On the fly fishing map of the world, Russia is still mostly a white spot. This is especially true of the Russian Far East: this vast region (the size of the North American coast from Mexico to Alaska) is not well known a...
Top news: A Memorandum of Agreement was announced recently clearing the way for the final steps of Klamath dam removals!California Trout stated:PacifiCorp and Warren Buffet have agreed to the full terms of dam removal ...
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Fly fishing has a tendency to produce fanatics,
purists, and even some insufferable snobs. Sure, not everyone who picks up a
fly rod goes down those paths, but it does seem that the percentage of
practitioners of the lon...
Ohio, United States The spring steelhead game here in Ohio has really picked up over the last couple weeks. With the warm winter, things are running approximately two weeks ahead of schedule. Look for solid fishing to co...
Kenai, Alaska, United States King Salmon
Pre-season forecasts were dismal for king salmon runs here on the Kenai peninsula and for much of the state. While few would call the 2019 King Salmon fishery as excellent, it wa...
FD: How many countries have you visited for fly fishing? Hard to count but it seems that not less than 25 countries with many returns to my favorite spots and different areas of gigantic countries like Russia for example...
Alaska, United States The Journey
What can I say about fishing in Alaska that hasnât already been said? Nothing really â so here are some adjectives that work well so I can move on â wild, wondrous, un...
Ohio, United States Spring steelhead fishing remains very good! We have been able to float or wade and are finding good numbers of fish any way we get out after them. The water is a bit high right now but dropping, so lo...
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April is our peak month for Bull trout on the Squamish river which is only 50 minutes from downtown Vancouver. This classic British Columbia river holds good numbers of Bull trout plus...
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada SPRING is finally moving into the region and this is going to kick start our Bull Trout and Steelhead fly fishing on the lovely Squamish river. This amazing beautiful river lies 50-60 ...
Kenai, Alaska, United States The Fishing
A couple weeks ago it worked out that I was able to go visit one of our newest outfitters in Alaska. I had just finished my season of guiding in Bristol Bay and had some time t...
When Lacey found out she didn’t have work it didn’t take more
than her saying to me. “Let’s just go right now, we can fish a few extra days
and I’ll drive so you can work on the way.” She packed while I finis...
Detour Day – An Idaho SteelheadThis past weekend my girlfriend Lacey and I had to travel
from Boise to her parents place in northern Idaho to grab some of her things as
we are moving to Colorado at the end of the week....
New York, United States Brown trout are still fishing very, very well in the Lake Ontario tribs. Swinging streamers is the most exciting, and one of the most productive way to fish these fish, with baitfish and attractor...
New York, United States Numbers of lake run browns in the creeks and rivers remains very good. Steelhead numbers are inching upwards. Lots of snowmelt means blown out creeks for a while. Look for streamers to fish well as the creek levels drop.
New York, United States Fishing still remains very productive. Look for the browns to start keying in heavily on baitfish patterns as the numbers of browns dropping out of the creeks starts to rise. Steelhead remain hit ...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States Our 2018 Fall Steelhead season is chugging along and our clients have been catching a lot of fish. Inconsistent rain patterns early in the season forced us to search for prime water cond...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States Our Lake Erie Steelhead season is in full swing and our clients are having a blast! This early part of the season has been challenging because of the low clear water flows throughout mo...
New York, United States Fishing has been consistent over the past week, with steelhead, king salmon, and coho salmon all making an appearance in our rivers. Look for good fishing to continue as water levels drop from the...
Terrace, Canada Fishing has been very good this year. We where blessed with a strong steelhead run and nice weather conditions early season that made fishing for steelhead spectacular. Next year we have some openings for...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States We started our scouting excursions for Steelhead this past week (end of September) This year has been one of the wettest in recent history everywhere but the Great Lakes area. So as usua...
comandante luis piedra buena, Santa Cruz, Argentina 5 MUST TIPS ON: Steelheading the Santa Cruz river (Argentina).
1) Size and color of the water
2) Casting distance and Tackle
3) Flies
4) Fishing technique
5) Ha...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States *Season Over - Will resume in October 2018. The normal season runs October thru March. We are looking forward to a solid Fall run! Lake Erie Bass action is excellent right now... Both La...
Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada With the spring weather here on Vancouver island the fishing is heating up as well and the bugs are starting to hatch. dry fly fishing for rainbow trout cutthroat and browns have b...
