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Addicted Fishing Podcast

Addicted Fishing Podcast

All Things Summer Steelhead | Tips, Tactics & Techniques

Jul 20, 2026 · 48 min · 12 segments

Summer steelhead are some of the most exciting fish to chase in the Pacific Northwest, and in this episode of the Addicted Fishing Podcast, we're talking all things summer steelhead! Gage from King…

Summer steelhead are some of the most exciting fish to chase in the Pacific Northwest, and in this episode of the Addicted Fishing Podcast, we're talking all things summer steelhead! Gage from King Jigs, Jason Harmsen from Steel Obsession Guide Service, and Colt Shepard from Addicted Fishing sit down to dive deep into summer steelhead fishing. The guys talk techniques, tactics, tackle, finding fish, reading water, and what it takes to consistently put summer steelhead on the bank. Whether you're new to steelhead fishing or have been chasing these fish for years, this episode is packed with fishing knowledge, stories, and real-world experience from anglers who spend a ton of time on the water. If you're looking to catch more summer steelhead and become a better steelhead angler, this is an episode you don't want to miss! ▶ Follow Addicted Fishing on Instagram: http://bit.ly/addictedfishingIG ▶ Help Us GROW! Subscribe HERE: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBE-ADDICTED ▶ We LOVE mail from our fans. If you want to send us something, drop it to the address below. We might feature it in a video. Thank you! 🙌 Addicted Fishing 7509 South 5th St. STE 102 Ridgefield, WA 98642 ▶ EMAIL FOR BUSINESS INQUIRIES: [marlin@addicted.fishing](mailto:marlin@addicted.fishing)

Summer steelhead are some of the most exciting fish to chase in the Pacific Northwest, and in this episode of the Addicted Fishing Podcast, we're talking all things summer steelhead! Gage from King…

Speakers: MarlonHostColt ShepardGuestGageGuest

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Season Outlook & Early Catch Reports2:11 – 5:22

Colt ShepardGuest

2:11

Overall, or just for summer steelhead, call me crazy, but the winter chrome blend that we make, I still use for summers, and it smashes them just as good as winters.

Colt ShepardGuest

2:24

Dude,

M

MarlonHost

2:24

I was going to say the same thing.

M

MarlonHost

2:26

That winter chrome blend is just, it gets them.

Colt ShepardGuest

2:29

It just works.

Colt ShepardGuest

2:30

It's weird.

M

MarlonHost

2:31

Fish like eggs.

M

MarlonHost

2:33

Yeah.

M

MarlonHost

2:33

And that being one of the main ingredients in our winter chrome blend.

M

MarlonHost

2:37

Exactly.

M

MarlonHost

2:37

It's weird how that works.

Colt ShepardGuest

2:38

Yeah.

Colt ShepardGuest

2:39

Yeah.

Colt ShepardGuest

2:40

We put some of the main, the main foods that the steelhead eat when they're out in the ocean.

Colt ShepardGuest

2:46

Yeah.

Colt ShepardGuest

2:46

Into that bait or into that scent.

Colt ShepardGuest

2:49

But yeah, majority base eggs.

M

MarlonHost

2:51

Gage, what's yours?

G

GageGuest

2:53

I like the winter chrome blend as well, but my top favorite is a mixture.

G

GageGuest

2:57

I'll take two bottles, squid and the prawn oil.

G

GageGuest

3:04

Always no oil, and I'll mix together, and that absolutely wrecks.

G

GageGuest

3:09

Anywhere you go, snake, click, any river, they absolutely love that squid-prawn combination.

M

MarlonHost

3:16

Yeah.

M

MarlonHost

3:17

Circling back on some more tributary summer steelhead, I honestly, at this point, I had usually done, like, 5, 6, 10, 15 trips.

Colt ShepardGuest

3:29

Yeah.

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Season Outlook & Early Catch Reports2:11 – 5:22

Colt ShepardGuest

2:11

Overall, or just for summer steelhead, call me crazy, but the winter chrome blend that we make, I still use for summers, and it smashes them just as good as winters.

Colt ShepardGuest

2:24

Dude,

M

MarlonHost

2:24

I was going to say the same thing.

M

MarlonHost

2:26

That winter chrome blend is just, it gets them.

Colt ShepardGuest

2:29

It just works.

Colt ShepardGuest

2:30

It's weird.

M

MarlonHost

2:31

Fish like eggs.

M

MarlonHost

2:33

Yeah.

M

MarlonHost

2:33

And that being one of the main ingredients in our winter chrome blend.

M

MarlonHost

2:37

Exactly.

M

MarlonHost

2:37

It's weird how that works.

Colt ShepardGuest

2:38

Yeah.

Colt ShepardGuest

2:39

Yeah.

Colt ShepardGuest

2:40

We put some of the main, the main foods that the steelhead eat when they're out in the ocean.

Colt ShepardGuest

2:46

Yeah.

Colt ShepardGuest

2:46

Into that bait or into that scent.

Colt ShepardGuest

2:49

But yeah, majority base eggs.

M

MarlonHost

2:51

Gage, what's yours?

G

GageGuest

2:53

I like the winter chrome blend as well, but my top favorite is a mixture.

G

GageGuest

2:57

I'll take two bottles, squid and the prawn oil.

G

GageGuest

3:04

Always no oil, and I'll mix together, and that absolutely wrecks.

G

GageGuest

3:09

Anywhere you go, snake, click, any river, they absolutely love that squid-prawn combination.

M

MarlonHost

3:16

Yeah.

M

MarlonHost

3:17

Circling back on some more tributary summer steelhead, I honestly, at this point, I had usually done, like, 5, 6, 10, 15 trips.

Colt ShepardGuest

3:29

Yeah.

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