_river.htm
Mad River reports
from Mad River TU  
www.tumadmen.org/Stream_Reports/stream_reports.html
Mad River TU newsletter  
www.tumadmen.org/newsletter/newsletter.html
May best month for Rocky Fork Lake bassin'  
espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/s/f_map_04_OH_RockyFork_Lake.html
Miami Valley FlyFishers
Dedicated to the improvement and preservation of fly fishing in Ohio  
www.mvff.us
Mohican Fly Fishers Club  
members.aol.com/flytie111/mohican/mo4.htm
Mysis Shrimp - For Great Lakes Steelhead  
www.flymartonline.com/article109.html
North Coast Fly Fishers
North Coast Fly Fishers (NCFF) Premier Fly Fishing & Fly Tying Club in Northern Ohio  
ncff.net/
ODNR-Ohio Division of Wildlife
Ohio Division of Wildlife  
www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/default.htm
Ohio Bank Fishing
Ohio Bank Fishing  
www.geocities.com/ohiobankfishing
Ohio Central Basin Steelheaders
Fishing Clubs raise many of our walleye and salmon for release throughout the Great Lakes come from ponds maintained by fishing clubs boasting better returns than state hatcheries can!  
www.great-lakes.org/oh/clubprofiles.html
Ohio Fishermen
Ohio Fishermen.com offers a wealth of information with emphasis on Ohio Muskie, Steelhead, and walleye fishing. Pages include photos, tips, editorial, a forum, and much more.  
www.ohiofishermen.com
Ohio Smallmouth Alliance
ohio chapter of the Smallmouth Alliance  
www.theohiosmallmouthalliance.org
Ohio Steelhead Fishing  
www.flymartonline.com/article106.html
Ohio Steelhead on a Fly
by Gerald Darkes  
www.flyfishamerica.com/ArticlesReports/MidAmericaRegion/Mid-America(
MW)/MWDarkes98JF/MWDarkes98JF.html
Ohio's 2004 Lake Erie Forecast
Ohio's top fisheries biologists are optimistic about the opportunities for anglers on Lake Erie in 2004.  
www.ohiogameandfish.com/oh_aa053904a
Ohios Hottest August Muskie Lakes
If you  
www.ohiogameandfish.com/oh_aa084004a
Our States Best Bass Fishing
Here's a look at what's coming up in 2004 for Buckeye State bass anglers.  
www.ohiogameandfish.com/oh_aa033904a
Reflections From The Rivers Edge
by: Les Ober, NCFF  
www.ncff.net/reflections-1.htm
Southern Ohio Muskie Hunters
Southern Ohio Muskie Hunters  
home.fuse.net/rockyfmh/index.html
Steelhead guide  
www.steelheadguide.com
Steelhead Trout Fishing in Ohio  
www.fishconneaut.com/streamfishing.htm
Steelhead trout's eating habits baffling to fisheries biologists
from www.ohiosteelheaders.com/  
www.ohiosteelheaders.com/Article_Eating_habits.htm
Stillwater River overview
from www.mvff.us/  
water.htm
The Ohio Outdoor Experience
formerly Wolf Creek Trout Club  
www.ohiooutdoor.com
The Steelhead Site
Good forum for fishing the Lake Eerie tribs in Ohio  
steelheadsite.com/reports/ohio/
Two Ohio Trout Streams
Flyfisherman.com article about the Clear Fork and Mad River  
www.flyfisherman.com/midwest/rmohio
Western Waterways Offer Good Fishing
We welcome the trout releases in the Vermilion River...  
www.ohiosteelheaders.com/Article_Western_Waterways.htm
Where and how to fish for Great Lakes steelhead
I prefer the larger of the Steelhead Alley drainages.  
www.flyfisherman.com/midwest/rksteelheadalley/index1.html
Winter Steelhead in Erie's Tribs
It's not easy to have constant success while winter steelheading in Ohio and Pennsylvania...  
www.fisherie.com/dfishinfool/WinterSteelheading.html
Young fish found frequenting the Flats
The five-mile industrial section of the Cuyahoga River in downtown Cleveland is supporting young fish, much to the surprise of researchers.  
www.ohiosteelheaders.com/Articles_Fish_In_Cuyahoga.htm

Ohio Fly Fishing Boat ramps
River Acess Ohio  
www.ohiodnr.com/watercraft/boat/nerivers.htm
FishConneaut Discussion Board  
www.fishconneaut.com/discussion.htm

Ohio Fly Fishing Guides
Dfishinfool's Guide Service
Come experience the thrills of steelhead fishing on the world famous "Steelhead Alley"  
www.dfishinfool.com

Ohio Hatch Charts
Guide To Midwest USA Hatches  
globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/mwhatches/index.php
Mad River hatches  
jorgeddr.home.att.net/madhatch.htm

