Steelhead are a form of oceangoing rainbow trout endemic to some rivers draining to the Pacific from North America and Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. They are also a metaphor for wonder and optimism.
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 ...
An Erie steelhead fly fishing guide wants to expand the horizons of those who seek these migrating fish each fall and winter. Karl Weixlmann, 62, has been guiding anglers for 28 years on various ...
A lot of people were glad to see Bob Hooton retire. As a steelhead biologist working for the B.C. Environment Ministry for 37 years, he was an uncompromising champion of the rights of fish. Mr. Hooton ...
Check out our Interactive Fishing Maps! The mere mention of their names causes the hair on the back of your neck to stand on end: Skeena, Kalum, Kitimat, Babine, Kispiox, Nass, Copper, Sustut. If ...
Most of us will embrace suffering at one point or another. Whether we’re pushing ourselves to finish a marathon, working through sleepless nights to earn a promotion, or finishing up that awesome ...
Migrating salmon and steelhead trout can be found in the waters of the Skeena River. (Photo courtesy Aaron Whitfield - Northern Escape Mountain Lodge) Place the word ‘heli’ before any outdoor pursuit, ...
The wonder speaks to the fish’s epic life cycle — a journey of hundreds of miles to the sea from its natal river, thousands of miles in the North Pacific feeding and growing, and hundreds of miles ...