Steelhead on the Stamp

I want to share with you a video we made while Steelheading on the Stamp River near Port Alberni, with some friends. The day was overcast, raining and cold, but there were fish in the river. After a long walk to the pool my fishing partner Toby, hooked a nice doe on a flourescent orange spin and glow like the one below.
Watch the action
Steelhead come into the river in December. By mid March or early April the action is beginning to slow. Some fishers this year had spectacular days getting into double digit fish.

This time of year the fish will come to the fly more readily, so if you have a hankering to hook a Steelhead on a fly now is the time. Flies like Popsicles, Squamish Poachers, General Practitioners, and Bloodsucking Leeches are worth toss.




General Practioner








Squamish Poacher







Egg Sucking Leech