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Happy New Year: 2014

On behalf of the Ontario Steelheaders Board of Directors, HAPPY NEW YEAR to our members and their families. 2014 brings in with it new challenges and opportunities to accelerate the organization to new heights. Our new web site will become more insightfully informative, provide and promote club functions and membership participation. Members will be able […]

Saugeen Campground Park Closed for Winter

Located on the Saugeen River, the Dennys Dam campground and park will be closed for the winter and will re-open for April 1 2014, weather and spring river flow permitting. The park is open to fishing during the winter, but please respect the following guidlines: Parking may not be available as the road is not […]

Fall 2013 Adult Steelhead Rainbow Trout Transfer

The “Ontario Steelheaders Fall 2013 Adult Steelhead Rainbow Trout Fish Transfer” has begun! We will be using three customized tanker trailers named the “Steelhead Express” to transfer adult steelhead trout upstream on the Saugeen River to Walkerton, Ontario area over the next two weeks. We are simply doing our best to ensure the steelhead rainbow […]

2013 Annual Fall Steelhead Derby

This coming weekend, Saturday October 19, 2013, the Ontario Steelheaders is hosting the annual fall steelhead trout derby at the Denny’s Dam Park. Please join us for a great day of fishing, social event for members, families and friends who love to catch steelhead trout. Prizes are awarded for largest steelhead rainbow trout, important information […]

Night Fishing Closed for October

Just a reminder: Starting today, October 1, night fishing above the south side of the old bridge abutments up to Denny’s Dam is closed for the entire month of October for salmon spawning in accordance with the Ministry of Natural Resources regulations. Fisherman may begin targeting fish 30 minutes before sunrise until 30 minutes after […]

Wilson’s Presents: F3T Fly Fishing Film Tour

We would like to inform all members and non-members who are interested: Wilson’s Fly Fishing is presenting the “The Fergus Fly Fishing Film Festival” and it should be a great event. Only one of seven screenings in Canada, this film will surely mashup nature’s aesthetics with the fishing action we all love and bring it […]

Saugeen River Water Temperature

As of today, we are now displaying the Saugeen River water temperature for Denny’s Dam on near the Biotactic fishcam links on our website homepage. Saugeen River water temperature is: °C Enjoy!

Floating Fish Collector

Out west in the state of Washington, there is a “floating fish collector” system that went online the end of 2012 built by Pacificor at the Swift Dam on the Lewis River. Essentially its a massive implementation of collecting, transferring steelhead trout and salmon to produce more natural runs, reducing the need for hatchery fish. […]

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