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Steelhead

Great Lakes tributaries, Pacific Northwest winter runs and British Columbia's wild fish.

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Destinations for steelhead

8 destinations list steelhead, in the Great Lakes, the Pacific NW & Alaska, Canada and the California. A guided day for two anglers runs $500 to $1,500; the middle price is $600. The months named most often are April, October and November. 4 are good for fishing on your own and 5 have good public access.

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Painting of a rushing river in a basalt canyon with sagebrush banks
Trout

Lower Deschutes

Maupin, Oregon · USA

Fly into PDX, 2 hr 15 min

Guide, per angler
$325
Public access
Moderate
Crowding
Medium
Original watercolor illustration of Lower Sacramento River · Bend area, California
Trout

Lower Sacramento River

Redding, California (Keswick Dam to Red Bluff) · USA

Fly into RDD, 15 min

Guide, per angler
$300–325
Public access
Moderate
Crowding
Medium
Original watercolor painting of Rocky River, Ohio Steelhead Alley
Steelhead

Ohio Steelhead Alley

Rocky, Chagrin and Grand rivers, Ohio · USA

Fly into CLE, 20–50 min

Guide, per angler
$250–275
Public access
Good
Crowding
High
Painting of a river through mossy Olympic rainforest
Steelhead

Olympic Peninsula

Hoh, Sol Duc and Bogachiel rivers, Washington · USA

Fly into SEA, 3.5–4 hr

Guide, per angler
$275–325
Public access
Good
Crowding
Medium
Original watercolor painting of Elk Creek, Pennsylvania Steelhead Alley
Steelhead

PA Steelhead Alley

Erie County, Pennsylvania · USA

Fly into CLE, 1.5 hr

Guide, per angler
$300–325
Public access
Good
Crowding
High
Original watercolor painting of Pere Marquette River, Baldwin, Michigan
Steelhead

Pere Marquette

Baldwin, Michigan · USA

Fly into GRR, 1.5 hr

Guide, per angler
$300–350
Public access
Good
Crowding
High
Painting of a steelhead angler on New York’s Salmon River in late autumn
Steelhead

Salmon River

Pulaski, New York · USA

Fly into SYR, 45 min

Guide, per angler
$2756-hour day
Public access
Good
Crowding
High
Original watercolor painting of Bulkley River, Skeena system, British Columbia
Steelhead

Skeena System

Bulkley, Kispiox, Skeena, British Columbia · Canada

Fly into YYD

Guide, per angler
$750
Public access
Moderate
Crowding
Medium
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