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Great Lakes April steelhead drop back

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Catch Great Lakes Steelhead During Drop-Back Season Quick Strike Podcast: How to Catch Great Lakes Steelhead During Drop-Back Season

Two guys with a West Coast steelhead.

Quick Strike Podcast: Tips for Catching West-Coast Winter Steelhead Quick Strike Podcast: Tips for Catching West-Coast Winter Steelhead

A close-up of a steelhead caught on a fly.

The Pain and the Glory: How to Swing Flies for Great Lakes Steelhead The Pain and the Glory: How to Swing Flies for Great Lakes Steelhead

An angler with a big coho salmon.

This Giant Coho Salmon Is a Sign the Illinois State Record Is About to Fall, Captains Say This Giant Coho Salmon Is a Sign the Illinois State Record Is About to Fall, Captains Say

A wrecked tanker truck is towed from the crash scene.

Truck Full of Salmon Smolts Crashes in Oregon, Spilling 77,000 Fish into Nearby Creek Truck Full of Salmon Smolts Crashes in Oregon, Spilling 77,000 Fish into Nearby Creek

fishing lodge feud 3

This Happened to Us: We Got in a Full-Blown Feud with a Rival Fishing Lodge This Happened to Us: We Got in a Full-Blown Feud with a Rival Fishing Lodge

Angler releases giant king salmon in Argentina.

Watch: ‘Absolute Beast’ of a King Salmon Proves Why the Next World Record Will Come from Argentina Watch: ‘Absolute Beast’ of a King Salmon Proves Why the Next World Record Will Come from Argentina

snake river dams underwater salmon

Breach or Die: It’s Time to Free the Lower Snake River and Save Idaho’s Wild Salmon Breach or Die: It’s Time to Free the Lower Snake River and Save Idaho’s Wild Salmon

idaho record steelhead

Idaho Fly Fisherman Lands New State-Record Steelhead Idaho Fly Fisherman Lands New State-Record Steelhead

catch and release record chinook

Angler Catches Pending World-Record Chinook Salmon in Argentina Angler Catches Pending World-Record Chinook Salmon in Argentina

primer for great lakes winter steelhead

Noodle Rods and Egg Patterns: A Primer for Winter Steelhead Fishing Around the Great Lakes Noodle Rods and Egg Patterns: A Primer for Winter Steelhead Fishing Around the Great Lakes

A Wisconsin-caught chinook salmon.

Angler Lands Heaviest Chinook Salmon Caught in Wisconsin Since 1994 Angler Lands Heaviest Chinook Salmon Caught in Wisconsin Since 1994

A replica of the 105-pound Chinook salmon that might have been a world record.

B.C. Angler Releases 105-Pound Chinook Salmon That Could’ve Been a World Record B.C. Angler Releases 105-Pound Chinook Salmon That Could’ve Been a World Record

steelhead from idaho's salmon river

Officials Close Sportfishing on Washington Coastal Rivers to Protect Steelhead Officials Close Sportfishing on Washington Coastal Rivers to Protect Steelhead

Red sockeye salmon with hooked jaw swimming in Alaska stream.

Will the Trump Administration Change Course on Alaska’s Pebble Mine? Key Republicans Are Rallying in Opposition Will the Trump Administration Change Course on Alaska’s Pebble Mine? Key Republicans Are Rallying in Opposition

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Fishing for Brown Trout and Steelhead on the High and Mighty Niagara River

Fishing for Brown Trout and Steelhead on the High and Mighty Niagara River Fishing for Brown Trout and Steelhead on the High and Mighty Niagara River