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 ...

TEACH A man to fish, and you let him hold your favorite rod and reel for a day. Teach a man how to find his own rod and reel, and you’ve addicted him for life. A lot of attention gets paid to lures ...

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 ...

Fishing rod and reel combos are a convenient way to get out on the water quicker. While you can always pair a rod and reel together on your own, trying to find the right setup can be overwhelming and ...

A fishing trip on the Sandy River with longtime guide Jack Glass starts with a boat ride that is fast and certain. As we sped upriver from Jack s river front home not far from Lewis and Clark State ...

Summer steelhead in the lower Columbia River have a sweet tooth. That’s one of the lessons Jim Nicol of Oregon says he learned in 20 years of full-time guiding in the Northwest. It’s knowledge he ...

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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 ...