COLD CHROME
Steelhead expert shares his secrets for centrepin, bottom bouncing and lure techniques
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#1 TIMING
What most steelheaders would call the winter season starts in late September and goes right through to ice-up, Redin says. “After ice-up, the fish basically go dormant in big holes, or upriver where they winter.” Of course, with recent warm winter temperatures, ice-up might not even take place, so you could possibly fish for steelhead right through until spring.