Tournament angler Glenn Walker examines the swimming jig technique, while reviewing the RC Tackle swim jig.

When winter rolls around the warm water fishing often dies down but species like Steelhead on the West Coast just begin heating up. We travel North to the free flowing emerald green waters of the Smith River in search of early season steelhead that are just beginning to enter the system behind the Fall run Salmon.

Trout fishing the upper Linville River above the falls on New Year's Day 2010. The video shows three trout being landed, including a monster 24" long Rainbow Trout.