Salmon Trout Steelheader Podcast

From a deadly niche-technique, to a West Coast phenomenon, “Twitching” has added a new tool in many coho (silver) salmon anglers arsenals. This technique has been covered in STS before, and there are many excellent resources to learn more about the basic twitching technique. Basic Twitching Here is a quick breakdown of basic twitching. Cast into your target water Do not allow your jig to hit botto...

An interview with one of the best 360 flasher anglers in the Northwest. Not a guide, just an excellent angler. We talk about the details that makes 360 flashers special. Either Pro-Troll, Shortbus or even the new Brads Flashers....it's an excellent technique to catch loads of chinook and coho on a trolling setup. You can even anchor with a 360! Tyler has figured out the technique and perfected it....

Question & Answer with Lucas. A listener asks about catching Coho Salmon (silvers) in low clear water. It's a great question and has a few answers depending on the conditions. A-Run coho can be notoriously difficult to get to bite, but it can happen. Between plugs, spoons and a whole lot of repetitive casting you can get a chance, but the later Coho still bite great in low water. Thanks for the qu...

The wild Bear Guide from Becharof Lake (Egegik River) area. George Joy has chased Coastal Brown Bears in the Alaska Bristol Bay region - he has had a few close encounters of the bear kind! From hunting the wild Grizzly's of Alaska to Moose hunting in the Alaskan Tundra...guiding Salmon & Commercial Fishing in the Ocean...George is a true outdoorsman who has experienced the wild in a serious way. ...

A long-time guest of the Becharof Lodge & Egegik River, Scott Haugen (Outdoor TV Personality & Writer) discusses fishing for coho (silver) salmon. Everything from jigs, bait, beads, plugs & more are discussed. Scott talks about the opportunity to try new things on an especially epic Alaskan River that flows into Bristol Bay. Even though Bristol Bay is known for epic Sockeye Runs...the Coho (Silver...

Mark Korpi, co-owner of Becharof lodge, discusses the logisitics of building a fishing lodge in the middle of nowhere, where zero roads and electricity exist. The river has zero habitat interference, and the salmon are ridiculously plentiful. From propane and generators, to hot showers and amazing meals - somehow they make it work! Listen as Lucas interviews Mark Korpi about the Becharof Lodge on...

Big Jarod is a massive resource on salmon and steelhead fishing. In this podcast, we catch Jarod at the NSIA Banquet, talking about salmon fishing and how temperatures affect salmon fishing. All is not lost when temps got too high, you've just got to adjust your program. Listen as Jarod talks about the Yakima Bait Mag Lip and doing R&D fishing with Buzz Ramsey.

Justin Wolff has produced close to 500 episodes of Angler West TV - a West Coast fishing favorite on TV and Youtube. His career has brought him all over the world, although he's always loved Salmon, Trout & Steelhead. Listen as Lucas talks to Justin about the opportunities he's had, previous radio shows & what he does behind the scenes to make the show Angler West TV happen. Check out Justin's sto...

Nick Amato is interviewed about where Summer Steelhead hold in the rivers in early season and dead of summer. Nick discusses his experiences looking for steelhead as well as early Chinook and Coho under low water conditions.   Nick is the editor of Salmon Trout Steelheader and Great Lakes Angler Magazine.

Ruben Estavillo makes breakfast and talks about the fishing opportunity with Coho and Chinook Salmon on the Quinault Reservation. Ruben has guided the Quinault and Queets for decades and is dialed in on the tidal movements of Coho and Chinook - he discusses those in this short but interesting interview.

Finessing the Spin-Glo by Larry Ellis When the Worden Floating Lure Company, now owned by Yakima Bait Company, invented the Spin-N-Glo, little did they know that the lure would become one of the company’s bestselling, let alone top-producing lure. I always have said that if a person had never heard of a Spin-N-Glo, they need to go out and get an education all over again. The winged bobber has stee...

An interview with Zac Kauffman of Sawyer Oars. Zac talks about the origins of Sawyer, the usage of wood, carbon and fiberglass. How the oars react in the water - and how they are designed. They are a top shelf Oregon product, using Douglas firs. 

