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The rainbow trout is a species of salmonid native to tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead is a sea-run rainbow trout (anadromous) usually returning to freshwater to spawn after two to three years at sea; rainbow

                         ( Master Muskegon River guide associate and friend: Jon Fortuna one of the fishy-est dudes I know with THE most perfect brownie I have ever seen!- a true massi

Steelhead fishing on the Columbia River is one of the best ways to spend a June or July day. We've already been out on the water in May and the early steelhead are beautiful. There's lots of fishing to be done in the next 2 months!

( look for this cover girl Jess Delorenzo from PA  to be on the cover of the new issue of Fly Fisherman that will be out this week! Jess caught this beauty with me guiding her last December in the pool right in front of the lodge and my Icy Ste

Early spring is all about loving those warm afternoons on a trout stream and looking for surface rising activity. As steelhead and rainbows are pounding gravel and procreating   the greatest of all finicky predators: Salmo trutta/ browns are on

We've been taking advantage of some sunny March days to get out Winter Steelhead fishing on the Lewis River. This scenic river is only about a 30 minute drive from the Portland and provides some good salmon and steelhead opportunities throughou

The inlets and beaches of Puget Sound are some of the only places in the world that you can cast to Wild Coastal Cutthroat Trout in the saltwater. Like their steelhead cousins they spawn in freshwater and return to feed in saltwater. Unlike steelhea

  Coming in the winter issue of Hallowed Waters Journal... Cold Steel Dreaming-An Obsessive Winter Steelheader's Manifesto. The complete Zen bible and passion on this brutal winter game that is a cult gig where endurance karma obsessive/com

                                           ( My personal best  20+ this spring on my CDC dry during the early black stonefly hatch on

Oregon and Washington fishing Guides Offers some great fishing opportunities. Salmon Sturgeon Steelhead and Walleye Here are few different species that I target on the Columbia river out of Oregon and Washington. Chinook Salmon is one of the most so

                                           ( Master steelheader Chris Desmond from Chicago with one of two absolute beasts of mint chrome f

Current and upcoming fishing opportunities: Summer Chinook fishing is open July 1 - July 31, 2022 from the Astoria-Megler Bridge upstream to Bonneville Dam, and June 16 - July 31, 2022 from Bonneville Dam upstream to the Hwy 395 Bridge. See regul

The Outcast is in the water and fishing has been good. We have been catching mostly coho salmon with some kings and steelhead mixed in. If your looking to catch numbers or maybe even your limit now is a great time to book a charter out of Port Washin

We are now heading into peak week for salmon on the Big Manistee River. Lots and lots of salmon everywhere on the Big Manistee River. Good numbers of larger King Salmon this season with a decent amount of Coho as well.. Much larger average size this

                                ( My  'ground zero' genetic prize: a crown German princess!- a true aristocratic beauty from its Black Forest generational b

Manistee River Salmon Fishing – Tippy Dam Recreational Area Salmon fishing is in full swing now with good numbers of Kings on gravel visible spawning fish.  Lots of both Coho Salmon Chinook Salmon Fall Steelhead King Salmon and Lake Trout

As the photo-period of day light gets longer the signal for new life is on! Chinook/Coho /Atlantic salmon and brown /brook trout fry will hatch and it will be 'game on for matching the sac fry  hatch!....salmonid cannibalism at its finest!

With the official start of Spring this week it seems that Winter is making up for some delinquency bringing  us some cooler temps wind and snow. Steelhead fishing continues on the Manistee River below Tippy Dam and Betsie River with water condit

It's go time for Winter Steelheaad in the pacific northwest. Here are a few reminders to help increase your chances of an encounter. The post It’s Winter Steelhead Season first appeared on Connect Outfitters.

Our DNR began planting Coho Salmon Atlantic Salmon and Steelhead in an attempt to add to the already good Walleye and Lake Trout fishing on Lake Huron. We are definitely noticing the benefits of those plants. I have caught as many as 6 different spec