Fisherman travel near and far to Lake Erie tributaries every year for a chance to reel in a steelhead trout, a fish that some ...

When fishing for steelhead you typically run with yarn or beads on your line - but today is different. Today we're going to try something unconventional and use both at the same time. Why? I like to ...

Here’s how it works. You tie or peg a plastic bead that represents a salmon or steelhead egg onto your leader. Three to five inches below that bead, you tie on your hook. When a steelhead grabs the ...

Lake Erie’s migratory trout soon will draw anglers from near and far as steelhead trout seek out the rivers where they were stocked so they can spawn. Once the river waters cool down, the fish swim up ...

Sockeye have nearly vanished, and while summer Chinook numbers are declining, anglers are still finding good success. Lakes Merwin and Yale are producing fish, albeit inconsistently, and sturgeon ...

Sockeye returns on the Columbia River have greatly underwhelmed expectations, while steelhead activity is showing promise with rising dam counts. Summer Chinook is also making a comeback with planned ...

Bad weather can often lead to good fishing. I crawled out of my bed in a Grand Rapids hotel and looked out the large sliding glass doors. It's mid-April in Michigan, but it looked like winter, with ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rivers throughout Michigan produce very good spring steelhead fishing for both boat anglers and those who prefer to wade the rivers in search of feisty fish. (Photos by gnatoutdoors.com) April is ...

Altmar, N.Y. — Winter is Shane Muckey’s favorite time of year for one reason: Salmon River steelhead. Muckey, 56, owns Altmar Outfitters lodge and fish cleaning station, a local landmark familiar to ...