steelhead
Southern Wisconsin Steel
My friend Adam and his brother Joey headed back up to the Milwaukee area on Saturday and toughed out the cold temps and snow we got for a chance at some more steehead. When it comes to steelhead fishing, persistence usually pays off! Adam landed two and Joey hooked a nice chromer but was unable … Continue reading
Steelhead!
Steelhead are in the southern Wisconsin tributaries in decent numbers now but are hard to reach due to the high water levels. Fishing the smaller rivers is paying off for those persistent enough to seek out what little “fishable” water there is right now. Some friends and I had the chance to get out yesterday … Continue reading
Wisconsin Tributaries
The southern Wisconsin tributaries are currently BLOWN OUT! Not to worry, this warm weather and rain is much needed to melt whatever remaining ice there is and bring the water level up so that the fish feel comfortable moving upstream. Steelhead spend most of their adult lives in the ocean, or in my case Lake … Continue reading
Spring has Sprung!
The weather couldn’t have been better this weekend to get out and do some fishing. My original plan was to head up to the driftless area Saturday morning, fish all day and stay the night to get another morning of fishing in before returning to work Sunday evening. Things didn’t work out quite as planned, … Continue reading
Game On!
With temperatures now starting to average above freezing it’s time to get all my gear in order and make time to wet a line. Great lakes tributaries should start producing some bites when the conditions allow. Egg and nymph patterns seem to be the most consistent during the spring run, but that doesn’t stop those … Continue reading
Getting Ready for a Spring Speycation!
Temperatures in the midwest are slowly on the rise, along with the water levels on the Great Lakes tributaries. From ice-out to about mid May steelhead will be entering the rivers to spawn. While learning about steelhead and how to fish for them, spey fishing came up quite often. Being the first in my mediate … Continue reading