Fd: Can you tell about the beginnings of your outfitting service? I started Keystone Anglers Guide Service as a way of introducing new people to the sport of fly fishing. I feel that sometimes the sport can be a little c...
Ohio, United States Still finding steelhead and the smallies are starting to show. We are looking at the end of steelhead system, probably another three weeks or so. But then we transition to smallmouth and trout. We sho...
Fd: Can you tell us a bit about how the idea of setting up a fly-fishing operation came up? I’ve wanted to be a guide since middle school. However, as I got older, I was convinced by people older than me (adults) that...
Fd: Can you tell us a bit about how the idea of setting up a fly-fishing operation came up? Well I'd been guiding in Alaska for a number of years, and when the season would end up there I'd come back home here and our fa...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States I had the privilege of guiding Rob Giannino from Fly Fishing Journeys and his son Tyler for Tylers first ever trip to Steelhead Alley. Tyler was relatively new to the sport of fly fishin...
Fd: Can you tell us about your beginnings and setting up your guiding service in British Columbia? I started guiding back in 1996 mostly as a flyfishing guide for Salmon and Trout on local rivers and some interior lakes ...
Ohio, United States Lots of fresh fish are still being caught! We are having about equal success with swinging spey rods and indicator fishing. It looks the unseasonable cold has retreated and now we are to normal temps....
Ohio, United States Finally the bigger waters are back online and we're seeing some really good fishing. Fresh fish are pushing in. They are eager to eat a swung fly or can be taken readily under an indicator. We should ...
Lake Cowichan, Canada With the winter steelhead coming to a close for the season we still got a few weeks of great fishing with the last of the March run entering the system. We are switching gears to trout fishing with ...
Ohio, United States Great fishing continues. Spey fishing is the way to go. The rivers are still a bit high, but it's from snowmelt so there is still good visibility. We're seeing a bunch of nice fish pushing in. Should ...
Ohio, United States Water is up but still has enough vis to fish! We're seeing good numbers of spring fish. Looking ahead, we should have dropping an clearing flows as March progresses. I expect good numbers of three and...
New York, United States Still finding the fish despite the freezing temps. The season is closing up fast! Unless the weather changes, we might be needing to batten down the hatches until spring ice out. Keep your fingers...
New York, United States Fished through 15" of lake effect snow with two great guys- father and son team Greg and Kyle- from West Virginia! There are still plenty of fish to be had. Ice is starting to be a problem but the...
New York, United States Great fishing continues despite the cold weather. We're also finding some big fish- up to 35-36". More than I've seen in years past. They're out there if you put the work in to find them. Looking ...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States Streams have been low and clear the last few days. Most reports are coming from just above the access points and upstream on streams. Again mostly egg and minnow patterns have been prod...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States "Forecasters at NOAAâs Climate Prediction Center released the U.S. Winter Outlook... with La Niña potentially emerging for the second year in a row as the biggest wildcard in how thi...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States This trip has been a long time in the making. Treven and I had a couple trip dates thast we had to reschedule starting from last Fall so I was so pumped to finally get him in on some Lak...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States Nothing brings me any more pleasure than helping someone catch their first fish on a fly rod, or guiding someone to their first Steelhead or Wild Trout for that matter. There is a certai...
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States I guided two great guys who also happen to be awesome fly anglers for Lake Erie Steelhead. Jim is from New Hampshire and was coming to Steelhead Alley for the first time. Rob hails from ...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States Among those things that have contributed to your advancement include fly fishing, a tradition that brings you closer to family, friends, and fish. The angler who counts blessings, rather tha...
New York, United States Steady fishing over the past week and a half. Better when the temperature is warmer and a bit tougher when it's cold. Saw 16 degrees on the car thermometer a couple mornings ago so that made it a ...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States Autumnal light can play tricks with an anglerâs vision. When the sun is out, it is bright and low on the horizon, making it difficult to see a fly on the water. When the sun is obscured...
New York, United States Great few days fishing. Lots of fish willing to take a swung fly high in the water column. Even found a fish willing to commit to a skated bomber but lost it. Epic. With the high clarity and warm ...
Ketchum, Idaho, United States "Overwhelmingly, the reason why so many experienced and well-equipped fisherman catch so few trout is that most of the time they aren't fishing over fish." - Sparse Grey Hackle
The most e...
New York, United States Great fishing for this early in the run. Fished a combination of streamer techniques including sink tip swinging and riffle hitch swinging a floating line. Quite a few fish spread over the middle ...