For many anglers, the arrival of winter ushers in a season of rest and recovery. But for those of us who pursue steelhead, winter is not the time for taking a break. It’s a time to spend long days on ...

Lake Erie’s migratory trout soon will draw anglers from near and far as steelhead trout seek out the rivers where they were stocked so they can spawn. Once the river waters cool down, the fish swim up ...

November in Northern Michigan is a month of transition between the fading colors of fall and the white of winter. It is also one of the best months to catch steelhead on a swung fly. Steelhead swim up ...

The spey rod helped Turek make a 90-degree switch in the casting direction of the fly line, a difficult task with a fly rod. "You could do somewhat the same thing with a conventional fly rod by making ...

John Lescroart, author of the best-selling suspense novels with surprise endings, had set the hook on a big steelhead. John's 10-foot fly rod bent down in a huge arc toward the fish, only 10 feet from ...

Steelhead flies are fly tyers' favorites because they are so darn pretty. Much like Atlantic salmon patterns, these flies do not represent aquatic creatures for the most part, but intruders or ...

Grand Rapids, Steelhead, and Smallmouth Bass. Straight to the point: Grand Rapids greatly exceeded my expectations, steelhead were in abundance, and smallmouth bass are still a favorite. This is what ...

To submit to Umpqua's signature tier program visit umpqua.com/how-to-submit-a-fly/. For beginning tiers, Josh Mills has some advice. First, take a lesson, he said ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The big winds and rain have finally settled down around northern Ohio, and they were the perfect storms for fishermen waiting impatiently for the fall fishing to finally blossom.