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Heres a few more things to note for beginners. Theres a bunch of different shapes of floats. What hes got is a very good all purpose shape, but these specific shapes for specific conditions. For example the more acorn shaped floats are for faster water thats not as deep. Another one is split shot patterns. Not that what hes got going on with the egg sinker is necessarily wrong, but just like floats, current speed depth dictates the amount of weight and shot pattern. You want your bait to swing forward infront of the float while still being towards the bottom. This isnt to say you wont catch fish with the shot bunched up or with an egg sinker, theres times where that IS what you want (like the spot with that wall he was fishing. Its near me and pretty deep and slow so getting down quick is important and shot patterns wont change much) but there will be times where the difference between you catching fish or catching a lot is something as simple as this. I quit fishing for steelhead for years and when I stopped i was mostly fly fishing and was a kid, so two years after starting to float fish with spinning/ centerpin im still learning the how what and whens with stuff like shot patterns. ALWAYS try to learn more and try new things. I remember as a kid watchint someone catch fish after fish while the rest of us struggled. I asked him what he was using and it turned out to be a hares ear nymph despite him not using a fly rod. So dont be afraid to use flies with spinning and centerpin gear. I also suggest tying your own jigs and flies to get patterns you like and fish may not have seen. Be creative. Sorry for the novel and if i sound like a know it all because i assure you i dont
Make another video explaining the flow rates and the reason why you want to fish certain spots and areas because of this factor. Kinda lost me when you were talking about it didn't explain it too well.
I just got back into fishing for these after 15 years. I prefer spinning and centerpin but was fly fishing when i stopped because my dad did it, i was too young to drive and didmt know anyone but him and his friends who fly fished. So picking up now has been a challenge. Especially when it comes to balancing floats and shot patterns. Also back in the mid 2000s i dont think i knew what a trout bead was or had heard of it. We have basically the same net but blue. Because its new and exciting and i usually release my fish its easy to get excited and handle them recklessly so the net is great. Unavoidable sometimes though. The waves the white flag, you net it, high five your dad or friends, get ready for a picture and the bastard changes its mind. Always when on rocks too 😢
Last February my dad and i got back into Steelhead for the first time since i was probably 17. When I stopped we both fly fished but ive gone back to spinning/centerpin and forgot how much more gear id be taking with me despite mostly only using a third of it. Just got into tying. I remember as a kid before going to a fly rod seeing a guy killing them with a hares ear on a spinning rod so im learning to tie them. Theyre great when it gets low and clear. I use the same float as you but its somewhere between 5-6. I fish the chagrin a lot which is smaller, especially a private stretch of the east ive got access to which is a high water spot and a favorite. Ive got a few shapes but i mostly use that one and a small 3.4 acorn shape for shallow fast water. But yeah im playing around with different marabou jigs, mostly woolly bugger style ones because i am having a hard time getting right kind of marabou for the ones that are mostly feather with small bodies. While im tying some using a few cool colors of estaz like different light greens, oranges and pinks most of them are black, white, olive or a combination of the three. Im sure youre way more knowledgable than me so my only advice is to not sleep on flys with spinning or cemterpin setups
Hey there. Just wanted to let you know that being new to this area, I was striking out my first few times on the water. I watched a couple of your videos, and I landed two nice steelhead today! Thanks so much and happy fishing!
Great video and tips as always. I've been rewatching a lot of these recently. You have a good way of explaining this stuff (...and I hope you post a few more videos one of these days...but if you'd rather fight fish than make videos, we'd all understand! 😄) Be well and tightest of lines sir! Frank
Great summary, thanks for posting. I've been out on the Lake Erie tribs in WNY numerous times this Winter and made sure both my sons (11 and 13) watch this video for the tips. They've reeled in a number of large steelhead on their own, but we all still too often make these mistakes (and I've been steelhead fishing for many years)! It's always good to get a guide to help out when you're just starting. Knowing how to rig the shot line, make proper float adjustments to ensure you're in the strike zone, and where/when to fish are all crucial to success.
Spawn sacs do really well this time of year, but so do crappie tubes and Marabou jigs. Can tip those with waxworms if the bite is slow. Let me know if that’s helpful!
This one was stocked in this lake by the Cleveland Metroparks - I believe they refer to them as “golden rainbows” but not exactly sure the scientific name or the science behind why they are that color
These are stocked annually in this lake by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Cleveland Metroparks. I’m not sure they can or do spawn successfully here, but it’s an awesome angling opportunity after they are stocked!
