By Andy Martin | 03/28/2013 Moments after the first lead-headed jig and large curly tail grub hit the bottom, one of the anglers on my boat exclaimed “fish on” as his rod doubled over with a steady tug, tug, tug. The angler coaxed the fish to the surface, and with a quick stab of the […]
Monthly Archives: March 2013
By John Reddy | 03/25/2013 Every winter is different in the Midwest. Some years we get great ice fishing conditions while others we aren’t so lucky. This winter has yielded good ice fishing opportunities in the harbors of Southeast Wisconsin. We’ve had good ice and have been able to fish in a lot of areas […]
By Tim Roller | 03/24/2013 For Great Lakes steelhead anglers, spring is about as good as it gets. At no other time of the year are there more opportunities to catch these great fish in the tight confines of the rivers and streams that feed the five “inland oceans”. In addition to the massive migrations […]
By Big Dave Manners | 03/22/2013 I know this is going to sound similar to what’s been going on north of here in Washington, but in the Tillamook area we seen fewer steelhead, yet the average fish is much bigger this season. Our steelhead have averaged 11-13 pounds, we’ve seen lots of fish over 15 […]
By Bojan (Bojangles) Zivkovic | 03/20/2013 The Credit River: March Madness in the Concrete Jungle You might be thinking about the NCAA basketball games that have begun to air this month. However, as much as I enjoy playing basketball, and love the sport itself, ‘March Madness’ to me means gearing up and getting ready to […]
By Kyle Buck | 03/19/2013 It’s no secret that fresh spawn tied in sacks is the most popular method for targeting Great Lakes steelhead. While there are many ways to do this, I’d like to share mine. This is a quick and easy way, that’s virtually mess free and produces a great egg crafted for […]
Bob Kratzer | 03/15/2013 It’s been a slower than normal year in terms of numbers on Washington’s Sol Duc River. However, one nice thing to note is the steelhead are larger this year. And, we still have a month and a half left of the season, which should fish well. By no means is our […]
By Kyle McClelland | 03/14/2013 Throughout winter in Northern Michigan I’ve been testing many techniques to try and improve my success steelhead fishing. I’ve caught fish fly-fishing, with BorX O Fire cured spawn and, most surprisingly, on brined shiners. In the past I haven’t used shiners for steelhead. However, after having success on the hard water while […]
By Kirk Portocarrero | 03/13/2013 Many anglers in Northern California have packed away their steelhead rods for the season, but I’m here to tell you there’s still a lot of steelhead in the Trinity River, and more to come. Most people think prime time on the Trinity is November and December, and it is, but […]
By Josh Choronzey | 03/12/2013 As Ontario thaws out from a deep freeze and ice fishing begins to wind down, now is a perfect time for me to take a few minutes to appease Pautzke Sargent Shaffer with a Fire Blog update. Here in Ontario, anglers are getting ready to welcome warmer temps and the […]
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