Spey Fishing For Winter Steelhead

Skagit rods and skagit casting evolved on winter steelhead rivers in the pacific northwest.

Spey fishing for winter steelhead. Olympic peninsula steelhead winter fly fishing by todd moen duration. Hoh bo spey size 2 great for casting to steelhead whether you are fishing for spring summer fall or winter steelhead you want to be sure to have a couple hoh bo spey flies in your box. The fish rarely live there when the water temps plummet. Winter steelhead are most often bottom hugging denizens of cold often rain swollen rivers.

British columbias fishing destination the largest wild steelhead on earth. The winter weather and water conditions as well as sexually developed fish create some of the most demanding conditions that the angler will encounter all year. Steelhead are a lot like us if its cold and nasty outside they conserve energy and hang out on the couch. Winter steelhead have a reputation for being difficult for fly anglers.

Whether you cast for steelhead in the western states like oregon or idaho or in the great lakes. We are licensed to guide more classified rivers near terrace bc than any other guide operation. This short easy to cast head was revolutionary for winter steelheaders. The only fishing knot you need the uni knot duration.

This fly is great because it is big enough to be noticed but it doesnt carry the same weight that most attractor patterns do. Over the next few months the steelhead rivers will get pummeled with fierce storms and high water events. We use self bailing rafts to leave the beaten path and access some very cool and productive swing water. The skeena river and many remote coastal rivers near terrace british columbia offers the best wild steelhead fishing anywhere on earth.

In the cold months of winter dont waste precious fishing time focusing on fast riffles. The technique involves short heavy sinking tip shooting head lines to propel large flies and fish them deep in cold rain swollen rivers. Fly fishing for steelhead in the winter here are some tips. Couch water is the slow soft water usually located in the guts and tail outs of pools.

To fish for winter steelhead on the oregon coastal rivers we swing flies with spey rods in the 12 to 14 foot range 7 9 wt and cast mostly intruder leech or spey style flies with skagit heads and skink tips. Spey fishing with jon guides day off with stuart warren duration. Then are other times that you may see extremely cold and low water conditions.