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Tying Spawn Sacks (with directions) by Scott Amerman and Phil Pirone

Posted on March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 by Salmon Trout Steelheader

DECEMBER 4, 2019 One would not think competitors could be friends, but that is what we are. Both Scott Amerman and I have great respect for each other’s talents.  We find we have common goals…

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Boat Trailer Tricks by Keith Jackson

Posted on March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 by Bob Rees

OCTOBER 20, 2019 One of the hassles of being a boat owner is the trailer.  To fishermen, boat trailers are a necessary evil. They don’t help you catch fish, and they can be a pain…

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Plugging Slow & Shallow for Steelies

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

NOVEMBER 3, 2019 Originally Featured in Dec. 2011 STS When it comes to plugging for winter steelhead, don’t let your vision be limited to main currents.  Here’s what to look for when targeting fish in slow,…

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Steelhead Side-Drifting Strategies by Scott Haugen

Posted on February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 by Salmon Trout Steelheader

NOVEMBER 13, 2019 There’s no question side drifting has revolutionized winter steelheading, but are you really covering all the water possible? My wife, Tiffany, and I had recently returned from a stint of teaching school…

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Power Floating by Danny Cook

Posted on February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 by Salmon Trout Steelheader

NOVEMBER 12, 2019 Successful steelhead anglers place a high priority on proper gear presentation. Many methods can be used to achieve proper presentation when dealing with a variety of water conditions. Bankside, we have developed a long…

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Fishing Pink Worms for Steelhead by Jason Brooks

Posted on February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 by Salmon Trout Steelheader

DECEMBER 17, 2019  A silver bullet of a steelhead plunged out of the water doing mid-air flips. Getting a good look at the fish my heart rate raced as this time it would be my…

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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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