Of all the species-specific fly patterns, none stands out quite so distinctly as those for steelhead and Atlantic salmon. Perhaps it’s the nature of the fish – large, exotic, reluctant to bite ...

Here is a primer on how to swing flies for steelhead in the Great Lakes region. We go over basic techniques, equipment, and tips for success.

The 10 Best Winter Steelhead Flies For many anglers, the arrival of winter ushers in a season of rest and recovery. But for those of us who pursue steelhead, winter is not the time for taking a ...

Steelhead trout fishing is constantly evolving around Northeast Ohio. The biggest change in recent years has been an explosion of fly fishing and the creation of locally tied flies designed ...

When steelhead season opens Saturday on Wisconsin's lower Brule River, it's safe to say a lot of anglers will be drifting bits of colored yarn or marble-sized bags of spawn. Those techniques are ...

Though most steelhead here range 4 to 10 pounds, you use flies, or hand-tied insect imitations with small hooks, that are smaller than a baby's tooth. They seem too small to entice such big fish.

Editor’s note: This is another in a series of favorite flies used by Schuylkill County Trout Unlimited Chapter. Now through the end of April two runs take place along tributary streams of Lak… ...

Steelhead fishing around the tributaries of Lake Erie can be incredible. The key is knowing what works and doesn’t for these unique fish in Pennsylvania. The anticipation of hooking into a large ...

Feeder stream waders have already started hammering the steelhead during a pre-fall spree and Nick Pionessa has a number of the right trout fly patterns fit to be tied. Pionessa, 31, an expert fly ...

The steelhead trout runs have begun, thanks to the cooler waters and a big rush of current in the northeast Ohio rivers and streams.

Most fly anglers see July as a time to head for backcountry streams and rivers to drift dry flies through their favorite trout runs. Ron Neilson isn’t one of them.