OhioOutdoorsman
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I only post this here because I know there are a number or Cleveland/Akron area fisherman who blog here and face the debate of whether to travel 75 minutes to mohican or 90-100 minutes to hit summer trout water in PA. I hadn't fished the clear fork in about a year and reminded myself why I shouldn't fish it again today. I used to fish it all the time. For those that don't know this is one of Ohio's "trout" waters with a fingerling stocking of this top release tailwater fishery with all-tackle, creel limit 2 over 12" regs.
Started in the park, below the damn, the water was low but very muddy, and full of tubers, canoes, and other fly-fisherman. The water is always muddy on the clear fork....kind of ironic. Water 74 degrees, air temp 86. I caught 15 or so sunfish, a smallmouth, and a few suckers on hopper droppers, BHPT nymphing rigs. No hatches. Off and on rain, cloudy.
Then went to the upper clear fork, above the lake. This section has several springs, I took a dunk in one by accident. The water was low and muddy and 69 degrees, air temp 84. Caught one small brown, probably from last falls stocking, and a few chubs on hoppers and ants. No hatches. Stayed till nightfall, hoping for the caddis hatch that sometimes happens. People had moved several large deadfall trees from the water that usually held trout in this section since I last visited.
This stream would be decent if it didn't have siltation, access problems in the upper sections, and had a bottom release dam that was managed for fishing.
So is travelling to PA worth the extra 15-30 minutes of driving each way? Yes, it is.
Started in the park, below the damn, the water was low but very muddy, and full of tubers, canoes, and other fly-fisherman. The water is always muddy on the clear fork....kind of ironic. Water 74 degrees, air temp 86. I caught 15 or so sunfish, a smallmouth, and a few suckers on hopper droppers, BHPT nymphing rigs. No hatches. Off and on rain, cloudy.
Then went to the upper clear fork, above the lake. This section has several springs, I took a dunk in one by accident. The water was low and muddy and 69 degrees, air temp 84. Caught one small brown, probably from last falls stocking, and a few chubs on hoppers and ants. No hatches. Stayed till nightfall, hoping for the caddis hatch that sometimes happens. People had moved several large deadfall trees from the water that usually held trout in this section since I last visited.
This stream would be decent if it didn't have siltation, access problems in the upper sections, and had a bottom release dam that was managed for fishing.
So is travelling to PA worth the extra 15-30 minutes of driving each way? Yes, it is.
