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We’ve had some emails and phone calls in the past two weeks about the current cover image of Fly Fisherman,…»
Swinging flies for winter steelhead is no different, really, than casting dries to picky browns: if you cast a dry…»
The spey market has never been so ripe with Skagit rods. Nearly every manufacturer has a stick or two in…»
Freeing the Calapooia, a new film by Freshwaters Illustrated – Freshwater Ecology
March 22, 2012 • No commentsFreshwaters Illustrated, a Northwest-based organization dedicated to providing the pubic with an understanding of freshwater ecology, made this superb new…»
If you want to see a soulful tour of the steelheader’s State of Jefferson, check out Ryan Peterson’s new film,…»
This buck smacked a big pink Intruder (thanks Mr. Ward):
Hens swim to their gravel, do their business, and slip quietly back downstream. Bucks, on the other hand, cruise from…»
The Native Fish Society filed suit this week in federal court against the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Oregon…»
Several years back, I set up a few new spey rods with Redington’s CDL reels in the 10/11 weight size.…»
Fisheries managers from California and Oregon are predicting huge returns of Chinook this fall to the Klamath and Sacramento Rivers,…»
Here’s some good news, hot off the digital press, from the Elwha: According to the Wild Steelhead Coalition, “Non-native hatchery…»
We’re all familiar with the efforts and successes of Trout Unlimited, which works to restore and protect trout habitat. But…»
A friend and I found ourselves floating a small steelhead river recently in our inflatables. Between heavy rapids and gliding…»
For an enlightening summary of the over-harvest that has–and is–plaguing the recovery of wild steelhead and salmon populations, visit this…»
This fish took as the fly hit the surface–then completely cleared the water six times before coming in.
The world of winter steelheading has gone crazy for Skagit heads, and for good reason: these shorter heads can chuck…»
Sometimes a matter of inches can make all the difference. In winter steelheading, sinking a fly another foot can mean…»
The rapid was looking as boney as I’ve ever seen it. Our recent floods had shifted some key boulders and…»
Looking for a weatherproof pack big enough to hold a full-size camera, jacket, food, and water–but that won’t interfere with…»
Wild Fish Conservancy, The Conservation Angler, the Federation of Fly Fishers Steelhead Committee, and the Wild Steelhead Coalition filed a…»
It may sound crazy, but steelhead and rainbow trout are really the same creature. More to the point, “rainbow trout”…»
Recently, a friend and I were working down a short non-descript run known to put out fish, I was going…»
So far in the Northwest, this has been a winter of extremes: a full month of ultra-low water, then weeks…»
John Larison, Spey Casting
John Larison guides on Oregon’s steelhead rivers, specializing in two-handed rods and winter steelhead on the swung fly. He also teaches on-the-water casting and steelheading seminars year-round.
John is a native Oregonian who began fishing for steelhead at age seven, and fly-fishing at age eight. Although he has traveled and fished widely, John makes his home near the rainforest streams and wine-country rivers of his youth.
He is the Northwest field editor for Fly Fisherman, as well as the author of the best-selling book The Complete Steelheader. He is also the author of two fishing novels, Northwest of Normal and the recently released Holding Lies.
John is a River Steward for the Native Fish Society and an advocate for wild salmon and steelhead throughout their historic range. He can be reached at johnlarisonsteelheading.com
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