Winter steelheading, be it in tributaries to the Great Lakes or the rivers of the Pacific Northwest, can be challenging. Fishing for steelhead tests our gear, our physical mettle, and our patience.

It is the peak season for winter trout fishing in Washington’s Region 5, and local lakes have been well stocked with catchable rainbow trout.

lives in Washington and is positively obsessed with steelhead. Though his passion is flyfishing, the key principles he’s learned can increase your chances of success in winter — no matter if you’re ...

Winter steelhead are ... but they add to the enjoyment of fishing the Cowlitz, as well as establishing more opportunity to help threatened native steelhead recover. Longtime Cowlitz River fishing ...

Tony Swierk found 4 inches of safe, clear ice on the east side of the main Central Avenue pier this week and caught a nice steelhead with 10 feet of underwater visibility. Submitted photo Winter ...

Fishing the big Manistee, a squirrel hunt, and Bragging Board. This week we fish the big Manistee for some steelhead ... eyes ♪ ♪ Here come the crystal winter skies ♪ ♪ It's Michigan ...

Fishing for winter steelhead is best described by Bill McMillan fisherman and author of Dry Line Steelhead describes winter as being the most difficult of seasons for searching of steelhead on the ...

TILLAMOOK, Ore. — Volunteers help create a stronger fishing future on many Oregon streams. That’s especially true for a group of anglers who live for winter steelhead fishing on Tillamook ...

Anglers out west in places like Oregon and Washington who say they are going float fishing are using some style of bobber for steelhead, trout or salmon. For steelhead fishing, floats come in ...