Cabin Fever in Full Effect
As anglers sit here on this last day of January, the cabin
fever is beginning to set in. Steelhead
Alley regional weather patterns have varied from one extreme to another this
month. Last week we set some records for
cold, while yesterday we set a record for heat. Frigid evening temperatures locked up the
streams across the alley last week, but the upper 60 degree weather on
Wednesday has thawed out the ice in the rivers and melted the snow on the ground. This has caused the river flows to shoot up.
Either way you slice it, the cold weather last week made it
difficult for anglers to chase the fish, flicking ice from their guides and
fighting the windburn on the face. With
the rising river flows due to the recent snow melt, we wait for the weather to stabilize
so that we can get out there and get onto some fishable conditions.
Tis the season to look for other ways to occupy the time
that is typically spent streamside.
There are seminars and expo’s to attend, fly boxes to fill, YouTube
videos to watch and learn a new trick, and Facebook to pass the time with
fellow anglers.
If you haven’t already,
the party is started over at the
Team SAA Facebook Group.
If you aren’t there, you are missing the
party.
With my adventure down this switch rod path, most of my time
has been spent with learning to tie my own flies.
Chagrin River Outfitters in Chagrin Falls has
all the goodies for tying the streamer patterns I have been stocking up
on.
When it comes to learning a thing or
two, here in Steelhead Alley a lot of area anglers have been participating in
not only Steelhead Alley Angler, but also on the
Ohio Fly Fishing group page on
Facebook.
With Social Media becoming so
popular, this is a great way to connect with anglers of all experience
levels.
As a relatively new angler to
the world of fly fishing, social media such as Facebook and the groups within
have been helping me with my learning curve.
Team SAA has their Meet and Greet on February 19
th
at
Chagrin River Outfitters and we are looking forward to putting faces to
names.
Bob and I have been video
conferencing weekly and brainstorming some new ideas to bring to our loyal
followers new content in ways never done here in Steelhead Alley.
Stay tuned for details!
Keep your eyes peeled as we are going to make
some great things happen!
Mario found some Chrome!
Justin found Chrome!
Fabian found Chrome!
Until Next Time…
Fish Hard…Fish Often…
