It is almost time for summer steelhead in the Willamette Valley, and this year is shaping up to be a good one. As of the last few days of fish counting, the numbers of summer run steelhead have been the closest to the year of 2004, where the counts were some of the highest [...]
Winter Steelheading With Supreme Natives
This is the time of the year for the largest wild native steelhead to enter their natal streams, and with the right conditions, you can possibly rope into one. Whether you can land it or not, is another story, but it will haunt you regardless. Last Sunday, I was both blessed and haunted. Haunted because [...]
Fall Steelhead Report
Went out this past Sunday on a casual float, and by that I mean wake up casually and then eat a nice Sunday breakfast. After that, hit the water, and not be to worried about getting up early for better probable steelhead results. It was bright and sunny by the time we got out, but [...]
McKenzie Steelheading
Summer steelhead action has been steady so far this fall. I went out the other day off the bank with waders on because I had some free time that popped up. I swung through my first hole with no luck and then I decided to grab my nymphing rod that I has leaning on a [...]