Steelhead are a form of oceangoing rainbow trout endemic to some rivers draining to the Pacific from North America and Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. They are also a metaphor for wonder and optimism.

Did you ever wonder what leads people to be out on the river in freezing weather, their line freezing to the guides of the rod, unable to get warm while standing in a cold boat or wading the ...

Keep it simple, use basic colors of lures and stick to a couple of techniques Steelhead season is upon us, gift-wrapped for Christmas and set to last through Easter and beyond. It's never too late to ...

LEWISTON – With a few deft moves, Ray Rhimer twists a length of .32-gauge stainless steel wire at his home office in the Clarkston Heights. He threads it on a length of one-fourth-inch milled brass ...

Fliers, lures or bait? Check. Waders and net? Check. Oh, and martial arts training, too. It seems, at times, you need all of the above to chase steelhead in fall. Lots of anglers crowd small Great ...

We have, it appears, another steelhead run that is being delayed by low creek flows and warm water. Steelhead will continue to accumulate near the creek mouths as time passes. Even if creek flows were ...

The best steelhead fishing typically occurs when there is a threat of the creeks getting muddy. Like now. So, of course, hardcore steelhead anglers are going to run into blown-out creeks from time to ...

The wonder speaks to the fish’s epic life cycle — a journey of hundreds of miles to the sea from its natal river, thousands of miles in the North Pacific feeding and growing, and hundreds of miles ...