Cyber Monday at MRO!

Starts at Midnight Sunday and runs through Midnight Monday! EST

* Any online order over $100.00 gets a $10.00 MRO Gift Card 

* Any online order over $250.00 gets a $25.00 MRO Gift Card

* Any online order over $500.00 gets a $100.00 MRO Gift Card

* Any online order over $1,000 gets a $250.00 MRO Gift Card


Mad River Outfitters Gift Cards can be used for any purchase online or in the shop!

***Please note that NO COUPON code nor anything special needs to be done. We will simply include your Gift Card in your order with instructions on how to use. If you prefer, we can also e-mail you the Gift Card as well for INSTANT use on the website. Just let us know. If we don't hear otherwise we will include the physical card in the shipment of your order.


Other Specials Running Through Cyber Monday

* 25% OFF All Flies- in the shop or online
* 20% OFF All Barbour brand merchandise- no code needed
* 30% OFF All Mad River Outfitters logo merchandise- no code needed
* 30% OFF Most Tenkara brand rods- no code needed
* 40% OFF All Fits Socks- no code needed
* 25% OFF All BUFF products- no code needed
* 25% OFF All Fly Tying Hooks- no code needed


www.madriveroutfitters.com

* always FREE shipping on orders over $25.00
* same day or next day processing and shipping of all orders
* 1-4 days delivery to anywhere in the U.S.
* every item in our shop is on our website and inventory is "real-time"
* exceptional online customer service- we aim to EXCEED your expectations
* a Google Trusted Store

See a better Cyber Monday deal out there? Anywhere?

Contact us.....we'll beat it!

Mad River Outfitters

813 Bethel Rd.

Columbus, Ohio 43214

614-451-0363

www.madriveroutfitters.com

Open Sunday and Sunday Specials

Just a reminder that we are now OPEN from Noon-5:00 p.m. on Sundays through Christmas. We will also be running some "Sunday Specials" each weekend that will apply in the shop or the online store.

* 25% OFF All BUFF Products- Click Here

* 25% OFF All Fly Tying Hooks- Click Here

** These specials for today will also continue through tomorrow as part of the Cyber Monday promotion as well. No coupons or codes needed btw.

Click Here to learn about our "Cyber Monday" promotions which run through Monday at Midnight EST.

Mad River Outfitters

813 Bethel Rd.

Columbus, Ohio 43214

614-451-0363

www.madriveroutfitters.com

It's Small Business Saturday!

Mad River Outfitters is thrilled to be a participant in "Shop Small Saturday"

Earn 2X Rewards by Shopping Small with a registered Amex Card- Click Here for more details

In addition- Mad River Outfitters is offering:


* Any purchase over $100.00 gets a $10.00 MRO Gift Card 

* Any purchase over $250.00 gets a $25.00 MRO Gift Card

* Any purchase over $500.00 gets a $100.00 MRO Gift Card

* Any purchase over $1,000 gets a $250.00 MRO Gift Card


Mad River Outfitters Gift Cards can be used for any purchase online or in the shop!


***Please note that NO COUPON code nor anything special needs to be done. We will simply include your Gift Card in your order with instructions on how to use. If you prefer, we can also e-mail you the Gift Card as well for INSTANT use on the website. Just let us know. If we don't hear otherwise we will include the physical card in the shipment of your order.


Other Specials Running Through Cyber Monday

* 25% OFF All Flies- in the shop or online
* 20% OFF All Barbour brand merchandise- no code needed
* 30% OFF All Mad River Outfitters logo merchandise- no code needed
* 30% OFF Most Tenkara brand rods- no code needed
* 40% OFF All Fits Socks- no code needed


We hope that you will get out, or online and support small businesses in a Big Way!


* please note that this promotion will also run as Cyber Monday for our valued online customers starting at Midnight Sunday and running through Midnight Monday. 


More about Small Business Saturday-


DAY ONE
The first-ever Small Business Saturday took place on Nov 27, 2010. It encouraged people across the country to support small, local businesses.

