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Category Archives: Coastal Steelhead Fishing
Kid’s First Salmon Captured on Video
It doesn’t seem long ago that she was my little tag-along on fishing trips and I worried more about keeping her back from the bank then catching fish when we would hit the river. We’ve taken lots of trout trips … Continue reading
The Complete Steelheader: John Larison Q&A and book signing
John Larison’s The Complete Steelheader has changed the way I fish more than any other book I’ve read. There are lots of other books out there that have had an effect on my life, fishing philosophy, etc. But no other … Continue reading
Intruders, Skagit Casting and Northwest Steelheading Culture
When the first movie trailer for The Empire Strikes Back hit theaters in the winter of 1979, the world went crazy. Two and a half years of anticipation had hit the boiling point. But rather than letting off steam, the … Continue reading
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Oregon coastal summer steelhead on the move
By Rob Russell Entering the coast range Friday evening, I left the sun behind and drove into an impressive mass of clouds. Rain came down in sheets for the next two hours. Later, as I pulled into the little coastal … Continue reading
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Tillamook Rivers need our help — Contact your state legislators
If you care about rivers like the Nehalem, Salmonberry, Kilchis, Trask, it is time to take a moment on their behalf. From Jeff Hickman’s blog The River Writes: A handful of Oregon’s state and county politicians are attempting to circumvent … Continue reading
Winter Steelhead Closure? Not Quite
I always think of March 31st as the end of my winter steelhead season and my thoughts inevitably start drifting towards the warmer days of summer, dry flies and big resident trout on light rods. But just because my season … Continue reading
Setting Up for a Winter Steelhead Bonanza
Few things in winter steelheading are certain. The only certainty is that following a blowout the rivers drop into perfect shape on a weekday only to blow out again on Friday before dropping back in on Monday. . . . … Continue reading
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Adventures in Winter Steelheading
I left Eugene around 5am this past Wednesday with excitement and hope. Hope that torrential rain had moved fresh winter steelhead into many of our coastal rivers, and that one of them would be in shape enough to fish. And … Continue reading
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Monitor River Levels for Coastal Winter Steelhead Success
Here’s a quick run-down on some preferred river levels: Siuslaw: 7′-4′ (at Mapleton) Alsea: 6.5′-4′ (at Tidewater) Siletz: 6.5′-4′ (at Siletz) North Fork Umpqua: When the flow on the Steamboat Creek gauge and the North Fork at Copeland Creek gauge … Continue reading
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Re-Thinking my winter steelhead strategy
The day started off perfect — warmer and sunnier than any winter steelheader might expect, despite the snow piled up on the hills around us. We were fishing new water, and right across from the put-in was a perfect spey … Continue reading
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Fly Fishing Video Review: Four Seasons of Steelhead
Much more than plain old fish porn, Four Seasons of Steelhead is a fly fishing film that celebrates Oregon’s beauty and the magnificent fish native to our state. From the promotional materials: For Wayne Van Burger Steelhead fishing is not … Continue reading
Summer steelhead still swimming free in the Siletz
Matt and I decided to skip the higher water on the Mckenzie on Sunday and head up to the Siletz river where the flows are more managable. The Siletz heads in some of the highest mountains in the Coast Range and … Continue reading
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Mikey Wier tackles Oregon wilderness steelhead
Mikey Wier of SoulFish fame is working hard to catch some wild Oregon winter steelhead. In this blog post from The Cleanest Line, Wier tells the tale of hiking into the Kalmiopsis Wilderness to fish the headwaters of either the … Continue reading
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Winter steelhead season ends, trout full on
Last weekend Eugene TU Chapter VP Todd Mullen and I braved snowy weather to get into the last days of the winter steelhead fishing on a coastal wilderness stream. Almost all of the fish were way up in the system … Continue reading
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