Few moments can jazz winter like seeing the chrome flash of a steelhead in a dark and frigid river. Fisherman and writer Bob Butz shares the how-to of steelhead fishing in Northern Michigan. Before I ...

Here are his 10 tips for catching more steelhead by developing a successful fishing strategy and selecting the right gear for current conditions. 1) Do your homework.

A wild Pacific steelhead is one of the most coveted fish in the country. Because different groups of steelhead run up rivers at different times, it’s possible to target them in the Northwest ...

November in Northern Michigan is a month of transition between the fading colors of fall and the white of winter. It is also one of the best months to catch steelhead on a swung fly. Steelhead swim up ...

For many anglers, the arrival of winter ushers in a season of rest and recovery. But for those of us who pursue steelhead, winter is not the time for taking a break. It’s a time to spend long days on ...

The dark ribbon of water flowed swiftly between snow-covered banks. The gray sky spit forth a few snowflakes as an omen of what was to come. Overhead, bald eagles watched our boat approach down the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Northeast Ohio rivers and streams had been high and muddy after recent rains, but that’s a good problem for steelhead trout fishermen around the area. The high water has been ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — With anglers complaining about a lack of fishing at this time of year due to an absence of winter ice fishing and the windy and frigid open waters — Lake Erie was only 3% ice-covered ...

Great day of trout fishing on this late winter fishing day. The ice has thawed so we've hung up our ice fishing rods and hit the icy cold rivers, bottom bouncing for trout. We get into some really ...