The best chance to see winter steelhead on the Platte is in the stretch located below “the lower weir” located off Lake Michigan Road two miles northwest of M22.

Welcome to today's winter episode of Thundermist Fishing Tips! We have Vincenzo with us today, along with the boatless angler himself, Antonio. Today we're going to be running the T-Turn Bait Rig ...

As in all fishing, what you’re ultimately hoping for is stability. Winter may be great for huge, bright fish, but it lacks in that department. Walk & Cover. On the East Coast, it’s not uncommon for ...

Float fishing jigs, beads or bait, drift fishing, nymphing and swinging flies or spinners are all good techniques. With the early hatchery fish, staying in the lower river and Three Rivers is the ...

Winter steelhead fishing along the Great Lakes can be some of the most fun you’ll ever have. It can also be some of the most difficult and miserable fishing you’ll ever experience. I’ve had it both ...

5 Fly Fishing Tips for Great Lakes Spring Steelhead. Steelhead season isn’t over just yet. ... Throughout the fall and winter, steelhead travel miles upstream to spawn.

Spring is one of the best times to chase steelhead in the Great Lakes tributaries. Use these tips to start landing more dropbacks. Be the first to read the Spring 2025 Journal – Subscribe now.

Now’s the time to upgrade fishing gear and to book fishing guides for the spring steelhead season. Many anglers spend an inordinate amount to time learning the tips and techniques that can help ...

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.

Luke Hein has had good success surf casting for small brown trout and steelhead on Chicago's South Side this winter. It's an old-school method that works fine.

An Erie steelhead fly fishing guide wants to expand the horizons of those who seek these migrating fish each fall and winter. Karl Weixlmann, 62, has been guiding anglers for 28 years on various ...