Mid-March 2026 spring Chinook, steelhead, sturgeon and walleye catch stats for the Lower Columbia, lower Willamette and ...

On the lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 72 salmon boats and 51 Washington bank rods were tallied on the March 7 flight count.

The weather may be raw, but that does not bother a seasoned group of fishermen known as steelheaders. Gathering on the Salmon ...

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 ...

Did you ever wonder what leads people to be out on the river in freezing weather, their line freezing to the guides of the rod, unable to get warm while standing in a cold boat or wading the ...

Winter steelhead fishing along the Great Lakes can be some of the most fun you’ll ever have. It can also be some of the most difficult and miserable fishing you’ll ever experience. I’ve had it both ...

The “Egg-Sucking Leech” has proven to be a very effective fly pattern for anglers targeting steelhead in the Chautauqua County Lake Erie tributaries. Photo courtesy of FleegersFlies.com The winter ...

Oh yeah, this is that time of year. The snowbanks are shrinking, the tributaries are waking up, and chrome is on the move.

Every winter and spring along the Lake Erie tributaries, anglers bundle up, tie on a jig or drift a bead, and step into icy ...

Chinook limits for three lucky anglers. They took these fish by hover fishing with Guide Dave Mallahan in Drano Lake. (Photo courtesy of Dave Mallahan) Anglers may now keep hatchery steelhead in Drano ...