The Pittsburgh Trib called me this week for some comments on early season Steelhead fishing. I gave the writer a lot of information but I knew he could only fit so much in. It was nice to be included and the print version has a photo of a client I guided last October and lists my website and phone number.

Other than that we have a few fish hanging around the mouths and some coming in early in the morning and leaving by 10 or 11 AM. I’ll be going up this week sometime to get that first Steelhead of the season. I’ll be throwing Flatfish lures in the stream the first few hours and maybe some spoons and spinners at the mouths. If fish are hanging around in one spot I’ll toss a jig or two. I’ll keep you posted on developments but it is very early and just a few have been caught. It will be a few weeks for a major first wave of fish to come in. Cooler nights and some rain will help the situation as always, but some years nice first runs of fish came in for no reason at all. That’s just the way it is.

Here is the link to the online article and a copy of the print version.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/outdoors/s_698109.html