When hooked, steelhead jump three to five feet out of the water repeatedly 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 a week into this remote area in Kodiak, Alaska, to fish for wild Steelhead. To get in and out of camp requires airdropping gear and supplies from a floatplane and then hiking into the camp from a nearby lake.
Wild Rivers Lodge—Kalum River's new lodge—is located 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.
