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Spring officially has started which typically means cold nights and the promise of warmer days. And Spring Steelhead. The local rivers – Manistee and Betsie – have been providing some fish but with the lack of rain/run-off it’s been

Vermont steelhead from May  Well spring has come and gone and now we are on the brink of the summer dog days.  So far the air temps have really been comfortable keeping the water cool and the trout have been happy about that.  I expec

The buck pictured above is a mature wild winter steelhead. We have been seeing some very nice fish on our outings so far this winter. The Grand River has been fishing good for us. Bobber fishing beads spawn bags and hair jigs has been productive. Bac

From the Native Fish Society Native Fish Society strives to restore abundant wild fish free-flowing rivers and thriving local communities throughout the Pacific Northwest. In March of 2020 Native Fish Society was contacted in regards to steelhead pop

Received this cool image and letter from Jim Cole who has fished with me for 3 years now including some entertaining brown trout action last fall. Steve hope all is well. Thought you might like to see the nice Brown that we brought to your boat this

It is time to change out my reels for the spinning rods I use for river fishing salmon and steelhead. I am making a change to the line I use for this. I am hoping it will reduce some line management issues I am having. I have links in the video desc

This article was published at Patagonia.com and written by Steve Duda. Steve Duda is Patagonia’s managing editor for fly fishing. Editor’s Note: For a window into a day in the life of wild steelhead activist Jeff Hickman check out our 

It’s been a interesting winter here in the Great NorthWest. Dry and mild temps have been conducive to outdoor activities. My fruit trees think its spring and damn Peck Peck is starting to patrol his drumming stations. Fishing on the Olympic Pen

Spring Salmon!!! Spring Chinook Salmon have shown up here in Shady Cove on the Upper Rogue River! Book your trip today for Spring - Summer - Fall Chinook on the Rogue River. Call text 541-261-3279 or you can go to our contact page and E-mail us for d

Winter has set in here across the Upper Peninsula shelf ice has become a problem on many rivers. Fishing options are limited at this time but some opportunities still exist for the die hards. Steelhead and Lake Run Browns are available for those wil

Now that it’s the first of March it’s time to start thinking about fishing again! It’s been a pretty cold winter with a few mild days mixed in to help keep the snowpack reduced. These mini run-off situations gave some bumps to the w

In this video Jay ties an Ultra Rig Steelhead Fly – a fun take on Jeff Hickman’s Fish Taco using the new Aqua Flies Ultra Rig. This is a great pattern to try swinging for Summer and Winter Steelhead. Enjoy! … Continue reading →

Steelhead fishing has been very good. Rain and the right temps now has made fishing easy last few days. These fish are hot right now jumping out of the water multiple times per fight. We have some openings call or text Capt Lance 810-444-8114. The p

  Big water and big fish call for a big gun. Having fished the WildStream Horizon 905 (my dedicated dry fly and all rounder rod) I was excited to test drive the Horizon 908. The rod is extremely light when held in hand thanks to the IM 10 graph

It’s that time of year again for Fall Fishing on the Sacramento River. The steelhead are biting and we’re catching fish! If you’re looking to fly fish for Sacramento River Steelhead please give me a call to book your dates. DonR

We caught up with Jay recently fresh from a session at his fly bench and asked if he would take time for an interview. The topic? Recommendations for the best size of fly to fish for winter steelhead. He agreed … Continue reading →

Recorded: 87 ° F Fishing: Fair Deschutes River Summer Steelhead Report ————————————————————————&mdash

It seems that this year’s April showers were replaced by April flowers as vegetation and gardens are 3 weeks ahead. We still haven’t had any significant rains and the rivers look like it – low and clear. The steelhead have thinned o

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Grindstone/Port Austin area continues to have great fishing but it isn’t as easy as last year. There is some work involved to get a nice catch. Lake Trout have been suspended at times so it’s worth running 2-5 colors of lead core with mag