Skiers and snowmobile riders may lament winter’s tardiness, but the balmy conditions have been a boon for steelhead anglers. Fishing for the ocean-going rainbow trout has been especially good recently ...

An angler shows off a big hatchery steelhead taken on the Cowlitz River. While hatchery winter steelhead are tough to forecast, the wild return of Columbia River winter steelhead is expected to be ...

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 ...

Catching a bucking Great Lakes steelhead during the coldest months of the year really gets the blood pumping. That’s a good thing, because it’s almost a guarantee you’ll need as much blood as possible ...

Altmar, N.Y. — Winter is Shane Muckey’s favorite time of year for one reason: Salmon River steelhead. Muckey, 56, owns Altmar Outfitters lodge and fish cleaning station, a local landmark familiar to ...