Category Archives: Summer Steelhead

I was unhooking the drift boat Friday evening, when the neighbor kid ran over in his bare feet and announced “Me and my Dad are going fishing all day tomorrow!” “That’s great, Sam!” I said, imagining how long he would … Continue reading →

The McKenzie River between Leaburg Dam and the town of Leaburg’ as well as the Willamette between Dexter Dam and Valley River Center have seen much improved Steelhead fly fishing over the past week. Swinging tactics, using Moal Leeches, RT … Continue reading →

Fishing a small coastal river for summer steelhead this weekend, we found low water and lots of angling pressure, the perfect combination for finicky fish. We’d been on the water since dawn, rambling up to likely pools, hoping for some … Continue reading →

This is the way to do mornings, sunrise on the town run, eggs, coffee and bacon. Lots of nice trout rising at dawn between Island Park and D-Street, but no steelhead on the swing yesterday morning for us. Lots around … Continue reading →

South Santiam, Again and … – Jay Nicholas Thirty-one years on this piece of water. Jeepers. I wonder if I may have worn it out, but I keep going back when June comes around. Every June. Skamania summer steelhead – … Continue reading →

In anticipation of the Willamette’s spring run of steelhead and salmon, it seemed like high time to row the twenty-plus miles from Dexter to Eugene. By last Saturday, roughly a thousand spring chinook and another thousand summer steelhead had passed … Continue reading →

For years I chased these silver slabs with every stick known to man, but I had no idea that the tactic of Spey fishing was going to be so much fun and rekindle my fire for Steelhead. The whole adventure … Continue reading →