Day Uno. Chagrin River

We begun our fishing activities yesterday morning. The day was beautiful and the river was even prettier. We traveled down into Gates Mills near River Rd, and Wilson Mills at the North Chagrin Reservation hoping to catch some fish. After last week's rain and cold front we expected another run of steelhead (perhaps one of the last) to come through the Chagrin. But due to the weekend's rain the river seems to be still blown out. The river was a good temperature at 18.6 degrees Celsius, which is about 65 degrees Fahrenheit. The pH level was at a steady 7.6, which is perfectly in the normal range for a freshwater stream. We saw 3 Steelhead swimming among the large boulders in the water. They were quite small (around 6 to 8 inches) maybe in their first or second season. No fish caught though:( The weather is looking okay this week. Showers on Wednesday which, hopefully will not impede our progress too much. We will keep everyone posted throughout the week. Hopefully we'll start hookin' 'em.

-Happy Fishing