Best steelhead spinning reel | IFish Fishing Forum Caught my first Steelhead on a Mitchell 300, one of the good made in France models with brass gears It was a 13 pound buck that very much taxed the drag Shimano Stradics have been serving me well since the 1980's It took me twenty years of guiding to finally wear one out
Rate my steelhead rig | IFish Fishing Forum Try out Kelly green yarn with a pink pearl corkie It's excellent for steelhead and chinook in clear water I personally like size 2 Gamakatsu barbless hooks If you have to clamp them anyways, use a hook designed to work without a barb I also use 12lb fluorocarbon all summer, down to as little as 65 crystal clear cfs
steelhead yarnies | IFish Fishing Forum It is still my favorite way to fish for steelhead, probably caught 2K - 3K steelhead this way All I do is use two alternate color pieces of yarn, each about 1 inch long attached to the hook through an egg loop No where near as pretty as those 'yarnies' I see, but Steelhead aren't looking for a pretty round ball of fuzz, just colored fuzz
Sucker fish - kill them or leave them? | IFish Fishing Forum Sure, they probably eat a few salmon steelhead eggs but what fish in a river doesn't Suckers are a sign of a healthy watershed and should be released unharmed Don't be one of the dumb fisherman that kills :smash: everything that swims Some people get PO'd because it wasn't a salmon or steelhead they hooked so they kill it :shrug:
Winter steelhead thread. | IFish Fishing Forum Hoping to revive this “winter steelhead thread” which appears to be on life support…but went out for the first trip of the year and found this 31 5” buck Saw a handful of fish caught, heard of a few more and am hoping to see many more posted to this thread
Smaller plugs for salmon? | IFish Fishing Forum My dad uses a Lami XCC 705 STRIPER I gave him for a steelhead plug rod, and like sized plugs, he always picks up salmon from time to time, he fishes near the Cowlitz mouth mostly I've caught a few Chinook while walleye fishing worm rigs in the Columbia by the 205 bridge area and the mouth of the Washougal area
Winter steelhead fishing - IFish Fishing Forum Winter Steelhead fishing is about reading the water, learning travel and holding water In high water, they may travel in a foot and a half of water Low water it's about bottom structure Don't wait for "perfect" water to go fishing After a high water event, most are caught long before the water gets to perfect It's also never too low to
Steelhead secrets | IFish Fishing Forum Steelhead prefer moving water in the 5 to 10 foot range to hold up in Water that's moving at a fair walking pace Looks for slots below fast water and narrow slots along tailouts They prefer to hang around structure, like ledges and rocks, along current seams Learn the holding waters and you'll be able to fish steelhead everywhere
Bead fishing suggestions | IFish Fishing Forum I have fished beads for a number of years and prefer soft beads to hard ones for drift fishing Drift fishing is my favorite way to target steelhead as I like to feel the subtle bite that drift fishing provides I routinely use 10-12mm beads but will go to a 14mm bead during the Winter I have also used beads while bobber doggin with some success
Steelhead Spinner Fishing | IFish Fishing Forum Fishing for steelhead with a spinner sounds like something I could really enjoy So, I have been reading up on it and started making my own spinners I was wondering what rivers are best for spinner fishing and if a boat would be needed I have never caught a steelhead on my own and always liked spinners Thought I would give it a try