Smoky Mountain Trout Trip October 6-9, 2010

Mad River Day Trip, September 17th, 2015 Trip Coordinators is J.R. Jackson Phone 513-253-4031 and e-mail [email protected]

To register for this trip use the BUFF on line registration at (http://www.buckeyeflyfishers.com/tripreg/tripmenu.asp) I need your name, Phone No. and/or cell, and e-mail address. Deadline to register is September 25th, 2015.

Trip Mad River Day Trip We’ll be fishing on the middle and upper sections of Description the Mad River. The middle section (roughly from County Line Rd to Lippincott Rd) is typically good streamer and nymph water and is fairly channelized. The upper river (Lippincott Rd. to West Liberty) is smaller water and will be excellent technical dry fly fishing. This section is much more of a natural spring creek. If there is a section of the river you’d like to learn, please include that information in the comments section of your registration. For those who continue fishing after lunch, we can try to put you on a different section of water than you fished in the morning. The river is stocked and does not have any special regulations. You will likely catch brown and rainbow trout and some warm water species such as rock bass, suckers, etc.

We will make sure that any new fly fishermen or folks new to the area are paired up with someone that has experience with both fly fishing and the area. We encourage folks to travel and fish with at least one partner for safety.

A valid Ohio fishing license is required for this trip.

REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO TEN (10) PERSONS. Lodging This is a day trip and lodging is not needed.

Directions We will meet at the Grimes Field Municipal Airport parking lot: To Meeting Directions: From Cincinnati, take I-75 North toward Dayton. Take I-675 N Place: and follow approximately 24 miles. Take I-70 E toward Columbus and follow for approximately 8 miles. Take US-68 N toward Urbana and follow for approximately 19 miles. Grimes Field is a small airport with a large parking lot located just north of Urbana, on the west side of US-68 (it will be on your left when traveling north). The total distance from downtown Cincinnati to Grimes Field is 95.7 miles and should take roughly 90 minutes.

Schedule Travel to the meeting place to arrive by 8:00 a.m. We will go to the stream from here. As this is a bit of a haul, it is recommended that we carpool. If you need to leave at a certain time, please include that in your registration

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so we can arrange rides accordingly.

Meals Everyone is on their own for meals! You may bring a streamside lunch, or go to one of the several restaurants in Urbana or West Liberty. We will never be more than fifteen minutes away from the businesses in one town or the other. Here are the top six restaurants in Urbana according to TripAdvisor.com: 1. Café Paradiso 13 Monument Sq, 2. Crabill’s 727 Miami St. 3. The Farmer’s Daughter 904 Miami St. 4. Sparky’s Pizzeria 644 Scioto St. 5. Mumford’s Deli 325 N Main St. 6. Airport Café (Grimes Field) There are more restaurants in town.

Registration If interested, please register on the BUFF trips reservation page on the website. Contact me if you have specific questions. REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO TEN (10) PERSONS. Equipment Waders, Rain Jacket, Fishing Hat, Sunglasses, Sunscreen, Landing net, Nippers, Hemostats, Split shot, Strike Indicators, Floatant, Camera, etc. Bring clothing suitable for summer. The weather could be very hot, nice or cold and wet. Afternoons may be sunny and warm. Wading and accessing these streams is relatively easy, but a wading staff can sometimes be helpful, not so much for deep water but for slippery stones. Rods: 4-5 Wt. rods will fish well. Bring two if possible, just in case one gets eaten by a car door or trunk lid. Floating line and 8’-10’ leaders are adequate to fish these streams. Tippets of 5X-7X are recommended. Suggested Flies: Nymphs: in sizes 14 & 18; Bead Head Prince, Gold Ribbed Hares Ear Ear’s, Zebra Nymph’s (down to size 24), Sow Bugs, Scuds, Golden Stonefly, Small Black Stonefly, Caddis Pupa, Copper Johns in copper, green, red, black, etc., midges (down to size 32! Don’t go that small, you probably can’t get it on your tippet.) Streamers: in sizes 6 thru10; Muddler Minnows, Mallard Minnow’s, Black, White or Olive Bead Head Wooly Buggers with flash and rubber legs, Grays White, Girdle Bugs, Bitch

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Creek, Clouser Minnows etc. Dry Flies: in sizes16 thru 24; Parachute Adams, Blue Wing Olive, Elk Hair Caddis, Griffith’s Gnat in size 18-22, midges down to size 24. Soft hackle Wet Flies often work well especially as a dropper beneath a dry fly. Yellow, orange or green are good colors. Terrestrials: Ants, Beetles, Hoppers, Foam Spiders, June Bugs and San Juan Worms. *For those fishing the upper river, terrestrials tend to be the big ticket in late summer/early autumn. A trico spinner fall is also a possibility. Fly Tying Not for this day trip. License To purchase your Ohio Fishing License on line, Visit https://www.oh.wildlifelicense.com/index_hf.php You may also purchase a license on site at these locations: WAL-MART #1239 1840 EAST US ROUTE 36 It is recommended that you get your license before the day of the trip.

Fly shops There are no fly shops in town or nearby. It is best to have what you need with you when you come.

On the drive up/back, you will pass the new Cabela’s store and the Field and Stream store on I-75, and will also pass within a few miles of Matt Parker’s Sugar Creek Fly Shop (aka ReelFlyRod.com), located at: 7635 Wilmington Pike, Sugarcreek, OH 45458

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