Few moments can jazz winter like seeing the chrome flash of a steelhead in a dark and frigid river. Fisherman and writer Bob Butz shares the how-to of steelhead fishing in Northern Michigan. Before I ...
Gather up the gumption and your cold-weather gear and head to Traverse City for winter steelhead fishing on river frontage devoid of the elbow-to-elbow crowds of the spring run. Steelhead can be ...
The best winter steelhead fishing of the season has arrived in some Oregon streams, while the dry conditions have been making fishing more challenging in other places. Here’s a roundup of the best ...
ALTMAR, N.Y. – Like other exhibitors attending the annual Early Bird Sports Expo, which begins its four-day run Thursday at the Bloomsburg Fairground, licensed New York State fishing guide and Lehigh ...
Hope springs eternal in the heart of the winter steelhead fisherman, bless his limited mentality, and it’s a necessary thing to have if you chase a fish which, some say, is a mirage, a figment of an ...
Last week’s heavy rain followed by a stretch of dry weather has improved winter steelhead fishing in Oregon’s rivers. Here’s a breakdown of where anglers are catching the sea-run rainbow trout, which ...
The dark ribbon of water flowed swiftly between snow-covered banks. The gray sky spit forth a few snowflakes as an omen of what was to come. Overhead, bald eagles watched our boat approach down the ...
It’s pretty chilly on Lake Erie right now, but some fishermen are still launching boats from Huron to Cleveland to troll for walleye, with Lorain and Sheffield Lake both hots spots. The Fall Brawl ...
Steelhead are deep into Pennsylvania's Lake Erie tributaries even after a low-water-level fall, just in time for anglers who enjoy fishing in winter when streams are under far less pressure. “This was ...
The “Egg-Sucking Leech” has proven to be a very effective fly pattern for anglers targeting steelhead in the Chautauqua County Lake Erie tributaries. Photo courtesy of FleegersFlies.com The winter ...