We are in the heart of Winter Steelhead season, overall fishing has been better than years past. This is the time of year we start seeing a variety of our wild fish. The wild fish tend to be our biggest Steelhead of the year. I enjoy this part of the season because all of the rivers have fish in them, which means the angling pressure is spread out through the state. It is not uncommon to have an entire river you yourself. I have found most of my success this winter using a float and bead. I believe the bead imitates an egg floating down the river. I have been told Steelhead naturally want to destroy any eggs because they do not want competition for their offspring. This seems very counterintuitive for the species to me, but mother nature has her own ways of doing things!

 

The thrill of catching a Wild Steelhead on a cold morning in a secluded river canyon can not be beat. I still have some availability through the rest of my season. You don’t want to miss out on catching these fantastic fish.