Across the Upper Midwest and Northeast, winter is steelhead season. Starting around Halloween and lasting through February — if your feet and hands can take it — anglers flock to Great Lakes ...

Catching a bucking Great Lakes steelhead during the coldest months of the year really gets the blood pumping. That’s a good thing, because it’s almost a guarantee you’ll need as much blood as possible ...

Two spearfishermen surface with a pair of Great Lakes walleyes. Spearfishing for walleyes and other game fish has slowly been gaining traction in the Great Lakes, and starting April 2026, the sport ...