For many anglers, the arrival of winter ushers in a season of rest and recovery. But for those of us who pursue steelhead, winter is not the time for taking a break. It’s a time to spend long days on ...
Steelhead trout are not supposed to actively feed after they start their fresh-water spawning runs. So why do they strike our flies? And why are egg patterns as effective as they are?
When steelhead season opens Saturday on Wisconsin's lower Brule River, it's safe to say a lot of anglers will be drifting bits of colored yarn or marble-sized bags of spawn. Those techniques are ...
I’m starting to think I should carry a box of “come back” flies, patterns for when a steelhead pecks or follows but doesn’t commit. Tom Larimer tied the Brazilian for the Deschutes, but it has paid ...
Steelhead trout fishing is constantly evolving around Northeast Ohio. The biggest change in recent years has been an explosion of fly fishing and the creation of locally tied flies designed ...