This Summer we seem to have a strong run of Steelhead showing up. While targeting Salmon in the Columbia River and its tributaries for Salmon we lucked into quite a few bonus Steelhead. Late June and July is the best time to catch these silver bullets. In the Columbia River I anchor the boat on points in the river that these fish have to swim around. This puts our gear in front of as many fish as possible which results in more fish in the box! If you are looking for a more active fishery I will also be spending some time in the Lewis river chasing these fish. Here I like to side drift small bait of cured salmon eggs or small pieces of shrimp. When you get a bite the rod is in your hands and I like to describe it as feeling like a rubber band is on the end of the line, then a fish jumps out of the water and you know you have em on! It is rare that these fish don’t jump. This style of fishing requires a lot of casting throughout the day. On a typical day I fish almost the entire river so its a constant change of scenery.