Steelhead

The comment period for the Skagit’s wild steelhead gene bank proposal at WDFW has been extended through Wednesday, 3 August, 5 PM. If you’ve not done so, throw your two cents in here via the Native Fish Society.

Hot damn.

Steelhead Fishing from Keith Brauneis on Vimeo. A little break from the summer’s heat…

Details.

Korkers Northwest Chrome from Korkers on Vimeo.

Read more about the project from the WSC here.

There’s a push on right now, including an open public comment window at Washington state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), to tag the next Steelhead Gene Bank in Southwest Washington state. WDFW has committed to the establishment of a Wild Steelhead Gene Bank in rivers near the mouth of the Columbia; public meetings were […]

Michigan Fly Fishing – November 2015 Review from Fly Fish the Mitt on Vimeo. November 2015 was spent streamer fishing for trout, swinging spey flies for steelhead and upland hunting for grouse. Weather was all over the map as was our success. None the less time is always enjoyed with friends and dogs.

Small Streamer, Large Steelhead from Alberto Rey on Vimeo.

Yesterday the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted four new regs targeting wild steelhead on the Olympic Peninsula. From the WSC – …Modeled in-part after successful wild steelhead conservation regulations from Oregon, British Columbia and other areas, these simple, commonsense changes will help conserve wild steelhead while preserving angling opportunities. These changes will […]

Deep Pools of Steel

by Mark McGlothlin on November 23, 2015

in Steelhead

Deep Pools of Steel from Willis Engelhart on Vimeo. Some video of the amazing fish we were blessed to have caught while we were back home in Minnesota. Amazing lake run brown trout and steelhead all caught on the fly.

Comments on proposed rule changes for steelhead (and rainbows) on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula are due on the digital doorstep of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife by 4 November. While we agree with a guide friend, born and raised in Washington state but now working in Montana, that Washington state remains the epic “dysfunction […]

The Unicorn of Fish – Chasing Steelhead in Skeena Country from GetAway Tours on Vimeo. Jeroen Wohe, owner of Skeena River Lodge, shares his thoughts on fly fishing for steelhead – and hooks a few nice ones a long the way.

First Steelhead of 2015 Season from Alberto Rey on Vimeo. This video is about first steelhead of 2015 season. A long walk in early October on a Lake Erie tributary brought us to a nice little pod of fresh steelhead.

The comment period for Washington’s proposed “wild steelhead gene banks” comes to a close tomorrow; the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has processed their July meetings and been sorting through the comments coming in. There’s still a window to weigh in and impact the outcome here; Wild Steelheaders United (via / and TU) have […]