Northwest fishing blog
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 [...]
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 [...]
Winter Steelhead are special critters and it takes something impressive to get them to bite. Think about it, they just swam up a river, it is bitch-ass cold and they are thinking about sex. Why would they want to bite a lure? For my favorite Winter Steelhead lure, it is because it is in their [...]
OK, I am a bit jealous of the Canadians up North with their huge Steelhead, while we are down here on the Skykomish hoping that any will actually return. In any case, it is nice to see that somewhere they are catching some big Steelhead!
