Members Only On-river Seminar 
Important Notice! Location  Has Changed!
The Spring On-river seminar will be held on April 20th, 2008 has been
moved to Daniels Park due to construction at Helen Hazen Wyman Park. Meet at the Pavilion at 8:00 am.

Ken Mantkowski Memorial Handy Cap Fishing Day

 The fishing outing will be held at Cleveland Metroparks Ledge Lake in Hinckley Reservation on Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Cleveland Metroparks will be stocking the lake and treating weeds prior to the event. Get involved in OCBS and volunteer to help out for a few hours. Being a volunteer will benefit you personally and helps those who can not help themselves. The handicapped people really enjoy their fishing experience and they look forward to fishing with OCBS every year. Lunch will be provided.

This year Grand River Tackle has donated $500 and the Cleveland Fishing Association has also donated $200 to sponsor this year's handicapped fishing day. OCBS thanks both for their support.

Grand River Big Fish Contest

The contest ended on March 31, 2008 and the awards picnic was held April 6, 2008 at the Fairport Senior Center. OCBS Member Larry Rice captures 3rd place this year after winning last year's event. The photo is greatly enhanced with the smile of Bruce's daughter, Kelly. The picnic, awards presentations and drawing was a great success all made possible by  Kelly, Bruce and sponsors. Again Grand River Tackle wants to thank those who participated in this years event and the many sponsors who contributed to the raffle.

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Top Row Larry Rice 3rd place winner,  John Wasko second place winner and 1st place goes to Bob Griffin with a 33.5 inch - 15lb steelhead.
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2008 Membership Dues
 2008 membership fees were due January 1, 2008. If you have not renewed please do so now, WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!

OCBS Membership for December 2007
 Current Membership is 276

As always a  special thanks to our new members for caring enough about our steelhead to get involved and by joining OCBS to help insure our steelhead are here today and for future generations. We recognize new members by adding their names to our New Members page.  When a new member attends their first OCBS Membership Meeting we ask that you check-in with Jim Pale, Membership Chairman and/or Tom Blitzer, Vice President so they can introduce you to the attending membership.     see Membership Page 
 

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Free Newsletter Classified Ads for our Members

As a service to our membership, we offer free classified ads in our newsletter for fishing equipment and boats. To place an ad in the newsletter, please send information via email to the newsletter editor Tom Blotzer, at steele2000@oh.rr.com
or call him at (440) 327-7001

 Join Grand River Partners  
Grand River Partners, Inc. has permanently protected over 3000 acres of the Grand River Watershed as an individual organization and has helped to protect over 30,000 acres through what is known as the Grand River Partnership.

OCBS is a member of Grand River Partners and fully supports their conservation efforts. They have been doing an excellent job protecting and preserving these prime steelhead waters. 

OCBS recommends that you consider joining this fine organization and helping them preserve this valuable natural resource for future generations of steelheaders and others who love the spending time along the Grand River. If you would like to become a member of Grand River Partners, Inc. you can visit their website at www.grandriverpartners.org to register and support our efforts
 

Friends of Conneaut Creek - Please Join
OCBS is a member  of Friends of Conneaut Creek and fully supports their conservation efforts. They have made great strides in the preservation of these prime steelhead waters for us to enjoy

Individuals can join the Friends of Conneaut Creek for a tax deductible donation of $15 per year. Join today and show your support of their creek access and conservation efforts. For more information and a membership application go to their web site at www.friendsofconneautcreek.com 

Rocky river Watershed Council
The mission of the Rocky River Watershed Council is to protect, restore, and perpetuate a healthy watershed through public education, watershed planning, communication, and cooperation among stakeholders.

It cost you nothing but your time to participate in this important worthwhile organization. Visit there web site www.myrockyriver.org for
 more details.

  

    Steelheaders News 2008 - 2009 

April 24, 2008 - East side  Membership Meeting

Spearkers: The Western Reserve Land Conservancy will be on hand to tell you what they do. This is a very important group to fisherman and you will want to hear what they have to say. When you visit the former Warner Nurseries property, which straddles U.S. Route 6 in Willoughby Hills, it’s clear why the Chagrin River has been designated a Scenic River by the State of Ohio and you can thank The Western Reserve Land Conservancy for it. click here more

OCBS Fly Tournament Final Results

 Spring Event: Joe Charif photo with a 29"  tournament beauty.

