The face of a killer
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"Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it; but while I drink, I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its thin current slides away, but eternity remains. I would drink deeper; fish fill the sky, whose bottom is pebbly with stars. I cannot count one. I know not the first letter of the alphabet. I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I was born."
─ Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
Fly Fish Ohio is not a commercial entity. This page exists only to promote fly fishing in Ohio and the Midwest and to serve as a central clearing house of sorts. In this virtual space we'll comment on current trends in fly fishing, as well any other forms of angling that offer good sport. We all fish with a fly rod (sort of...) but are equally apt to pick up a spinning or casting rod as the need arises. In that spirit you will find articles here ranging from technical dry fly fishing for trout to bait-rigging for carp. One thing we are not are snobs. What we share here is a love for the subtle beauty and always surprising richness of the flowing and still waters of the heartland. We hope you enjoy that same sense of wonder as you explore your home waters. Protect your environment. Revel in it. Live in it. Join us. Fly Fish Ohio is a collaborative effort...
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Mark Blauvelt is a deeply disturbed but mostly harmless fishing fanatic. Really. This guy knows every rock on the Mad River (he's President of the Mad Men chapter of Trout Unlimited) and loves to fish for trout. Lately, though, Mark has developed an obsession for catfish. We're not sure if that's good or bad, but he has been observed sitting in the middle of high muddy flows at night mumbling to himself about skipjacks and sliders. Mark is the proprietor of the Flatwater Guide Service. If you want to fish in this geographic region this is the guy who can put you onto fish. Email Mark |
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Joe Cornwall is a misplaced New Englander with an unhealthy obsession for the fly rod and all its accoutrements. An instigator by nature, Joe is the accidental webmaster for Fly Fish Ohio. In fact, this whole mess is his fault. If you're looking for someone to blame, this is the guy. That is, unless your a militant religious extremist who's pissed off about something you read here. Then it's someone else's fault. Probably Jim's. Joe is also a self-proclaimed writer. If you want to know more about his qualifications you can click here - this page will also take you to all the stuff you need to know to hire Joe to be a speaker at your next club meeting or event. Email Joe |
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Jim Stuard is the FF Ohio resident techno-geek. You can tell by the hat. Jim does all the videography and editing of video files and what not. He does this more than he fishes, but he fishes a bit too. Jim is crazed with big fish and small creeks. Exposure to steelheading precipitated permanent damage, so he fits right in with the rest of the FF Ohio team. Jim is a serious woodworking artisan and one day we'll convince him to build a beautiful split cane rod from scratch. Then we'll dare him to catch a steelhead on it. Email Jim |
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Dave Votaw learned to fish on the creeks and streams of Indiana, both north and south. In those pre-spinning rod days, his Dad taught him how to seine that day’s bait and fish it under a float on a fly rod. Those Indiana flows yielded mostly rock bass, sunfish, chubs, shiners, suckers, channel cats, and just often enough a smallmouth bass - an occasion for great praise from Dad. Thus began a life-long pursuit of anything that swims, but especially stream smallmouth bass! The smallmouth hunt has taken Dave to Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Michigan, Ontario, and Quebec. Dave's ready to discuss these adventures anytime. Dave also knows the Latin names of way too many animals, wildflowers and plants. We think he's a scientist of some sort, but we're afraid to ask. Email Dave |
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