THE DAY BECAME OFFICIAL
In 2011 the United States Senate unanimously passed a resolution of support for Small Business Saturday. 

EVERY STATE IN THE UNION
From Washington D.C., to Washington State, governors, mayors, and even President Obama championed Small Business Saturday.

NEIGHBORHOODS CELEBRATED THE DAY
The day continued to grow, with more individuals and local organizations
pledging to support the day as Neighborhood Champions.

SMALL BUSINESSES OWNED THE DAY
American Express encouraged small business owners to take 
charge of the day, helping them promote their businesses with free 
personalized ads, which appeared millions of times across the web.

ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Shoppers supported their neighborhood businesses like never before,
continuing to embrace the day as a holiday shopping tradition.

Thank you in advance for supporting a small, family owned business. We truly appreciate your support!

Brian, Andy, Pat, Linda, Ryan, Kevin, Judy, Roger, Dick, Cristina, Josh and Rogue.

Mad River Outfitters

813 Bethel Rd.

Columbus, Ohio 43214

614-451-0363

www.madriveroutfitters.com

Black Friday, Small Biz Saturday and Cyber Monday

 Black Friday begins at 8:00 a.m.

We have alot in store for our friends and valued customers this Holiday season and it kicks off Friday at 8:00 a.m. Most everything detailed here but if you have any questions, don't hesitate to give us a call at the shop.

* 8:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m.- Early Bird Savings-  Most everything in the shop will be at 25% OFF- shop early and save!     *some vendor exceptions will apply- see below

* 10:00 a.m.- 6:30 p.m.- Black Friday Special-  20% OFF one regular priced item and 10% OFF remainder of purchase

Other Specials Running Through Cyber Monday

* 25% OFF All Flies- in the shop or use coupon code: flies for online purchases
* 20% OFF All Barbour brand merchandise- no code needed
* 30% OFF All Mad River Outfitters logo merchandise- no code needed
* 30% OFF Most Tenkara brand rods- no code needed
* 40% OFF All Fits Socks- no code needed


* some brands such as TFO, Sage, Redington, Rio and a few others cannot be advertised at discounted prices and cannot apply to the Sale event. Please call if any questions.

Please remember that if you DO find a better deal out there for Black Friday/Cyber Monday etc.- we will most likely MEET or BEAT the price. Makes it virtually impossible to get a better deal than at Mad River Outfitters.  

* some restrictions of course apply- but we will always do our best to be fair, as long as you do- please see our website for full details

Also remember that we always accept "Coupons" from any of our competitors. We especially LOVE the Orvis offers! Bring them, send them.....we'll take them!!!! 

And then......for our Online Friends-

Starts at Midnight Sunday and runs through Midnight Monday! EST

* Any online order over $100.00 gets a $10.00 MRO Gift Card 

* Any online order over $200.00 gets a $20.00 MRO Gift Card

* Any online order over $500.00 gets a $50.00 MRO Gift Card

Mad River Outfitters Gift Cards can be used for any purchase online or in the shop!


Other Specials Running Through Cyber Monday

* 25% OFF All Flies- in the shop or use coupon code: flies for online purchases
* 20% OFF All Barbour brand merchandise- no code needed
* 30% OFF All Mad River Outfitters logo merchandise- no code needed
* 30% OFF Most Tenkara brand rods- no code needed
* 40% OFF All Fits Socks- no code needed


www.madriveroutfitters.com

* always FREE shipping on orders over $25.00
* same day or next day processing and shipping of all orders
* 1-4 days delivery to anywhere in the U.S.
* every item in our shop is on our website and inventory is "real-time"
* exceptional online customer service- we aim to EXCEED your expectations

* a Google Trusted Store


Other Holiday Events

* Small Business Saturday- Support small, local businesses this Holiday Season!- Click Here for details

* OPEN Sundays- Noon-5:00 p.m.- through Christmas- rumor has it will be running "Sunday Specials" throughout the season!

