ALSEA - Most days this winter you'll find Sterling Stewart fishing for steelhead on the North Fork of the Alsea River. The Corvallis man said he's on the river banks about "150 hours a week," ...

The Oregon Hatchery Research Center near Alsea, Ore. The center has agreed to do an experiment on whether hatchery-produced steelhead can be bred to be better biters. A growing body of evidence ...

Winter steelhead season is arriving in the coastal rivers and the North Fork of the Alsea, with its reputation for an early run, already has a steady buzz of fishermen up and down its banks. A fishing ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X In a lifetime of fishing for winter steelhead on Oregon’s Alsea River, Stan Steele has seen it get ...

With coho season coming to a close, Portland-area anglers are facing fewer opportunities close to home. Coho counts at Willamette Falls remain fairly strong, ...

ALSEA - Fishermen on the Alsea River will have an extra month to land a whopper this winter - the steelhead season has been extended through April. The reason for the continuation is a wild brood ...

Rhine Messmer's job this time of year is made much easier by a couple of age-old adages. Like the one about the next cast being certain to draw a bite. Or another timely comparison given this ...

Last week’s heavy rain followed by a stretch of dry weather has improved winter steelhead fishing in Oregon’s rivers. Here’s a breakdown of where anglers are catching the sea-run rainbow trout, which ...

TILLAMOOK, Ore. — Volunteers help create a stronger fishing future on many Oregon streams. That’s especially true for a group of anglers who live for winter steelhead fishing on Tillamook County’s ...

Oregon is preparing to segregate several wild and hatchery salmon and steelhead runs on coastal rivers. A federal judge recently intervened to separate wild and hatchery fish on the Sandy River, ...