Fishing reel

Bighead River

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Species: Steelhead

Coordinates: 44° 36€² 28€³ N, 80° 35€² 21€³ W

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Location: Ontario

Why we chose it

Steelhead; The opportunity for some very large fish

When to fish: The first two weeks after opening day, then November into December.

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Where to fish: Runs, riffles and along seams in the spring; in the fall, work the holes.

Tip: Dead drift nymphs and egg patterns.

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—Colin McKeown, host of The New Fly Fisher