* Tuesday, December 6th is "Ladies Night"- Join softgoods manager Linda Farner for fun, refresments and savings- Click Here

* Shop Small and Earn 2X Rewards- when you shop at Mad River Outfitters with your American Express Card- Click Here

Thank you for supporting a small, locally owned family business this Holiday Season!

Mad River Outfitters

813 Bethel Rd.

Columbus, Ohio 43214

614-451-0363

admin@madriveroutfitters.com

www.madriveroutfitters.com

Fishing Reports- 11/23/16

* Please remember to call us for more up-to-date or detailed information! These reports are not meant to be your one and only, daily source of information. They are typically general, even seasonal type reports and we currently don't have a set schedule as to when we update. Please, just because we don't update as often as we like, it doesn't mean that we don't care.

There are many different approaches you should take in order to get a good game plan for a trip or a day of fishing. Also remember that things change and these reports are what we know at the time of posting only. Keep in mind that we do express opinions and personal preferences from time-to-time which may be different from yours or what you may read elsewhere. Thanks for checking and don't forget to call us if you need any further information or a more up-to-date report. 614-451-0363

Thanks as always for reading our reports friends. As the weather gets more conducive we should be reporting more regularly....but we need your HELP!

Send any and all reports to admin@madriveroutfitters and we'll do our best to get them up.

In the News

From all of us at Mad River Outfitters!

We are Thankful that you are all friends, customers, and part of the Mad River Outfitters Community.

We hope that you have a wonderful day and we hope to hear from you on this exciting weekend coming up!

Brian, Andy, Pat, Linda, Ryan, Kevin, Judy, Roger, Josh, Cristina, Dick and Rogue

* Somewhat of an abbreviated report here as we are all heading out the door to get the festivities started. We'll try to get more reports up over the weekend.

* Just a reminder that we will be OPEN Sundays through Christmas- Noon- 5 p.m.- rumor has it that we will be running some "Sunday Specials" so please stay tuned.

* Special congrats to Richard Miller from Iowa Falls, Iowa. He was on our Michigan Steelhead Trip last week and scored this BEAST:

Steve and the boys at the Muskegon River Lodge did claim that this was the largest steelhead they had seen in 2016! Glad Richard was able to make the trip!!!

Warmwater

* It does seem that the warmwater bite has slowed down a bit and it's finally time to turn our attention towards Trout and Steelhead.

* We'd love for you to prove us wrong though! Any pics or reports of largemouth, smallmouth or any noteworthy warmwater fish...please send them along.

* Pat has been out chasing Musky a bit but the low water has definitely been a hindrance. He did have a trip last week and had some follows and an eat but no pics yet. We are still looking for this fishing to really turn on here. Stay tuned.

Mad River

USGS Gauge- Urbana

USGS Gauge- St. Paris Pike

Mad River Map

Pretty much the same old report. Low water making fishing challenging to say the least. 

At least the leaves are pretty much down and that should help things, but we are in DIRE need of rain!

The fish that have been caught have been on nymphs. Either try really small, midge type stuff or go big with attractor types and craneflies. No reports of any dry fly activity the past week or so although a warm sunny day could see some midge activity. Especially in the Upper River.

We are still holding out hope that the rain gods will deliver a "Fall Streamer Season" but nothing to report yet.

We do have some folks headed that way this Holiday Weekend and we'll hopefully have something more exciting to report.

Clearfork River

USGS- Upper Clearfork

USGS- Lower/Mohican State Park

Clearfork Map

At least a glimmer of hope on the Clearfork.

They are lowering Pleasant Hill reservoir to winter pool and have been releasing some water out of the dam. The fishing has picked up a bit and the lower stretch is the place to be. The Upper is still pretty low and clear.

Quite a few folks fishing up in the park this week and we have heard of some nice fish being caught. Most reports have been on nymphs and streamers although one angler we spoke to was killing them on egg patterns. No pics though! If you make it up there, we'd love to have some Clearfork pics to share with folks. It's been a while.