It has been a great year for Dan Kammer after winning the Series Tournament does it again by winning the Spring Tournament. Dan takes 1st place with a two fish total of 57.25". John Rhoades takes 2nd place with 56.5" and Joe Charif captures 3rd with 56".

Overall Fly Tournament Winners:
Ken Harper, alias Spawn Chucker, wins the the overall tournament with a 4-fish total of 112".  Joe Charif takes second place with 109" and  Ron Gryzmala takes third with 106.5".

Congratulations to our winners and everyone who participated in the tournaments. It was a very difficult this year with all of the high water river conditions.    view results     view photos

Spawners Short Video Clip

From your Web Master a short video clip of spawners, with music so be sure to have your sound on. I put the video together for my personal web site. A first for me and I found it to be some what easy to do. The video was capture on a digital camera and created with Windows Movie Maker.   I thought you might enjoy viewing it and maybe you will want to try it yourself.  view video

 OCBS Donates $1000 to Lake Metroparks and $1000 to Cleveland Metroparks

The OCBS board of directors vote to donate $1000 to Lake Metroparks and Cleveland Metroparks for trout stocking. Checks were awarded to Steve Madewell of Lake Metroparks and Mike Durkalec of Cleveland Metroparks at our March membership meeting.

Lake County Metroparks will match the donation and use the money to stock Paine Creek with catchable trout in April. Cleveland Metroparks will use the money to purchase catchable trout for stocking in the Rocky River reservation. Mill stream is Strongsville is a good place to fish for these 12" trout in March and April.

Arnie's Anglers Kids Fishing Derby at Lake Metroparks

The kids fishing event will be held Saturday May 17, 2008 at Veteran's Park in Mentor from 9:00 am - 11:00 am with volunteers asked to arrive by 8:00 am. Kids ages 4-15 are allowed to participate in two brackets 4-9 and 10-15.

OCBS will have a sign up sheet at he April membership meeting for any members who want to help. If you have any questions, please contact Jim Palec. Please show your support for our youth and volunteer a few hours of you time.

Cleveland Metroparks Children's Spring Fishing Derbies

The Cleveland Metroparks Kid's Fishing Derbies will be held on May 5th and 6th as follow:

Saturday, May 3, 2008
Ohio & Erie Canal
Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation
Cuyahoga Hts, OH		 Saturday, May 4, 2008
Wallace Lake
Mill Stream Run Reservation
Berea, OH
 
Fishing Sessions:
Ages 4-8      9:00 am to  12:00 pm
Ages 9 -15   1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
While learning fishing basics, anglers can compete for prizes. Each session begins with a clinic followed by fishing contests with a prize for the largest fish caught. Live bait is provided and there are limited numbers of rods and reels  available for use. Each derby location will be stocked with rainbow trout and channel catfish.

Registration is required at the Registration Tent the day-of the Fishing Derby. For more information
call (440) 331-8017 or (216) 635-3200.

Members who want to help with the Kid's Fishing Derby this year, please contact Joe Moravec at (216) 475-6209 or sign-up at the April membership meeting.

For OCBS Members Only
  On-The-Water, Hands-on Fly Casting Instructions and Demonstrations

For OCBS club members only, member Will Turek of Angling Consulting Services will be giving a on-the-water fly casting demonstrations on Saturday May, 24 2008 at Rocky River South Reservation. Jeff Liskay will also be on hand to assist.  Please See Details

Many are extremely excited about former world fly casting champion and internationally known fly casting instructor, Tim Rajeff, will be visiting Ohio and Western Pennsylvania on June 19 through June 24.  At the peak of his career, Rajeff won the world fly distance championship with a one hand cast of 204 feet and has been the only individual to ever achieve a perfect score of 300 in the American Casting Association’s Accuracy Combination Event.
 See Datails