Video Hatch: John Gierach on Bamboo and Steelhead

September 6, 2011 By: Marshall Cutchin

Author John Gierach and bamboo rod maker Matt Schliske head up to the Great Lakes to fish for steelhead with Matt’s latest rods, and Gierach talks about the difference between his local trout and steelhead: “I know my local small streams pretty intimately and I’ve got the timing down, but with steelhead, you’re suddenly playing chess against somebody who really knows what they’re doing.”