BOISE, Idaho — The Deadwater ice jam just below North Fork near the Idaho-Montana border broke free this last weekend, marking the beginning of the spring steelhead fishing season in the Gem State.

Great Lakes steelhead are adfluvial fish, meaning they migrate from big lakes into rivers to spawn. This annual migration starts in the fall and ends in the spring when they return to the lakes to ...

Every Tuesday, we’ll post fishing writer Jordan Rodriguez’s weekly report in the Playing Outdoors blog. His column will appear three Wednesdays per month. Salmon and Clearwater Rivers (Steelhead) ...

The “Egg-Sucking Leech” has proven to be a very effective fly pattern for anglers targeting steelhead in the Chautauqua County Lake Erie tributaries. Photo courtesy of FleegersFlies.com The winter ...

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Nick Knezevich, of Moose Lake, nets a young rainbow trout during the 2023 steelhead opener along Wisconsin’s Bois Brule River. This year's combined fall/spring steelhead run was down a bit from the 32 ...

PULASKI, N.Y. – For anglers, the first step in curing the annual dose of cabin fever begins with a trip to a sports and outdoors show and booking a fishing trip. Then, on the return trip home comes ...