Hopefully we'll get some precip here and get both stretches cranking. We are still hoping the best trout fishing of the Fall is yet to come!

Clear Creek

USGS Gauge

Clear Creek Map

Although Clear Creek is still very low and clear, we have had some good reports the past week or so. It may be the best trout fishing in the state right now! Hard to believe but folks are catching some fish.

Nymph fishing has been the way to go. Fishing slow and deep with a variety of flies. Not much dry fly activity at all and still a bit too low to really think about hard-core streamer fishing.

* Please note that the Park will be CLOSED to fishing this coming Monday- Wednesday due to the special "Metro Park Deer Hunt".

Our buddy Rus Barnes sent this pic and note this week:

MRO,

I fished Clear Creek on Friday (11/18) and took 9 trout using dry flies and nymphs. Missed many more.  Was a beautiful day to be on the water. Water is very clear as you can see in the picture.  Trout were all in the 9 to 10 inch range. Talked to 2 other fly fishermen having similar luck. Enjoy the pic.

Rus Barnes

Erie Steelhead

Gauge Links and Maps

Once again, we are looking for the weekend to be busy up on Steelhead Alley.

As you all know, the water is horribly low. We did get a slight bump the past few days but it really didn't amount to much of anything to talk about. We are still in DIRE need of rain throughout the region.

The good news is that the leaves are pretty much down and less of a problem, the past few days especially. The water, or at least what water is there, is starting to "Green Up" a bit which is always a good sign. We have been finding some fish, and decent fish, but working hard to do so. Most fish are being caught under an indicator on the staple eggs and nymphs.

Hopefully this weekend will bring some rain and better reports. We ARE still holding out hope that December is going to be "Steehead Month" around here.

If you get out this weekend, let us know how you are doing. In the meantime, here's a pic of Josh with client Chris Denman on a guide trip yesterday:

Thanks for all the calls this week by the way....and the business. We really appreciate the trust you all put in MRO and MRO's guides. As always, if we haven't put a report up here, FEEL FREE to give us a call. We are always happy to share what we know. (Feedback helps too...let us know how you are doing).

Mad River Outfitters

Fly Shop, Guides, Schools and more!

813 Bethel Rd.

Columbus, Ohio 43214

www.madriveroutfitters.com
www.midwestflyfishingschools.com

614-451-0363

NEW Loon Ergo Fly Tying Tools

We just got finished uploading 47 new items from the Loon Company onto our website. Most exciting though is the new line of "Ergo" tools.

Loon Ergo Bobbin- destined to become a shop favorite!

Click Here to check out the new Loon Ergo Bobbin

Loon Ergo Bodkin- exceptional conrol and accuracy

Click Here to check out the new Loon Ergo Bodkin

Loon Ergo Dubbing Brush- just fits in the hand well and a pleasure to use!

Click Here to check out the new Loon Ergo Dubbing Brush

Loon Gator Grip Dubbing Spinner- one of the best on the market.

Click Here to check out the new Loon Gator Grip Dubbing Spinner

Loon Ergo Scissors- 3 standard sizes- great quality for the price

Click Here to check out the new Loon Ergo Arrow 3.5" Fly Tying Scissors

Click Here to check out the new Loon Ergo All-Purpose 4" Fly Tying Scissors

Click Here to check out the new Loon Ergo Hair 4.5" Fly Tying Scissors

Loon UV Clear Fly Finish- it's all the rage right now. We got them all in stock! 1/2 ounce and 2 ounce sizes.

Click Here for Loon UV Clear Fly Finish Thin

Click Here for Loon UV Clear Fly Finish Thick

Click Here for Loon UV Clear Fly Finish Flow

Click Here for Loon UV Clear Fly Finish Fluorescing

Loon Fluorescing Hard Head Fly Finish- this is probably the one we are MOST excited about. We'll be using this on a ton of our saltwater flies in particular. Gonna be great for poxyback nymphs too!!!

