Steelhead
Steelhead are the West Coast version of their eastern cousins, the Atlantic salmon. Both can be elusive, frustrating, but ultimately rewarding in their line-peeling runs and spectacular acrobatics. Considered sea-run rainbow trout, these fish grow quickly in the fertile Pacific Ocean. Schools of chrome-bright steelhead return each year up the coastal rivers and streams to spawn. Although many western rivers support summer and fall run populations, the majority of West Coast steelhead are targeted by anglers in the winter months.
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Amherst Pheasant Spey
contributed by
Sandy McKinlay
Articulated Stonefly Nymph
contributed by
Peter Caverhill
Cahill Tube Fly #1
contributed by
Dan Cahill
Dirty Lady
contributed by
Will Wright
Egg & Skin
contributed by
Warren Grisewood
Egg Sucking Bunny
contributed by
Phil Rowley
Egg Sucking Bunny Leech
contributed by
Rudy Morzanowski
Foamy Bomber
contributed by
Will Wright
Frank's Fly
contributed by
Ken Baker
Grantham Sedge
contributed by
Ron Grantham
Grantham Winged Greaseliner
contributed by
Rick Jones
Hunter's Tippet Shrimp
contributed by
Rick Jones
Lingren's Indispensible
contributed by
Ken Baker
Islander - Orange
contributed by
Sandy McKinlay
Lady Caroline
contributed by
Dave Kearney
Marabou Prawn
contributed by
Phil Rowley
Margarita
contributed by
Doug Wright
Martin Tolley's October
contributed by
Rick Jones
Moose Haired Skater
contributed by
Steve Hanson
The Nothing Fly
contributed by
Dan Cahill
Pick Yer Pocket
contributed by
Sandy McKinlay
The Popsicle
contributed by
Phil Rowley
The Purple Flash
contributed by
Gill Sage
Purple Peril
contributed by
Dave Kearney
Sexy Lingerie
contributed by
Will Wright
Simple General Practitioner
contributed by
Steve Hanson
Squamish Streaker
contributed by
Will Wright
Steelhead Worm
contributed by
Ed Stefanison
Steve's Intruder
contributed by
Steve Hanson
The .08
contributed by
Ken Drieger
Fluorescent Umpqua Special
contributed by
Warren Grisewood
Wintel's Western Special
contributed by
Rick Jones
Younge’s Firefly
contributed by
Dave Kearney