Northwest fishing blog
Spinning Reels for Catching Steelhead. Spinning reels built for Steelhead fishing are a special breed. Built to deliver solid hook sets, with fast retrieves for when they run right for you, and with durability to survive year after year of fishing in cold weather with frozen fingers, these are unique spinning reels. I like these [...]
Would you like to catch more Steelhead this Winter? Every year countless anglers take to the frigid waters of Washington’s rivers in search of the elusive Steelhead. Wouldn’t it be nice to be among the few that actually manage to bag a few trophy size Steelhead instead of going home empty handed time and time [...]
The UV Pink Bug Fly Pattern This fly is originally credited as being for Grayling, but I can definitely see it being adapted and used as a Steelhead hook. Now as you will know if you read this blog at all, that I am not by habit a fly fisherman. However, I will say that [...]
Winter steelhead fishing can mean standing in the rain and snow and lots of it. Winter steelhead fishing and the words “rain and snow” shuts most people down immediately. Probably because they associated it with a cold, hell like misery. However, cold rainy or snowy days fishing for winter run steelhead don’t have to be [...]
Straight from the WDFW wire, here is their update on what Puget Sound rivers are closing to Steelhead fishing. Not surprised considering the flooding that we have had this year. That has to do a great job of flushing the fish out of the rivers. So the question now is, is there any hope at [...]
