Steelhead are a form of oceangoing rainbow trout endemic to some rivers draining to the Pacific from North America and Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. They are also a metaphor for wonder and optimism.

The earliest of the spring runoffs swell the river, and a steelhead holds motionless off the river mouth. The first hint of slightly warmer water creates a growing sense of urgency in her ripening ...

I don't know about you folks, but I'm sure glad to see the return of more seasonable temperatures. After four or five days of 95 degree-plus temperatures, I was ready to become a statistic — almost.

Editor's Note: To help ring in the spring steelhead season, we opened up one of the most controversial conversations within the steelhead community: Wild vs. Great Lakes fish. And when we say "wild," ...

The wonder speaks to the fish’s epic life cycle — a journey of hundreds of miles to the sea from its natal river, thousands of miles in the North Pacific feeding and growing, and hundreds of miles ...