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A few weeks back someone posted about the time period and what has been accomplished on the Saugeen between the Steelheaders, Lake Huron Fishing Club and the Ministry of Natural Resources. Here's a little history, times and work done.

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Grant Ferris
Grey/Bruce Outdoors

For more than a century, Ontario anglers have baited the lake bottom under their ice huts to attract fish. Until recent restrictions came into effect, Lake Simcoe rental hut providers used enormous numbers of summer-caught salted minnows to attract lakers and whitefish for their ice-fishing customers. About twenty-five or thirty years ago, a few Georgian Bay anglers ...

This is a very popular steelhead fly.

Hook: streamer 2-10

Tail: marabou black

Body: black chenille

Hackle: black saddle hackle

Head: orange, pink, red or chart chenille ...

Thought I would share a few patterns i used this fall swinging for steelhead. These flies are very simple to tie and the fish hammer them!

A simple marabou spey pattern intruder style. I found when I used Jungle cock eyes I caught more ...

This fly is a great searching pattern. It imitates many mayfly species. Parachutes are great patterns because they sit on the water flat. Try it in different sizes.

Hook: 94840 size 10-18
Thread: black 8/0 uni-thread
Tail: grizzly hackle fibers
Body: gray ...

Float fishing plastic baits is slowly catching-on amongst anglers in the know….but it is not a new thing. That lovely morning ten years ago opened my eyes to the options that steelheaders have for drifting Great Lakes rivers. Spawn catches fish, no doubt, but it is not the Holy Grail when it comes to putting fish on the bank. When I started float fishing nearly two decades ago, fresh roe was the only bait I used. ...

March is the time of year when fishing fever begins. The first sign of spring fishing fever is when packages and parcels from tackle stores begin to show up under the arms of homecoming anglers. The next sign is when fishing vests and tackle boxes are dug out of hibernation and crumpled waders come out of storage. It’s tackle tinkering time and like ...