Ohio Fly Fishing Maps
Arcola, Wheeler, & Cowles
Steelhead Trout Fishing Map  
www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/PDF/arcola.pdf
Ashtabula River map
Steelhead Trout Fishing Map  
www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/PDF/ashtabula.pdf
Brookville Tailwaters map
from buckeyeflyfishers.com  
buckeyeflyfishers.com/Brookville/brookville.JPG
Chagrin River Fishing Maps  
www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/PDF/chagrin.pdf
Chagrin River map  
digstream.go.com/outdoors/fishing/f_map_bare_OH_chagrin_river.html
Chagrin River map
PDF  
www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/PDF/chagrin.pdf
Clear Fork Branch of the Mohican
steelhead map  
www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/PDF/Clear%20Fork%20of%20Mohican%20map.p
df
Conneaut Creek  
www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/PDF/conneaut.pdf
Conneaut Creek Fishing Maps  
www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/PDF/conneaut.pdf
Conneaut Creek Map in PA
by Fish Erie  
www.fishusa.com/FishErie/Map2.asp
Euclid Creek  
www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/PDF/arcola.pdf
Mad River maps
from Mad River TU  
www.tumadmen.org/Maps/StRt36ToOldTroy.html
North Chagrin Map  
www.clemetparks.com/pdf/reservations/North_Chagrin.pdf
Ohio lake maps
from Ohio Department of Natural Resources  
www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/Fishing/lakemaps/lmaps.htm
Ohio lake maps  
www.ohiogamefishing.com/index.php?page=lakemap
Ohio lake maps
from gofishohio.com  
www.gofishohio.com/lakemaps
Rocky River  
www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/PDF/arcola.pdf
South Chagrin Map  
www.clemetparks.com/pdf/reservations/South_Chagrin.pdf
Vermillion River map
Erie and Lorain Counties steelhead  
www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/PDF/vermilion.pdf

Ohio Fly Fishing Reports
Brookville Tail Waters
David French is B.U.F.F. s Brookville Tail Waters coordinator.  
buckeyeflyfishers.com/Brookville/brookville.htm
Conneaut reports  
www.fishconneaut.com/fishreport.htm
Lake Erie Fishing Report
from Ohio Department of Natural Resources  
www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/fishing/freport/lakeerieweekly.htm
Lake Erie Steelhead River Reports  
www.steelheadguide.com/River%20Reports.htm
Mad River Report
from www.buckeyeflyfishers.com  
buckeyeflyfishers.com/Mad_River/mad_frame.htm
Ohio Fishing Reports
from www.madriveroutfitters.com  
www.madriveroutfitters.com/fishing%20reports.htm
Ohio reports - includes Mad River and Northeast
from Central Ohio Fly Fishers  
www.centralohioflyfishers.org/Fishing%20reports.htm#NEOhio
Ohio steelhead reports
by Don Dfishinfool Mathews  
www.fisherie.com/dfishinfool/ArticlesList.html
Ohio steelhead reports
from www.steelheadquarters.com  
www.steelheadquarters.com/angler_reports.htm
Ohio Stream Conditions
from Adrien Fly Fishing Outfitters  
www.affo.com/stream_conditions.html
Ohio Stream Reports
The Steelhead Site fly fishing reports for Ohio tributaries to Lake Erie from anglers, guides and DNR sources  
steelheadsite.com/reports/ohio
Steelheadquarters  
www.steelheadquarters.com/weekly_reports.htm
Stream Conditions
Mad River and Little Miami Stream Conditions  
www.affo.com/stream_conditions.html

Ohio Stream Flows
Brookville Tail Waters streamflows  
waterdata.usgs.gov/in/nwis/uv?site_no=03276000
Mad River Water Level
Real-time data for USGS 03267900 Mad River at St Paris Pike at Eagle City OH  
waterdata.usgs.gov/oh/nwis/uv?03267900

Ohio Fly Fishing Forums
Lake Erie Western Basin  
www.fishusa.com/Discussion2/summary.asp?forum=AMB%5FAP455061329
Lake Erie Central Basin  
www.fishusa.com/Discussion2/summary.asp?forum=AMB%5FAP986975934
Lake-Links.com - Ohio forum  
oh.lake-link.com/fishreports/index.cfm?
Mad River Fly Fishers Message Board
Ohio  
mvff.proboards29.com
Ohio Game Fishing forums  
www.ohiogamefishing.com/forums/index.php

Ohio Fly Fishing Shops
Adrien Fly-Fishing Outfitters
7829 Cooper Rd, Cincinnati Ohio 45252; 513 794 1100  
www.affo.com
Delamere & Hopkins (BestGear.com )
2708 Erie Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45208; 1-800-BARBOUR  
www.bestgear.com
Mad River Outfitters Home
813 Bethel Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43214; 888-451-0363  
www.madriveroutfitters.com