When hooked, steelhead jump repeatedly three to five feet out of the water while screaming 40 to 50 yards of line off your reel. These Northwest prizefighting fish average 8 to 14 pounds, and large steelhead weigh in the low 20s. Pound for pound, steelhead are considered the hardest-fighting fish in the world.
The Duncans take six anglers per week into this remote Kodiak, Alaska, area to fish for wild Steelhead. Getting in and out of camp requires airdropping gear and supplies from a floatplane and then hiking to the camp from a nearby lake.
Flyfish for Sapsuk River steelhead or Steelhead Creek in September through mid-October. Aleutian Anglers run two deluxe camps catering to two and four guests per week on the Alaska Peninsula.
Wild Rivers Lodge is situated on the banks of the world-renowned Skeena River in beautiful British Columbia. The Skeena River is home to the largest run of wild steelhead in the world and also the world record.
Fly or lure fish the Rogue River for 4-to 10-pound summer steelhead and the world-famous half-pounders (1½ to 3 pounds steelhead - nicknamed by Zane Grey). You'll stay at three comfortable riverside lodges.
