Category Archives: Steelhead
Dean River Steelhead in Crisis
By Steve Morrow Seasons on the Dean come and go. From the rains of June to the dry days of July to the low flows of August. Winter rolls over the valley like a heavy blanket and the people disappear. The years come and go and...
Sunday Classic / Crazy Water on the Dean
THIS VIDEO IS FROM A TRIP SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I recently saw a very different Dean River. The river was as low as I've ever seen it at the end of this June. The fishing was still great and you will be reading more about that...
Saturday Shoutout / Pesqa on Trailer Hooks
I'VE BEEN LUCKY TO SPEND SOME PRETTY SPECTACULAR DAYS ON THE WATER WITH SCOTT BAKER-MCGARVA. It was on one of these days that Scottie showed me how to rig a Hobo Spey to help prevent fish mortality. It's a lesson that stuck with me. In fact,...
Careful What You Ask For
All fish are not created equal. It's funny how what we want out of fly fishing changes over the years. We've all heard the story, I want to catch a fish, I want to catch a lot of fish, I want to catch a big fish......
Sunday Classic / Swing For The Fence On Every Cast
AFTER FOUR DAYS SWINGING FLIES IN DIRTY WATER WITHOUT A PULL IT'S EASY TO LOSE FAITH. I faced some pretty tough conditions on a recent trip to the Dean River in British Columbia. Heavy rain turned the river into a raging mess of mud and floating...