Egg Sucking Leech See at Cabela's Although there are a couple variations to the Egg Sucking Leech pattern, it’s basically a simple Woolly Bugger or leech with a hot spot behind the hook eye.

The “Egg-Sucking Leech” has proven to be a very effective fly pattern for anglers targeting steelhead in the Chautauqua County Lake Erie tributaries. Photo courtesy of FleegersFlies.com The winter ...

However, steelhead fishing in the Great Lakes region is much less popular in the spring compared to the fall, ... Another great option is a leech fly.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The best early-season steelhead trout fishing on the Northeast Ohio rivers and streams usually heats up after Thanksgiving as the river waters cool down quit a bit, and rain or ...

TILLAMOOK, Ore. — Volunteers help create a stronger fishing future on many Oregon streams. That’s especially true for a group of anglers who live for winter steelhead fishing on Tillamook ...

Re: “Steelhead: WA’s ‘gray ghost’ battles extinction” : As a longtime steelhead angler and professional working to restore and protect this magnificent species, I appreciate Lynda Mapes ...

To help protect wild steelhead, Minnesota Sea Grant is distributing free identification decals to help anglers distinguish between steelhead and other salmon species while they’re out on the water.

More than 7,600 winter steelhead have returned to the upper Willamette Basin so far this year, the highest return since 2004. July 2, 2025. contribute now. About OPB. Public media funding.

The 22nd annual Vermilion Steelhead Stocking is scheduled to take place later this month. “It’s always sort of a rite of spring in Vermilion,” said Vermilion Mayor Jim Forthofer. … ...

The Michigan DNR will collect 4.5 million steelhead eggs at the Little Manistee Weir. The egg collection will take place between April 15-17 and 22-23.