California Winter Steelhead Flies
According to historical newspaper articles, using a fly to catch winter steelhead in Northern California first began in…
Dennis is a fishery scientist, fly tier, and author of California Winter Steelhead: Life History and Fly Fishing.
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Fly Fishing for California’s Winter Steelhead: Past and Present
California’s steelhead fishing heritage began in the second half of the 1800s as more immigrants arrived in the…
Floating Lines and Sink-Tips for Steelhead
The tailout of the large pool flowed smoothly, resembling a sheet of glass, then cascaded into a rollercoaster…
American Shad in California
Dennis Lee is a fisheries scientist, fly tyer, and author of the book California Winter Steelhead—Life History and Fly…
The Story of American River Steelhead Runs
The American River provides the unique opportunity to fish for steelhead in an urban setting that is easily…
Soft-Hackle Flies for Summer Steelhead
As I turned off the paved road and onto the unimproved track that wound across the large gravel…