I will be headed to the Youghiogheny River on saturday

 The flows look like they will be easier to fly fish. I will be taking a single hander and a switch rod.

I will have plenty of content to wade through when I get back.

I have never been to the area before.

stay tuned and be well,

Sonder

Swinging Flies in Ohio

 

As the National Park here buzzes with ppl I found the river to be void of people. With the fall colors around here being peak it is busting with peepers!

We are fortunate to have this in our backyards. I had chosen two sections of the hoga to swing flies today.

With the overnight lows being in the 30’s I saw zero reason to be there at the crack of dawn.

This marks the second year they have stocked the river and next year will be the first return of the adults!

I am looking for to seeing more fish in the river, but not more people if I am being honest.

The river was low but had more water in it than most.

I used a simple 2” long bucktail streamer pattern today.

Headed to the river for some water therapy!

Angry Lake Erie Slow-mo!

10.16.2026 Angry Erie!

 

Waving a stick in a river

To help my soul bounce back from the weather from the hurricane weather down on the mountain in West Virginia I choose to go wave a stick in a river on Tuesday.

I recall my youth and want to catch as many fish as I could. I can remember the excitement of the possibility of it.

I can recall the feeling of being so excited to see what adventure lay ahead of me for the day.

Today’s adventure would lead me to explore a few creek mouths that could have fish migrating from the Allegheny River.

I took my 5-weight switch rod and my 6-weight single hander too.

The winds where still an issue today. I watched trout jump out of the river to mock me. That was funny to see. They were in currents that I could not navigate with my fly rod.

After six hours of trying to redefine insanity, it was time to call it a day. No fish were hooked or brought to hand and that was ok for me.