This December the District Angling crew is heading up a trip to the Rust Belt - a section of the midwest and Great Lakes region noted for deindustrialization and fantastic lake-run steelhead fishing. Fall is the best time to target these fish as they return to the streams of their youth.

You arrive in Cattaraugus, NY and plan on a great dinner and get settled into your surroundings. The next 3 days are guided fishing for these chrome rocketships. You’ll spend 4 nights in a farmhouse or private guest house, and drinks, meals, good times and great fish stories will flow freely. Tall tales are on the house. Breakfasts are cooked in the farmhouse, lunch and flies are provided by the guides, and dinners on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, & Saturday, are done by your host - District Angling ambassador and pitmaster Mike Cartechine. We won’t elaborate on the menu, but let’s just say you won’t go hungry and there might be some squabbling over leftovers.

Your guides are weathered, seasoned anglers that know the fishery in the Erie tributaries better than anyone else around, and your location for fishing changes based on the weather conditions. Single and two-handed spey rods can be used, and the weather can change quickly - 60 degree afternoons or Lake Effect snow are all possibilities, so you’ll need to prepare for a variety of conditions. But don’t worry - we think we know where you can get all the stuff you need.

Dates - TBD
Capacity - 5 anglers + 1 host
2022 Cost - Price & availability pending (double occupancy)