Steelhead Run Slowly Starts On The North Shore
Download MP3The steelhead are moving.
Reports from late April at rivers near Duluth and Two Harbors that flow into Lake Superior were promising for steelhead anglers along the North Shore. Steelhead are rainbow trout that migrate from North Shore rivers to Lake Superior and back to spawn in their natal streams. However, a weekend of rain, snow, and melting snow to close out April is bringing rivers to a swollen state that makes for tough fishing.
WTIP Outdoor News Podcast Host Joe Friedrichs spoke with Nick Peterson from the DNR office at French River about the steelhead run on the Knife River heading into late April and early May.
The steelhead are moving.
Reports from late April at rivers near Duluth and Two Harbors that flow into Lake Superior were promising for steelhead anglers along the North Shore. Steelhead are rainbow trout that migrate from North Shore rivers to Lake Superior and back to spawn in their natal streams. However, a weekend of rain, snow, and melting snow to close out April is bringing rivers to a swollen state that makes for tough fishing.
WTIP Outdoor News Podcast Host Joe Friedrichs spoke with Nick Peterson from the DNR office at French River about the steelhead run on the Knife River heading into late April and early May.
