Steel & The Chocolate Beast
Chocolate rivers swirl through the nightmares of every steelheader. Flood phobias stem from annual experiences with torrential rains and snowmelt that blow rivers out in spring, making it difficult to predict when to travel and where to go.  [READ IT]

Timely Features
Deadbaits target big browns. Rigged quick-strike fashion, trolled or fished from shore, dead smelt, alewives, ciscoes, or shad can tantalize the biggest browns available in any system during spring--reservoirs, rivers, lakes, Great Lakes, even millponds. Deadbait works best in cold water and continues to produce up to and beyond water temperatures of 60 degrees. [READ IT]

Aurora Trout
Anglers like to debate topics that don't have easy answers. Like what fish is the toughest fighting? The most glamorous? The hardest to catch? The best eating? Plenty of candidates are found in every category. [READ IT]