Steelhead

Tom Larimer’s Steelhead Rig, 2013 Edition

February 28, 2013
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We ran our first Expert Rig post over four years ago.  Whoa! That’s pretty cool…except for the fact that things have changed a lot in the past four years.  We’ve heard from quite a few of you that you’d like updates on what our fishing experts are fishing now, so today we start the very [...]

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Michael White’s Steelhead Rig

January 19, 2013
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We’ve had a flurry of posts recently about steelhead rigging, and in the process of revisiting everything we’ve written we realized that somehow, in the past 4 years, we’ve never run the Expert Rig of one of the most qualified guys out there.  Today we right that wrong. Michael White a. k. a. “Whitey” is [...]

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Your Steelhead Rigs

January 14, 2013
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When more than 80 of you really thoughtfully wrote up your steelhead rigs for our free Bougle contest, you helped created a really cool resource.  Already more than 1600 unique anglers have checked out that page, and they’ve no doubt gotten some new ideas on steelhead rigging, at the very least. Looking at all those [...]

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Bougle Contest Winner – Tom Ehrhard’s Steelhead Rig

January 8, 2013
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We’re thrilled to present to you the winner of a brand new Hardy Bougle, courtesy of our ‘Tell Us About Your Steelhead Rig’ contest.  Tom Ehrhard took this one home with his entry that appears in its entirety below. Before we get to Tom’s rig though, we need to say a few things.  You folks [...]

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Best Steelhead Fishing Posts of 2012

January 3, 2013
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…and our end-of-year/beginning-of-year series of our top posts of 2012 continues!  Today it’s all about steelhead fishing. If you were out for the holidays – over the past couple of weeks we’ve already given you our top gear posts and our top bonefishing posts. Best Steelhead Fishing Posts of 2012 Sage 8136-4 ONE Spey Rod [...]

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Fired Up

December 28, 2012
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Angler and cheerleader, somewhat excited about getting the fish in the net. More on Dean River Steelhead Steelhead Tips from Our Head Guide Cold Water Dry Line Steelhead Fishing Ken Morrish’s Steelhead Rig

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Free Hardy Bougle – Steelhead Rig Contest Reminder

December 21, 2012
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Even if you’ve seen it already, make sure you check out our ongoing contest on steelhead rigs.  Our readers are submitting their steelhead rigs, and we’re going to pick the best entry and send its author a brand new Hardy Bougle Mk VI 4″ reel.  The contest runs through January 6th. Two Big Reasons You [...]

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Tell Us About Your Steelhead Rig, Win a Hardy Bougle

December 6, 2012
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Some of the most popular posts on our site come from our ‘Expert Rig‘ series – in which we ask a wide range of expert anglers to describe, in detail, how they set up their rigs to fish for various species around the world.  There’s a wealth of knowledge in these posts – frankly, your [...]

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Steelheading

December 3, 2012
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We thought that those of you who like fly fishing for steelhead would appreciate this picture by Louis Cahill.  An angler stands in the dark, searching a very big piece of water.  That pretty much tells the story, no? More on Steelheading How to Not Land a Steelhead – 5 Simple Tips Setting the Hook [...]

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