As mid-April approaches, steelhead are staging in the mouth of North Shore rivers and tributaries, eagerly waiting for water ...

When other Great Lakes anglers scatter for other species, a few steelhead fisherman are chasing drop-back season in the ...

Steelhead are enigmas, as mysterious as the tea-colored spring run-off they hide in. Like all anadromous fish, they come and go from the river, triggered by an urge to spawn in the spring and an ...

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 ...

Editor's Note: To help ring in the spring steelhead season, we opened up one of the most controversial conversations within the steelhead community: Wild vs. Great Lakes fish. And when we say ...

On Tuesday, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources plans to begin its spring collection of steelhead trout eggs at the ...

The Department of Natural Resources’ weekly fishing report for April 16, 2025 shows some of the most current conditions in the region and best methods.

In spring, steelhead drop back into Lake Ontario to feast on baitfish again. These so-called drop backs make good targets as they feed aggressively on their journey downstream. It’s easier to ...

“Steelhead are spring spawning fish and will come into the tributaries early,” said Jim Markham, the Department of Environmental Conservation’s Region 9 fish manager covering Western New York.

The spring runs of walleye have needed some rain to encourage the fish to race from Lake Erie to their spawning areas in the Maumee and Sandusky Rivers.

Vermont Business Magazine One of the state’s premier wildlife watching opportunities is taking place in Vermont. The ...