I had a client several years ago who asked me, after not catching a steelhead for his third year in row, “How many (Expletive) times do I have to hire you guys before I actually catch a fish?” With my…
Steelhead are the glamour fish of the Great Lakes and while they are not indigenous, they have been around long enough that they have been raised to the elite level of game fish. Although they take second fiddle to other…
Most of us that hunt for steelhead through their entire season (Sept to late May) will tell you that there is an opportunity to strip streamers with some success. Post spawn fish, upon vacating redds will quickly return to eating voraciously…
I once caught an Atlantic salmon that moved to or at least showed interest in the first cast for 10 consecutive fly changes. I finally hooked her 60 minutes later on the 11th, which oddly enough was the fly that I…
I had a conversation recently with a gentleman that walked into our shop looking for guns and ammo. After I explained to him that we didn’t deal in that category, the conversation shifted to fishing. He indicated that he has…
Twice a year for the past 20, I grow a beard. At least I attempt to grow something that could be considered the beginning of a beard. I call it my steelhead beard and I usually start around September 1st for…