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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

After what was a slow start to our fall steelhead season fishing is definitely picking up. We are seeing better numbers and better fish. Warm river temps and low river levels made for a slow start to the fall steelie season. Small fish and tough fish

The leaves are gone temps are dropping and it’s the time for the serious steelhead angler to go looking to hunt fish not deer. As is typical for this time of year the river is running clear as it’s been a while since we have had a push of

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

From Native Fish Society Next week ODFW Commissioners will be making a monumental decision on the future of wild winter steelhead regulations in southern Oregon. Commissioners will decide to either adopt fishing regulations that will require the catc

Things are warming up more big Dollies are being caught and steelhead numbers have finally bumped up. The next week looks like milder weather that will help keep kicking things into gear. Nice steelhead! And is that a classic Juneau Fly Goods hat fr

Just want to say Hello to all be safe and this won't last forever. We will make it thru! Hopefully this post will take a little off your mind and help you remember ALL of your fishing moments! This Winter Steelhead season was a pretty good one. J

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

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

ONE LUCKY ANGLER WILL SPEND A WEEK ON THE BABINE FOR JUST $100! British Columbia’s Babine River is the hallowed homewaters of some of the largest wild steelhead swimming on the planet. At the Babine Steelhead Lodge their goal is … Continu

Seeing some good stuff come out of the river walleye saugeye and crappie most specifically. No steelhead yet but Im sure we’ll see some soon. In most instances no matter the situation or season the most effective way to catch crappies is with

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

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

Justin is back with quite a secret to actually catch winter steelhead. Just kidding. There is of course no guarantee when trying to get a winter steelhead to hand but Justin sure has had some good luck with this fly … Continue reading →

The shop is closed for today … however the Maumee river is still open. Fall walleye and steelhead bite has been good the last week or so the water levels and temps have been just right. No need to get real tricky the big Joshy paddle tail bait

Take advantage of our Fall guide special good for one or anglers while the weather is still nice! We are offering a shortened half day trip on our local waters for trout and steelhead October 25-November 30th. The cost of … Continue reading 

It’s been a few years since we have seen a hatchery summer steelhead run with any consequential numbers. 2024 looks to buck the trend with 7 000 and counting fin clipped ready for the BBQ summer fish. If the counts on … Continue reading &

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

Happy Easter folks… It has been a bit since my last but now is a good time to write a report/recap of the 2022/2023 Steelhead push as it’s all but played out now; and as forecasted a bit sooner than normal with the mild winter and early p

Reminder – Raffle Tickets Still Available I have included images of the consolation prize of a dozen beautifully tied Steelhead Flies. Is your living room or fly tying room in need of some sprucing up? If so this beautiful wild … Continue