Autumn Color at Mohican State Park

My husband enjoys fly fishing in the Clear Fork River at Mohican State Park in Loudonville Ohio, so we try to make the trip once or twice a year. This year, we hit the fall color at its peak. The weather was spectacular with warmer than normal temps. The downside: it was very windy and as the morning progressed, the river began to fill with fallen leaves, making it hard for the fish to even see the flies. The water level was also very low, making for few deep pools for the fish. My husband did catch one small largemouth bass, however. While his fishing day wasn’t one of his best, I had a wonderful time photographing the bold fall colors. Here are some photos and a video - enjoy! (Click on any image for a larger view.)

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Autumn at Mohican State Park in Ohio

This past week, we visited Mohican State Park in Loudonville, Ohio so my husband could do some fly fishing. The fall color was slightly past peak, but it still made for some lovely photos. We spent most of our time near the covered bridge where my husband fished in the Clear Fork River. Unlike the last time he fished the Clear Fork at Mohican in June, the fishing this time was awful. Based on the river water levels from the day before and the day he fished, it is likely that water was released from the Pleasant Hill Dam. The increase in the water flow often causes the fish to hide. And hide they did!

Despite my husband having a less than successful time fishing, I had a great time taking photos. Here are a few. (Click on any image for a larger view.) A short video is also below.

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Mohican State Park & Pleasant Hill Dam

On June 10, we visited Mohican State Park in Loudonville, Ohio so my husband could do some fishing on the Clear Fork River and so I could take some photos. I captured the usual landmarks – the covered bridge and the Pleasant Hill Dam. There were many great blue herons fishing in the area which seemed to indicate that there were quite a few fish to be had. My husband caught many sunfish and was rewarded by catching his first brown trout. Sadly, while catching that brown trout, his fishing rod broke. Luckily, he brought a backup rod and continued to fish. Right before catching the brown trout I saw movement in the wooded area near the trail to the dam, and was surprised to see an American Mink who posed for a minute for a photo before jumping into the water and swimming away. Here are a few photos from our visit.

(Note: Sadly, two teens drowned in the dam spillway area this past weekend. The water levels were far higher than they were when we fished the area. There are warning signs posted in the area and even when water levels are low, the area directly outside that spillway can be highly dangerous and should be avoided. )

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Mohican State Park Clear Fork River and Gorge

Here is a short video I took at Mohican State Park and the  Clear Fork River and Gorge when we visited the area a few weeks ago. The sound of the flowing water is very calming.


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