Notice: Undefined offset: 8192 in /data/drupal/cms/flyfisherman/includes/common.inc on line 602 Notice: Undefined offset: 8192 in /data/drupal/cms/flyfisherman/includes/common.inc on line 609 Notice: Undefined offset: 8192 in /data/drupal/cms/flyfisherman/includes/common.inc on line 602 Notice: Undefined offset: 8192 in /data/drupal/cms/flyfisherman/includes/common.inc on line 609 Notice: Undefined offset: 8192 in /data/drupal/cms/flyfisherman/includes/common.inc on line 602 Notice: Undefined offset: 8192 in /data/drupal/cms/flyfisherman/includes/common.inc on line 609 Notice: Undefined offset: 8192 in /data/drupal/cms/flyfisherman/includes/common.inc on line 602 Notice: Undefined offset: 8192 in /data/drupal/cms/flyfisherman/includes/common.inc on line 609 Notice: Undefined offset: 8192 in /data/drupal/cms/flyfisherman/includes/common.inc on line 602 Notice: Undefined offset: 8192 in /data/drupal/cms/flyfisherman/includes/common.inc on line 609 Notice: Undefined offset: 8192 in /data/drupal/cms/flyfisherman/includes/common.inc on line 602 Notice: Undefined offset: 8192 in /data/drupal/cms/flyfisherman/includes/common.inc on line 609 Notice: Undefined offset: 8192 in /data/drupal/cms/flyfisherman/includes/common.inc on line 602 Notice: Undefined offset: 8192 in /data/drupal/cms/flyfisherman/includes/common.inc on line 609 Notice: Undefined offset: 8192 in /data/drupal/cms/flyfisherman/includes/common.inc on line 602 Notice: Undefined offset: 8192 in /data/drupal/cms/flyfisherman/includes/common.inc on line 609 Steelhead
 
 
 
 

Steelhead

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NorCal Steelhead
The heartland of West Coast steelheading
by John Gantner and Michael Caranci
California steelhead are rare, beautiful creatures that can strip your reel to the backing and make leaps that freeze both your ...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deschutes Gunmetal
Chasing steel in the heart of Oregon’s redband country
by John Larison
The Deschutes is an iconic steelhead river. It drains the massive Cascade Range, compiling snowmelt and several significant spri...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Steelhead
A native adult steelhead is one of the rare jewels of the natural world. Hatched in the gravel of the Pacific Northwest, it surv...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lower Sac Sampler
Big Water, Big Rewards
by John Gantner and Michael Caranci
At a time when many great trout rivers suffer from sagging fish populations and burgeoning angler interest, one major river does...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Steelhead and Salmon
How to catch the fish of a lifetime.
by Fly Fisherman Staff
Steelhead and salmon are anadromous fish, which means they hatch in freshwater rivers and streams, but then migrate to the ocean...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Steelhead Bonanza
Where to find the best steelheading on Great Lakes tributaries and on West Coast rivers in Washington, Oregon, and California.
by Kelly Galloup, Fly Fisherman Staff
A changing Pacific ocean ecosystem and massive put-grow-and-take hatchery programs on the Great Lakes are making steelhead river...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Steelhead Solitude
Strategies for avoiding crowds on Great Lakes steelhead streams
by Rick Kustich
Hooking and landing big steelhead remains as significant for me as ever, but catching one away from maddening crowds completes t...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Lure of Steelhead
Can paradise lost be regained onstream?
by Lani Waller
I pulled my first rainbow trout from the spring-fed waters of California’s East Walker River at the ripe old age of nine. That...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spring-Run Steelhead
Spring fishing on Great Lakes tributaries can provide more opportunities to catch steelhead than anywhere in the world.
by Kelly Galloup
In the spring, anglers have the most opportunities to catch Great Lakes steelhead using different techniques and fly patterns. Y...Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Michigan’s Steelhead Superhighways
Winter fishing for wild Lower Peninsula steelhead
by Matt Supinski
An early winter sunrise in Michigan’s Great Lakes wonderland greets you with all its savage beauty. Blistering lake-effect sno...Read More