Click Here to check out the Loon Fluorescing Hard Head Fly Finish

New Loon Rogue Hemos and Clamps- pretty much got the whole line of this stuff. Great quality with foam handles.

Click Here to view the full-line of Loon Outdoors products at Mad River Outfitters

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This just happened!

Wow....just wow! This just happened......

Our good friend and customer Richard Miller from Iowa Falls is up in Michigan on our Fall trip to the Muskegon River Lodge. He just bought a new spey rod and was itching to try it out.

Congrats Richard! That's really a fish of a lifetime...and on the swing. Thanks for helping us exceed your expecations which is what we try to do on all of our store trips.

Later in the day update:

 

Our good friend and great customer Scott Dollison posts a solid fish of his own. The Muskegon is treating our Fall group well!!!

 

For more information on booking a trip to the fabulous Muskegon River Lodge- Click Here. We'd love to put you in this photo!!! 

Mad River Travel

Hosted Fly Fishing trips designed to EXCEED your expectations!

614-451-0363

www.madriveroutfitters.com

Fishing Reports- Weekend Update

Quite a bit of feedback this weekend....and with FREE MRO hats on the line we thought we'd better update.

"Hey boys, Large mouth and crappie still biting on Landen  lake and surrounding ponds.  These beauties liked  an olive woolly buggger.  Heading to steelhead ally the week of Thanksgiving for my first try chasing chrome. I hope conditions approve some before then. Planning  to hit the mad on my way up, praying for RAIN, RAIN RAIN." - Bryan O'Maley

**Thanks as always Brian and thanks for including your address in the e-mail. We'll get your MRO lid out early this week.

* Kevin Lang was out today with MRO guide Josh McQueen and scored big! Ohio Pike continues to be HOT. Stop in the shop Kevin and we'll get you that FREE hat we promised.

* Our great friend (24 years?) Mike "Bo" Bowman was out for smallmouth in Central Ohio today and did very well. He doesn't know it but we have access to his phone so we stole this pic (no..we wouldn't). Regardless, he's due an MRO Lid. Stop in the shop Bo and pick one out...we know you'll be in tomorrow!

"Fished about hour in shallow, deep, fast and slow.....then I found them... it was game on thereafter.." -Bo

* No word from Pat on the Musky excursion on Friday. For those of you who know him, that's not a surprise. He doesn't kiss and tell all that much. Hopefully we can get this Musky bite going here in Ohio and really crank things into high gear on the toothy critters. He'll be in the shop tomorrow so watch Social Media in case he has something to report.

And on the Steelhead Front-

* As we stated in Friday's report, a ton of folks were heading up to the Alley this weekend. Even with the fairly dire conditions right now, a few have reported some decent fish. Hopefully we'll have some more to report via Social Media early in the week but here is what we have as of Sunday night.

"Thought I would send you guys a pick of my first Steelhead. caught this beautiful Hen today.  Thanks for the help with the gear."- Bob Wing

* Our pleasure Bob and congrats on your 1st. Welcome to Fly Fishing in Ohio. Stop in this week and pick out a FREE MRO Hat. It's the least we can do.....appreciate the recent support.

* MRO Guide Patrick Campbell was also out the other day and got this beauty. He did although say that he hadn't seen fishing this slow in some time. Again, as stated in Friday's report....WE NEED RAIN!

"She was so much fatter than this picture shows. Made a few nice jumps as well. Covered a lot of water and worked hard for this prize yesterday."- Patrick Campbell

Thanks as always for reading and hopefully we can start writing some more positive reports. Keep the pics coming friends....the FREE Hat deal will run through Thanksgiving!!! Send to admin@madriveroutfitters.com and don't forget to include your address.

Mad River Outfitters

813 Bethel Rd.

Columbus, Ohio 43214

614-451-0363

www.madriveroutfitters.com