News — steelhead fishing

Winter Steelhead Videos 2016

Posted May 19, 2016

The 2015-2016 Winter Steelhead Season was one for the record books! We struggled with horrible water conditions a lot of the time but when the water was fishable, the FISHING WAS GOOD!In this video we fish multiple rivers throughout Washington & Oregon catching a multitude of wild and hatchery steelhead. Float fishing was the primary tactic used but we do catch fish using spoons, twitching jigs, drift fishing bait, and more! Enjoy this video and please share with your friends!

The Pink Worm Primer

Posted February 13, 2015

The infamous "pink worm" has made its way into steelheaders tackle over the years and has a growing number of believers. These simple plastic worms, which come in many more colors than pink, can be a deadly approach when drifted or floated.  The worm approach is most popularly used in higher water, but they are more dynamic than that. Worms can be fished under almost any water condition and are known to catch steelhead all over the west coast, not to mention trout and the occasional salmon!This big wild fish ate a nightmare worm in low-light, clear water conditions. put a worm...

3 tips for Low-Clear Water Steelhead Fishing

Posted January 02, 2015

Steelhead & Salmon fishing is a constant adaptation of tactics. In this tutorial, we are going to talk about three ways that you can step up your float fishing game in low & clear water. Many tactics such as drift fishing and plug pulling are not ideal in light, low clear situations. As bank steelhead fishermen, we have found that light presentations of bobber & jig are deadly.The first change you must make is to your leader. A floating braid mainline is still fine under most conditions but it is essential to have light leader. Fish can see pretty well...

How to Rig Thill Steelhead Bobbers

Posted December 19, 2014

Summer Steelhead Fishing in Washington

Posted September 16, 2014

Summer Steelhead Fishing is some of the most exciting, action packed fishing the northwest has to offer. The guys from Fishing Addicts Northwest and a few of their friends travel around Washington & Oregon in search of summer steelhead. Using various techniques including: Float Fishing, Spoon Fishing, Spinner Fishing, Drift Fishing, & More! Tributaries of the Columbia river, Oregon coastal rivers, and some Washington coast rivers.Summer Steelhead are a unique target to fish for. They migrate out to the ocean and return to spawn in our rivers and streams. They are impressive acrobats and speedy when hooked. We fished everywhere from...

Summer Steelhead in Low & Clear Water

Posted August 12, 2014

Summer Steelhead are a unique anadromous target. They are different from their winter counterparts in that they are built to enter fresh water before they are sexually mature, and as a result they spend a long time in the tributaries before spawning. Summer Steelhead in the Columbia River start showing up in March and April, and continue to enter the mouth all the way through fall on their way to tributaries like the Cowlitz, Deschutes and other notable summer steelhead tributaries.Anglers love summer steelhead for a number of reasons. "Summers" are fantastic to eat due to their high fat content...