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From good friend and long time Seattle resident Greg Tomas you can read more of this work on his blog Anglers Tonic. We see summer beginning its annual sunset into fall so naturally out thoughts immediately go to winter steelhead and though this was

  Finally we have rain!...and fresh chrome fall steelhead are here!

Recorded: 81 ° F Fishing: Fair Deschutes River Summer Steelhead Report ————————————————————————&mdash

Steelhead fishing has been consistent. The fish have been making us search them out but when they are found the will bite. We have mainly been fishing the Muskegon River and the fish are spread out in the higher than normal flows. Backbouncing bags a

Steelhead fishing has been good for us this November here in West Michigan. Our clients have been putting some quality fish in the boat. At this time area rivers are low and clear and water temps are optimum for an aggressive bite and challenging fig

All I can say is that these savage beasts are back!!!!!Could be a massive year for them since last year's drought and heat wave left a ton of  steelhead in the lake that didn't return. With rivers running full and a very cool spring ( b

Recorded: 67 ° F Fishing: Fair Deschutes River Summer Steelhead —————————————————————————&mdash

  When I see the Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly working the wildflowers of the Yuba River it’s for certain that spring is here. The weather though has been much colder lately with a few decent shots of precipitation and low snow fall. The

  Want a Christmas or Hanukah gift for that special someone in your life?...or maybe treat yourself!  Offering our annual 3 for 2 Holiday special- Buy two guide trips and get a third free! (Purchase before December 25th and schedule it any

Up to this point the Grand River steelhead run has been poor. We received a decent bump in water level and the conditions and timing were just right for bringing in a good push of fish but it never seemed to happen. Besides some of the guys fishing a

The Michigan Stay Home/Stay Safe order has been extended through the month of April so guide trips will become available again starting May 1 2020. > Anglers can still fish on their own if they maintain social distancing (6’) and will find stee

Despite the up-and-down weather it's looking real good. The weak fall run due to Arctic weather is going to really pay-off this spring with larger well-fed steelhead starting to mount the spring run. Valentines day is the flip the switch time. W

An interesting spring to say the least lots of personal fishing time which is something that isn’t to normal this time of the year normally. It has been wonderful to get out fishing with family so much when the fishing is good. Finally back to

Prom Dress: Scott Howells prom dress came into vogue around the Great Lakes about 5 years ago.  Before that countless fly fisherman wrapped a bunch of flash on a hook in the great lakes area and around the country and it was simply known as a f

Recorded: 61 ° F Fishing: Poor Deschutes River Redside Trout & Summer Steelhead Report ——————————————————————

The appropriate weather for fall steelhead fishing has finally arrived. Some rain and cooler temps have steelhead coming into West Michigan rivers. I have been running about 90% of my trips on the Muskegon River. The fishing has been consistent with

 Fresh run of steelhead is here and on the move!...the brown and rainbow tailwater nymphing has been exceptional!...warm up coming!

With trout opener and April behind us we move from steelhead fishing to trout fishing on the local rivers. While there are still a few steelhead in Betsie and Manistee there are more fish dropping back than there are fresh fish moving upstream. The o

Recorded: 52 ° F Fishing: Fair Deschutes River Redside Trout & Summer Steelhead Report ——————————————————————

Recorded: 71 ° F Fishing: Fair Deschutes River Summer Steelhead —————————————————————————&mdash