Dropback fishing runs well into May across many of the Great Lakes tributaries. Nick Boehme. 4. Fish Natural Fly Patterns. Dropbacks have been in the river for close to six months, and they’ve ...

Spring is one of the best times to chase steelhead in the Great Lakes tributaries. Use these tips to start landing more dropbacks. Be the first to read the Spring 2025 Journal – Subscribe now.

Feeder stream waders have already started hammering the steelhead during a pre-fall spree and Nick Pionessa has a number of the right trout fly patterns fit to be tied. Pionessa, ...

When you think of fishing the Great Lakes region, other freshwater species likely come to mind: smallmouth, walleye, pike, and lake-run steelhead. But there’s some seriously good brown trout ...

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