John Lescroart, author of the best-selling suspense novels with surprise endings, had set the hook on a big steelhead. John's 10-foot fly rod bent down in a huge arc toward the fish, only 10 feet from ...

The spey rod helped Turek make a 90-degree switch in the casting direction of the fly line, a difficult task with a fly rod. "You could do somewhat the same thing with a conventional fly rod by making ...

I’ve been reviewing fly rods, fly reels, and other gear for the better part of a decade. And fly rods at every price point have only become better. When it comes to the best fly fishing rods for ...

Winter steelhead fishing along the Great Lakes can be some of the most fun you’ll ever have. It can also be some of the most difficult and miserable fishing you’ll ever experience. I’ve had it both ...

Cont. from Why Grand Rapids Should Be Your Next Unexpected Fly Fishing Hotspot, Part 1 Bad weather can often lead to good fishing. I crawled out of my bed in a Grand Rapids hotel and looked out the ...

Summer steelhead in the lower Columbia River have a sweet tooth. That’s one of the lessons Jim Nicol of Oregon says he learned in 20 years of full-time guiding in the Northwest. It’s knowledge he ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Local veterinarian Evan Morse, co-founder of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History Trout Club, invokes poet T.S. Eliot's timeless verse Little Gideon (above) as he raves about the ...

There are a lot of numbers in fly fishing, and some of the numbering may not make sense to the uninitiated—or to the initiated, for that matter. A higher number means a smaller hook, yet the opposite ...

Courtesy photo Tina Ritchey of Hollidaysburg proudly shows off one of her steelhead trout. For area fishermen who are looking for a trophy-size, late-fall challenge, pursuing steelhead trout in Erie ...

With the recent and long-term declines in coastal steelhead and last season’s early closure of the coastal steelhead fishery, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife fishery managers are ...

Bad weather can often lead to good fishing. I crawled out of my bed in a Grand Rapids hotel and looked out the large sliding glass doors. It's mid-April in Michigan, but it looked like winter, with ...