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Photo of the Day: A Prodigal Son’s Steelhead

November 18, 2014

Matt Calderaro, who originally hails from Massachusetts, returns to the Northeast for some big Great Lakes steel.
Photo courtesy Matt Calderaro

Matt Calderaro, a former Orvis fly-rod designer, now runs an outfitting business in Europe called Worldflyangler. (You may remember him from my trip last summer.) But when he. . .

Video: BC Steelhead & Coho Fly Fishing

November 13, 2014

Here’s a cool video by some Austrian anglers who headed to British Columbia to swing up some beautiful steelhead and coho salmon. Looks like a blast.

Photos: Getting Steely on Michigan’s Pere Marquette

November 06, 2014

Chris Raines (a.k.a. Uber) landed this beauty on a guide’s day out on the PM.
All photos courtesy Frank Willetts

Frank Willetts, owner of the Pere Marquette River Lodge, wrote to say that they’ve been catching some gorgeous fish, and he included these photos as proof. As anyone who has fished the PM knows, you don’t land every. . .

Tuesday Tips: Understanding Pacific Northwest Steelhead

October 28, 2014

Written by: Dan Gracia, Orvis Sporting Traditions Specialist

Leland Miyawaki of Orvis bellevue (WA) shows off a fine Pacific Northwest steelhead.
Photo courtesy Leland Miyawaki

Throughout most of the Pacific Northwest, steelhead young spend a year in their native rivers before they smolt and head out to sea. This smolting process is the changing of the steelhead young’s physiology to allow it to thrive in a saltwater condition. Up until this. . .

Classic Videos: Todd Moen’s Steelhead Dreams, Parts I & II

October 28, 2014

Since there have been so many great comments about Todd Moen’s Fall Run, which is currently the featured video on The Tug, I wanted to remind you of one of Moen’s previous. . .

Photo: Big Steelie from the Other Rogue River

October 13, 2014

Erich Gross, who works at Nomad Anglers in Grand Rapids, Michigan, swung up this gorgeous steelhead
on the Rogue River, just 15 minutes from the shop.
Photo courtesy Nomad Anglers

Photos: A Trip and a Steelhead That Were a Long Time Coming

October 10, 2014

Written by: Wade Fellin, Big Hole Lodge

After many fishless days, this Clearwater River steelhead made the whole trip worthwhile.
Photos courtesy Wade Fellin

Big Hole Lodge had an awesome season with Dad working overtime while I was away studying for the bar. He hasn’t fished with his brother in years, and the three of us haven’t fished together in. . .

Podcast: The King of Swing

October 03, 2014

This week I interview Shawn Brillon, the King of Swing here at Orvis. He’s a master at strategizing on swinging flies for both Atlantic salmon and steelhead, and his strategy works for trout streamers and wets, as well. It should serve to get you. . .

New Issue of Swing the Fly Magazine

September 29, 2014

The fly-fishing world is full of sub-communities, and one of the more passionate groups is made up of anglers who love the swung fly. Among trout fishers, swinging wet flies and Soft Hackles is not. . .

Podcast: Tips for Catching Warm-Weather Steelhead

August 18, 2014

In this week’s podcast, I interview my old friend Brian O’Keefe, founder of Catch Magazine, on tips for catching warm-weather steelhead. Brian is one of the best anglers and teachers around, and I think it’s a particularly. . .