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Author: Salmon Trout Steelheader

SPAWN SAC SECRETS – Randall Bonner

Posted on February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 by Salmon Trout Steelheader

FEBRUARY 1, 2023 In recent years, when I bring up spawn sacs to some of the best guides and anglers I know, they simply respond with “shhhh.” Spawn Sacs tied with scrap soft plastics for…

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Super Bankie by Josiah Darr

Posted on January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 by Salmon Trout Steelheader

OCTOBER 1, 2019 Before I was a drift boat owner, I used to see the beautiful Clackacrafts, Willies, Fishcrafts and Alumaweld drift boats being launched from blood stained gravel bars at the crack of dawn…

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DREAM TRIPS – Josiah Darr

Posted on January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 by Salmon Trout Steelheader

JANUARY 19, 2023 The author with an Olympic Peninsula steelhead. Joe Princen image. As I shuffled my feet away from the bank and into the main flow of the current, my Water Master began to…

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Anchor Any River (…and Avoid Disaster!) by Gary Lewis

Posted on January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 by Salmon Trout Steelheader

JULY 16, 2019 Have you ever thrown out the hook and looked around to see that you were 50 yards downstream from the place you thought you anchored? You’re not fishing where you wanted to. No…

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“Bob Toman: The Fishiest Guy I’ve Ever Met” by Eric Chambers

Posted on January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 by Salmon Trout Steelheader

Editors note: As I remember that Bob Toman’s birthday was last month, along with the annual commemoration of his passing, I couldn’t help think, “How many would Bob have caught?” when I had heard some…

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STEELHEADING SIMPLIFIED – Terry Wiest & Ron Camp (Mike Zavadlov images)

Posted on December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 by Salmon Trout Steelheader

NOVEMBER 30, 2022 Terry Wiest (left) and Ron Camp (right). As you’ll notice with probably 99% of the articles and “how to …” in magazines, they’re geared toward anglers that already have some knowledge of the…

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SINGLE BEADS FOR STEELHEAD – Josiah Darr

Posted on December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 by Salmon Trout Steelheader

DECEMBER 19, 2022 Paul Curran was more than happy to tail this steelhead for his son Jackson on the Oregon Coast. The fish ate a bobber dogged BnR Soft Bead in middle of a serious…

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THE ONE – Joey Princen (JP)

Posted on December 15, 2022December 15, 2022 by Salmon Trout Steelheader

DECEMBER 8, 2022 A true once in a lifetime steelhead Kris Markum Sr. (left) and guide Joey Princen with a steelhead of a lifetime. The fish of 10,000 casts. The 20-pound steelhead still has a…

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DRIFT BOATS – Tony Ensalaco

Posted on December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 by Salmon Trout Steelheader

NOVEMBER 8, 2022 I have owned a drift boat for over two decades, and since then, I have experienced countless, unforgettable encounters and heart stopping battles. During low-water conditions drift boats may be the only way to…

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FINISH STRONG – Josiah Darr

Posted on December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 by Salmon Trout Steelheader

NOVEMBER 26, 2022 We didn’t fish anymore after that and we went our separate ways, but before we left, Rich shook my hand like it’s never been shook before and looked me dead in the…

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You Never Go Full Plugger! By Jerid D.

Posted on November 22, 2022November 22, 2022 by Salmon Trout Steelheader

FEBRUARY 22, 2019 PLUGGING! I can hear a collective groan from the non-pluggers and a sigh of “Yeah…I know” from the pluggers out there. When you see a grown man, veins popping on his forehead, spittle…

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Fishing the Summer Steelhead of Fall by Michael Gorman

Posted on November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 by Salmon Trout Steelheader

AUGUST 28, 2019 Fall is the best outdoor season of the year. Ask any outdoorsman or athlete. Whether it’s fishing, hunting, or football, the crisp mornings and quiet blue skies of autumn are invigorating. And,…

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