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Cohos in the lake have been on fire.. lots of action and sometimes everyone fighting a fish at the same time.. this is a great time for big lake fishing The post September 15th appeared first on Steelhead Hunter Guide Service.

The first day of winter kind of feels like it with below freezing temps and a threat of some snow in the forecast. It’s mostly been a cold month with the exception of a few days as fish are settling into winter mode. Steelhead numbers increased

Some high quality Fishing opportunities are available across the Upper Peninsula region right now. It’s mid summer here and it’s a beautiful time of the season to visit. Atlantic salmon steelhead and resident rainbow trout have been avai

We’re starting up Fly Tying night at Northwest Outfitters for the month of February. These classes will be an introduction to Intermediate level fly tying and take place every Tuesday at 5:00 until 7:00. We will be tying Winter Steelhead swing

OUTLOOK  We are almost at the end of February and the first day of Spring is now under one month away! River anglers should be looking at journals old reports weather forecasts and getting their gear ready. In the next 3 weeks we should see the

Sturgeon fishing on the Willamette continues to be phenomenal. The water temp came up a few degrees last week and set it on fire! On my last trip i had 5 guys in the boat and we landed 19 fish 14 of them were oversize and we had two doubles on oversi

We have been running our charters on the Muskegon and Grand rivers the last few weeks and have been enjoying some very nice winter weather. The Muskegon is at a fairly normal level with very clear water conditions at the present time. We have been ca

Longer days and mild temperatures have steelhead on most angler’s minds. Rivers like the Manistee and Betsie are still running cold – just under 40 degrees with fluctuations coming from cold overnights sunshine and any leftover snowmelt &

As we enter December anglers will find steelhead throughout local river systems (Manistee and Betsie) and pretty well spread throughout them. Water temps are hovering around 40 degrees but after some cold nights the smaller rivers tend to drop temps

Steelhead season is in full swing on the big river.. We have been catching some nice fish. Mostly running spawn on bottom (drift fishing) but the floats should take off here pretty soon.. The post October 18th appeared first on Steelhead Hunter Guid

RESEARCHERS in Oregon are looking aty ways to raise hatchery trout which are more like wild trout to survive better in nature. The Oregon State University study found hatchery steelhead have offspring that are good at gaining size under hatchery cond

OUTLOOK  Things are looking up.  The weather looks great for the weekend.  Snow is melting in the upper reaches of river systems and with dry weather we might see the Vedder/Chilliwack come into shape.  T

On Friday December 6  2019 the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will consider a proposal for the release of all wild steelhead in southwest Oregon during the 2020 season and we need your support! Implementing catch and release regul

Despite the relatively mild winter we have had the steelhead fishing is about where it should be for this time of year. The sun has been shining a bit more lately bumping the water temperature into the upper 30s on the Manistee and into the 40s on sm

We are offering a shortened half day trip on our local waters for trout and steelhead September 25-November 30th. The cost of the trip is $375. The trip includes guided fishing and equipment for one or two anglers. The trip … Continue reading &

In this video Jay Nicholas ties a summer fly effective for swinging skating and fishing for summer steelhead. The river muddler is a fly effective on western rivers such as the Umpqua Rogue and the D. Watching this fly get … Continue reading &#

We have been on the water every day that weather has allowed chasing cold & warm water species! Typical Hazy Hot & Humid summer weather has moved into the Northeast but that hasn't slowed the fishing! We

Saturday December 14th I will be in the shop and will tie and answer questions about steelhead fly tying using Pro Sportfisher products. Aquaflies and flies tied with Aquaflies shanks and hooks. Traditional steelhead flies tied on hooks. I

Significant rains after the last fishing report brought the Manistee and Betsie River levels up quite a bit and added some color which encouraged steelhead to migrate upstream. Since then the water levels have fallen pretty much back to normal levels

From The Conservation Angler Compelling commentary on the Columbia River’s Wild Steelhead Crisis from Rich Simms co-founder of the Wild Steelhead Coalition. Read it HERE. Dean Finnerty Director of Trout Unlimited’s Wild Steelheaders Unite