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Because
of their size, fighting acrobatics, and temperamental ways, steelhead are
considered by those who have caught them to be the most coveted gamefish in
freshwater. Once an angler has caught a steelhead on a fly, he or she may
forgo fishing for other species to solely pursue these magnificent sea-run
rainbows.
Steelhead add length and girth rapidly during the one or two --- sometimes three
or four --- years they spend in saltwater, growing to weights generally ranging
from 5 to 12 pounds.
Upon leaving the ocean and re-entering their stream of origin to eventually
spawn, the steelhead has a minimal appetite. Each is capable of surviving
healthily for months without eating, living off the fat reserves created by the
ocean's bountiful buffet. Not having to eat, the steelhead can be
difficult for an angler to coax into taking a fly. At any given time most
will not.
One of the keys to consistently successful at steelhead fly fishing is to
cover a lot of fish-holding water until a "biter" is found. A dozen prime
locations or more may need to be probed in a day to find one or two willing
steelhead.
Of course, good flyfishing equipment, fly selection
and and the subtleties of presentation are key, also. A knowledgeable
steelhead guide will seek out the fish in numerous likely fish-holding areas and
coach the angler in the nuances of catching a steelhead with a fly rod.
For our Oregon steelhead guides this is exactly what we do: put the willing flyfisher together with a willing
steelhead.
Key Benefits of fishing with one of our
Oregon steelhead fly fishing guides
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Steelhead do not need to
eat during the spawning migration up the river. We'll show you the
flies and methods to catch these finicky fish, pursuing them in comfortable,
stable whitewater driftboats.
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No skills or fly fishing experience? We
specialize in teaching you beginners how to be successful as you fish and
learn throughout the
guided fly fishing day.
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If you wish, we provide proven, balanced fly fishing
equipment for you to use to enhance your learning and effectiveness.
(The angler is responsible for flies, tippet and fishing license.)
Contact us about a
guided steelhead fishing trip.
Also
try our smaller, but more numerous quarry,
the Trout.
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