Chagrin Steelies with Nick

Decided to head out this morning to the Chagrin to try our luck on the steelhead. Conditions looked great for a promising day. Didn't get as early of a start as I had wanted, but sometimes that warm bed is tough to get out of. Roused Nick up at 7 or so, grabbed a couple cups of coffee, and headed North. It was a tough decision. There are a lot of great steelhead waters in NE Ohio, but we decided on "Ol' Faithful". We've almost always caught fish in that part of the Chagrin. Easy access, decent amount of room, even if there are a few other anglers there. We got in the water just before 10AM.

As is more and more the case, Nick got the first fish. Click PLAY on the video above and you'll see the fight. It was a good 6+ pound hen steelie and she took a white Mini-Foo tipped with a few maggots. Fish was released to fight again.

I hooked into one a few casts later, but a BIG jump and it was gone... And I was left fishless for the day. Had a few other bites, but no catches. Oh well, that's why they call it fishing and not catching!

I like these trips with Nick. He's grown into a real good fisherman in his short 11 years. Looking forward to many more.

Tonight, starting at 12:01AM the 2009 Fish Crazy Fall Walleye Derby starts! Three weeks of intense walleye fishing action. I'm fishing with Walt again and hopefully all the luck wasn't used up in the Spring. Should be a lot of fun, if the fish cooperate!!!

Anyway, I'll report how that goes and anything else that comes up. I'll be back on the radio next week, hopefully, with Reno and who knows, we may expand our outdoors media coverage.... More on that later.

Off to gas up the truck and sharpen some hooks. Talk soon.

I'm Carl "Big Daddy" Bachtel and I'll see you on the water.