Muckey compared the challenge of catching steelhead to fishing for muskie ... by using colored beads and egg sacs on a drift rig or under a float. That’s the bait Muckey uses into early December.

The Port Townsend angler was fly-fishing in the Hoh River with his wife, Shirley Metz, on Feb. 20 when he caught the 29.5-pound winter steelhead using an 8 kg tippet. Skip to main content Arrow-right ...