January is coming to a close. Surprisingly enough for a guy who absolutely loves winter steelheading, I’ve spent very little time on the water. To be honest the weather has been kind of all over the place to start the winter off. December cold snaps and what seemed like an unbelievable amount of early snow … Continue reading Bring on February
Month: January 2017
Ghosts of Steelhead Past
It’s a short list of fish that haunt my dreams, but it’s a list none the less. As fishermen we all have tales of the one that got away, but this is different. These are fish that when I close my eyes I envision. I awake in a cold sweat in the middle of the … Continue reading Ghosts of Steelhead Past
The Centerpin Revolution
This article was originally published in Great Lakes Angler Magazine The head shakes reverberated through the rod, into my arm and deep into my shoulder. It was a good fish and I was losing control of it. Too much pressure; not enough pressure; the reel slipped through my fingers as I struggled to find a … Continue reading The Centerpin Revolution