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 ...

The “Egg-Sucking Leech” has proven to be a very effective fly pattern for anglers targeting steelhead in the Chautauqua County Lake Erie tributaries. Photo courtesy of FleegersFlies.com The winter ...

Steelhead, the fish that make a furious sprint for the high seas, likely swam right on through those good conditions. “Conditions in 2021 were really good in our coastal areas. But if you go farther ...

The Golden Edge is one of the many varieties of steelhead flies you can find. The color is bright and the shape is traditional. Because of the fact that steelhead are not supposed to feed while in ...

While more than a half-million hunters were seeking deer Dec. 1, Tom and Matt Herr were casting for steelhead in a tributary of Lake Erie in a snow squall. In several days they also fished in rain, ...

Courtesy photo Tina Ritchey of Hollidaysburg proudly shows off one of her steelhead trout. For area fishermen who are looking for a trophy-size, late-fall challenge, pursuing steelhead trout in Erie ...