Home Water

Home Water

By Calvin McShane We had no business being on the stream. The water was high — dangerously so. October blended into 31 days of rain; the sandy soil of the Eastern U.P. became a waterlogged sponge. When Jack called and asked about the prospect of his steelhead trip, I...
A Full Circle of Steel

A Full Circle of Steel

McShane admires a fish and remembers why he spends so much time chasing these incredible creatures. By Calvin McShane The interior of my home is a cool 45 degrees, rivaling the temperatures outside hovering around freezing. It is just past dark on a mid-April evening,...
Swingin’ Steel

Swingin’ Steel

Green poses with a 15- to 16- pound steelhead that he landed swinging large flies on the Pere Marquette River in October. The water was high and off-colored­ — a reminder of the close to eight inches of rain and snow that fell within a week. It was Halloween, and...