Do we even have Steelhead in Indiana? I was convinced that there was no way. At heart I'm just a desert rat that spend his whole life running around the banks of the artery of the west, I grew up knowing as the Colorado river. It run's cold and strong, year around and is the life blood of Las Vegas and the Mojave desert valley along it's path. More of what the traditional trout fisherman would think of as "trout water." Regardless I didn't believe the midwest held viable Steelhead and Salmon population.
Boy was I ever wrong, maybe I was misinformed or just outright ignorant. I soon learned that was completely wrong. In due time I stumbled upon The Great Lakes Steelhead runs of the St. Joseph river and Trail Creek of northern Indiana, A success story of selective population stocking and a good old fashion biology at that. I'm not going to get into the history of the stocking because that can be a whole other post, what I am going to focus on is the strong population that fills the northern midwest tribs and creeks of the area. These silver bullets, slashed with beautiful red and blue markings, a strong hydrodynamic body build for speed and power, start showing up and holding in the mouths of these rivers and creeks waiting to charge up stream in order to complete their breeding cycle.
Here is a link to an article from fly fisherman magazine titled 10 great lakes Steelhead Runs I think it best desribes the amazing opportunities the we are afforded here in the midwest to chase the beatuiful and superior fighting fish that run from the great lakes of the region. I also Included and article by Matt Straw on the 12 best Steelhead flies that would help a novice steelheader like my self make an easier selection on what to feed these hardcharging Steelhead.
What I did learn was the truth of how strong this member is of the salmon family, I learned of the Steelheaders of Northern Indiana, the guides and fishermen that devote their time chasing these truly amazing fish. I took some time to gather a couple articles for you to view and I hope you enjoy them, and maybe see you on the next #TheWeekendWade Don't forget to Like us on Instagram @The_Weekend_wade Follow us and Like us on Facebook The Weekend Wade
Boy was I ever wrong, maybe I was misinformed or just outright ignorant. I soon learned that was completely wrong. In due time I stumbled upon The Great Lakes Steelhead runs of the St. Joseph river and Trail Creek of northern Indiana, A success story of selective population stocking and a good old fashion biology at that. I'm not going to get into the history of the stocking because that can be a whole other post, what I am going to focus on is the strong population that fills the northern midwest tribs and creeks of the area. These silver bullets, slashed with beautiful red and blue markings, a strong hydrodynamic body build for speed and power, start showing up and holding in the mouths of these rivers and creeks waiting to charge up stream in order to complete their breeding cycle.
Here is a link to an article from fly fisherman magazine titled 10 great lakes Steelhead Runs I think it best desribes the amazing opportunities the we are afforded here in the midwest to chase the beatuiful and superior fighting fish that run from the great lakes of the region. I also Included and article by Matt Straw on the 12 best Steelhead flies that would help a novice steelheader like my self make an easier selection on what to feed these hardcharging Steelhead.
What I did learn was the truth of how strong this member is of the salmon family, I learned of the Steelheaders of Northern Indiana, the guides and fishermen that devote their time chasing these truly amazing fish. I took some time to gather a couple articles for you to view and I hope you enjoy them, and maybe see you on the next #TheWeekendWade Don't forget to Like us on Instagram @The_Weekend_wade Follow us and Like us on Facebook The Weekend Wade
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