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Post by yihunt on Aug 15, 2009 13:26:43 GMT -4
Any advice for a first time rookie steelhead fisherman
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Post by marshrat on Aug 16, 2009 21:26:15 GMT -4
Well I fish with trout eggs I tie my own eggs up the night before I go and thats all I fish under a bobber depending on how deep the area is you want to get hung up fairly often or your not fishing deep enough.
If you have anything else I can help with shoot!
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Post by zodiakgsps on Aug 30, 2009 20:57:23 GMT -4
Ditto what marsh said, I also have pretty good luck with shiners under a small bobber depending on water depth & current. Mini-foo jigs tipped with a grub can be good. Where are you planning on fishing for them??
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Post by yihunt on Aug 31, 2009 20:45:29 GMT -4
was planning on checking the PF&BC site and check out the steelhead section and maybe get a few suggestions from here.
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Post by jakebird on Sept 1, 2009 11:22:28 GMT -4
MINNOWS under a float are my slammingest steelie medicine. When they quite hititng that switch to single eggs, but natural drift is absolutely critical. water is low and clear much of the time, so use flourocarbon six pound test on a long light action spinning or noodle rod. Longer the rod, the easier to land big fish on light line. Poor Rchards sells emerald shiners whcih are the natural forage fish of Lake Erie....aggressive steelies destroy them! You'll see that nearly everyone uses floats on long rods and flourocarbon. best website around for fishing info up there is fisherie.com. Check it out. I am Screamin Steel on that site. Fish are starting to show up now, but i won't make it up until second week of October. One of the best times right at the peak of the run is around Thanksgiving or deer season. If you are fyfishig all you need is sucker spwan in white pink and orange. entauly they wil hit it. You can also use egg patterns or tiny minifoo jigs on the fly rod. Some guys use streamers like buggers and clousers, too. But sucker spawn hands down is the best and pink is prolly the best color. Drop me a pm, anytime. I love steelhead and I'll gladly share whatever i know that might help you. Good luck!
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Post by yihunt on Sept 1, 2009 12:03:18 GMT -4
what size leader on a fly rod?? Instead of investing in a quality noodle rod I want to see if it's what i want to do. Got a bunch of new flathead tackle and want to let the wife cool off a bit before I start buying more stuff ;D
BTW: I have an 8ft. 6weight st. croix fly rod. Is it too light???
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Post by zodiakgsps on Sept 1, 2009 21:32:16 GMT -4
I know the streams up here like the back of my hand, grew up on Elk, be glad to show you around. Jakebird is correct, some jacks showing up now, taking a few offshore, as well as some browns.
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Post by zodiakgsps on Sept 1, 2009 21:33:38 GMT -4
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Post by yihunt on Sept 1, 2009 21:59:19 GMT -4
Thank You!!
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Post by jakebird on Sept 2, 2009 8:01:08 GMT -4
The six weight is a little on the light side..most guys like an 8wt...they use 3 or 4x tippets...some guys go lighter, but those steelhead are very strong, I think 4x is plenty small enough. If you stick to the fly rod, don't think you can't fish bait on it. Minnows and eggs both fish well on flyrods, and flyfishermen drifting sucker spawn in various colors probably hook more fish than anyone else. make sure your fly reel has a good disc drag and you have plenty of backing. You'll need it! BTW, I just bought a new noodle 10"6"...and it only ran me $25. Cheaper than you'd think. Invest the money into the reel, though with the best you can afford. They really give those drags a workout!
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Post by jakebird on Sept 2, 2009 8:06:48 GMT -4
Oh yeah...Elk is by far the best stream imo. I try to avoid walnut with the lower flows and slippery bedrock bottom, and walnut's a lot smaller so always crowded. Elk you are usually crowded, but you can also find some elbow room if you walk a little bit. East side streams can be good at times, but Elk has the most consisitent flow (if you can call it that, they're all run off streams so rain is critical) and the most public access. God starting point is anywhere from Rt5 to the mouth. Guaranteed to hold good numbers of fish anytime after mid september. I always start there and fish upstream (south) until I stop seeing good numbers of fish. They literally go miles and miles upstream when they have enough flow. Poor Richards in Fairview has best prices you'll find and great service, even smoke 'em for you. They will also gladly tell you where the fish are and what they are hitting daily.
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Post by zodiakgsps on Sept 2, 2009 16:17:59 GMT -4
Ditto what jake said about Poor Richards, Gary and Dottie are tops!!
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Post by zodiakgsps on Sept 2, 2009 20:26:04 GMT -4
Oh yeah...Elk is by far the best stream imo. I try to avoid walnut with the lower flows and slippery bedrock bottom, and walnut's a lot smaller so always crowded. Elk you are usually crowded, but you can also find some elbow room if you walk a little bit. East side streams can be good at times, but Elk has the most consisitent flow (if you can call it that, they're all run off streams so rain is critical) and the most public access. God starting point is anywhere from Rt5 to the mouth. Guaranteed to hold good numbers of fish anytime after mid september. I always start there and fish upstream (south) until I stop seeing good numbers of fish. They literally go miles and miles upstream when they have enough flow. Poor Richards in Fairview has best prices you'll find and great service, even smoke 'em for you. They will also gladly tell you where the fish are and what they are hitting daily. Jake, I used to live at the top of the hill to Whitemans bridge,fished from there to the tubes and up to the trestle a lot. That was back when you could get to the mouth from either side. Looked a lot different then!
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Post by jakebird on Sept 3, 2009 11:32:05 GMT -4
Zodiak maybe I'll run into you up there when I go Oct 9-12. I can't wait!
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