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Category Archives: Steelhead & Spey
The Winter Steelheader – By April Vokey
With frosted edges and delicate tips, it landed on my nose before softening and disappearing into the warmth of my skin. It was winter in western Canada and the trees were awaiting their new dress. They stood naked and bare, … Continue reading
Steelhead on the Grande Ronde – By Mike McCune
I’ll never forget that first drive down into the canyon of the Grande Ronde. With the odor of hot brakes warning me to shift to low range, I came around yet another switchback and finally saw a river. I specifically … Continue reading
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Tagged Grande Ronde, Mike McCune, MOW Tips, Skagit, Spey, Steelhead
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Some Fish I Fear – By April Vokey
There are some casts that aren’t supposed to be pretty. In June, when freshet floods the west’s glacial-fed rivers, raging water molests shore bushes and determined anglers are forced to stumble and “ninja wade” through aggressive brown currents, uprooted logs … Continue reading
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Depth of Presentation – By Scott O’Donnell
When I’m swinging a fly for steelhead my mind is fully consumed with the image of where my fly is and what it’s doing. How deep is it? Is it sinking, rising up, or holding its depth? I try to … Continue reading
Posted in Freshwater, General Techniques, Steelhead & Spey
Tagged Depth, MOW Tips, River fishing, Scott O'Donnell, Steelhead
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Situational Rods – By Mike McCune
Many years ago while fishing a Northern California estuary for kings, I found myself changing the shooting head sink rate for what seemed to me the four hundred and seventy third time that day.
British Columbia Steelhead – By April Vokey
It wasn’t until I started fishing (during the struggles and interesting phase of my mid-teens) that I truly understood just how lucky I was to have been born and raised in British Columbia. I knew the obvious; our mountains are … Continue reading
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Tagged April Vokey, BC, British Columbia, Dean River, Spey, Steelhead
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