The vivacious, and fun-loving Mary Posey is on the phone with Lucas, talking about her experience meeting and befriending Eric Clapton. Although she hasn't spoken to Eric Clapton in many years, since her sons funeral, she has had a wonderful friendship with him over the years. She speaks in depth about some of the struggles Eric had with his road crew, how he enjoyed fishing - how he even visited...

A conversation with Keith Johnson and Zoey Johnson about fishing for winter steelhead in high water conditions. Including plugs, bobber-dogging, plunking. Summer steelhead fishing techniques, float fishing shrimp, and even flats fishing for tarpon are discussed. Check out the video coming soon to the STS Youtube channel.

The giants - the steelhead of winter and spring. Keith Johnson, fishing Guide on the Washington Coast, talks about the behavior of big, wild steelhead. He details his simple but effective tactics to fish for these aggressive steelhead optimally. Also discussed is the fishing restrictions and how tactics have had to adjust.  Keith Johnson talks about his relatively-recent guiding career and how he...

There is a difference between a hot 6lb steelhead and a brutal 17lb buck. That much should be obvious, but it really becomes evident when you’re 10 feet above a giant rapid and that massive line-burner you just hooked turns towards it.   Then what do you do?   Some big fish will get ever-so-close, and then decide to turn around and stay in the hole you’re in. Others have every intention of heading...

An interview with Shane Anderson, a film maker of numerous steelhead films including "Wild Reverence" & "A Rivers Last Chance".   Shane discusses the challenges steelhead face, their life histories, his opinions on fishing opportunity, hatcheries, dams and everything related to steelhead.   Shane has a wealth of information about steelhead and historic populations. Included in the discussion is Kl...

Jim Teeny is a fly fishing innovator who has caught salmon, trout and steelhead from California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska - to Canada and far beyond. In his quest for more bites he has developed fly fishing techniques that make maximum use of sink lines and small flies. His techniques have been studied by fly anglers the world over. In this episode he is interviewed at the Lamiglas factory wh...

Spanning back to 1938, Columbia Sportswear was founded by Paul Lamfrom, the father of Gert Boyle, although it was formerly known as the Rosenfeldt Hat Company, and eventually the Columbia Hat Company. Columbia eventually broke away from hats by designing a Columbia Fishing Vest. Tim Boyle, son of the legendary Neal & Gert Boyle, became a part of the company after Neal's death. The company struggle...

Salmon carcasses are a nutrient rich fertilizer. Beyond simply the nutrients they bring to the stream itself, they have been found to benefit nearby trees, Eagles, Bears, Insects and many other streamside species.  Salmon, as an ocean-going fish, bring nutrients from the ocean deep into the hills and forests of Coastal areas.  This article talks about the studies that led up to the practice of pla...

An informative article from 1996 by Dr. Colin Kageyama, an Optometrist, who discusses what happens to colors underwater. Dr. Colin describes the differences between the color red, and flourescent red. As colors fall lower in the water column, there are some things that happen to specific colors, that aren't commonly understood. These color changes are relative to how close you are to the lure, as...

Read by Lucas, this article is about Alaskan chum fishing on the fly - their ferocious takes and mind-bending runs. An under-rated fly fishery!

A book about biology and conservation of wild steelhead, written by JD Mcphail. Available from www. Amatobooks.com all about steelhead. Migration, senses, behavior and other information about steelhead are all covered in this book. Excerpts read by Lucas about steelhead. 

This episode is a discussion with Dave Harding of Portland Oregon about designing his new weight system for fishing. Dave created "Dave's Tangle Free" weights and has made over half-a-million weights thus far. He talks about the early days of being frustrated with tangles and snags, and his experimentation with different materials and terminal tackle to find the right fit. Please comment and like!

Landon Connorton, the creator of Washington Coon Shrimp talks about selecting and curing the best shrimp baits for sockeye, chinook and steelhead. Landon's product is extremely popular with anglers who have tried it but is only available on a limited basis through certain bait shops.