Tag Archives: swinging flies for steelhead
How Steelhead Rely On Rainbow Trout To Survive
The relationship between Steelhead and resident rainbow trout is one of the most fascinating in nature. There is, of course, a huge argument between anglers over the nature of steelhead and trout, which brings with it a fair amount of animosity. The fish themselves, however, apparently...
Saturday Shoutout / Single Hand Skaters
I don’t know of anything cooler than catching a steelhead on a swung dry fly. Dillon Rento and Sterling Dillingha make it look pretty easy in this beautifully shot video by Tyler Orton and Curtis Ciszek, sourced from The Amberjack Journal. It’s pretty cool to watch...
Saturday Shoutout / That Smell
Ever wander what happened to your favorite river? This beautifully written story By Bill Herzog may tell you. Writing for Wild Steelheaders United, Bill tells a story of the good old days on the Nisqually and Skagit, and takes some responsibility for what went wrong. A...
Saturday Shoutout / Vokey & McMillan on Steelhead
If you love steelhead, you don't want to miss this. Ever wandered what makes a common rainbow trout head for the ocean and become a steelhead? Or why it brother does not? Well, so has biologist John McMillan. Enough to dedicate his life to answering...
Saturday Shoutout / Sealiced
I'm a sucker for a good steelhead video. This video by Danish film maker Columbus Leth is a great example of what draws us to cold and dangerous rivers to swing flies for steelhead and salmon. I don't know about "Ten times better than tarpon fishing,"...