I KNOW, IT’S JUST BARELY WINTER STEELHEAD SEASON! May comes pretty fast and it pays to plan ahead. The Salmonfly hatch is the most explosive surface action of the year! Few things in the Northwest get fly fishermen more excited than the Salmonfly hatch on the Deschutes River in Oregon. …
Read Part II Here As a full time spey rod guide I spend a lot of time with two handed rods, my rods, client rods; I get to cast lots of different rods. For the last decade I’ve been a staunch Winston advocate and I still am. That said, when …
Winter Steelhead Most serious steelheaders prefer the winter challenge. Let’s face it, chasing steelhead with a fly rod is not the most effective way to catch them. I’m sorry, but anyone who says otherwise is disqualified from speaking on the subject. This is a given, and really the reason we …
