This is the best how to video I’ve seen for steelhead

Great video! Thank you for making it. This will help me as I’m going to be Steelhead and Salmon fishing for my first time :-)

@FishandForage

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Hope it ends up helping you catch a nice one! Let me know how you do!

Educational video with a lot of information. Thank you so much!

Sitting on the bank tying jigs on a Freezing Oregon morning... NOT ADVISED..!😶

Very nicely explained. Thanks dude! Tight lines🤙🏽

Thanks I understand.Merry Xmas and good catching.

@FishandForage

4 жыл бұрын

You too!

Awesome video!!! Great info buddy 💥👊😉🎣🎣🎣

@FishandForage

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Glad it was helpful!

Thank you, it was informative and very helpful!

You got me on the river. Thanks!

@FishandForage

2 жыл бұрын

Aw yeah! Good luck, man!

I fushed bobbers maybe 3 times for summer runs and have a bunch of little lead head jigs somewhere. It's just waiders and rain coat needed but am getting stoked enough to fork the cash watching these vids. Major fishziety everytime I see these vids. Peace

@FishandForage

4 жыл бұрын

And warm clothes! But these winters are totally worth it...

@hucknbarry3496

4 жыл бұрын

No doubt and hand warmers, my fingers use to get so cold fishing for winter runs.

@FishandForage

4 жыл бұрын

@@hucknbarry3496 yup lol they make those reusable ones now that you can boil to "reset". I've been using them for a couple seasons and they work pretty good to thaw your hands out and get you back fishing for a while!

fantastic video

Good stuff, thanks. A couple observations. Once your setup passes you, your chances of hookups decrease. As you set the hook, you are pulling it out of their mouth. You're pulling upstream, fish is facing upstream. I like your setup. I'm a fan of ultralight fishing, and some of our ideas should work for heavier rigs. Instead of stopper knot, then bead and floatie, we make the hole in the bobber smaller. We use tubes of various diameters (wd 40 tube, ink tube from a pen) and glue a small piece inside the top of the bobber. We set it up as a full slip float, using lighter bobbers and weight closer to the bait. Tight lines

@davidyorks5272

Жыл бұрын

You are a Saint Brett. I did this and I'll never fish a float anyway different. PRO TIP

@bretthumphries7911

Жыл бұрын

@@davidyorks5272 that's very kind, thank you. I set up a light salmon/steelhead rig last week. 20# backing stopper knot, Thill float, and my jig. Casts great, sink like a stone, and no mods to the float. I'm going to start sharing on my IG. Tight lines

@davidyorks5272

Жыл бұрын

@@bretthumphries7911 another cool tip. Thanks and I wish you all the best brother.

Good video thanks quite informative

Very good tutorial

@FishandForage

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! I hope it can help you get on some fish! 🔥🔥

Great video 👍

@FishandForage

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!

no winged split shots ever lol wingless is the way to go no spin on your leader line .great job by the way ,great job getting there on your own but nice to have great brother inlaws that have your back .keep up the great work

@FishandForage

4 жыл бұрын

Hadn't heard that before. I'll have to switch out my split shots eventually! Happy holidays!

Man I’d like to go salmon fishing with you, would be awesome i travel to Oregon frequently for salmon and steelhead

@davidyorks5272

Жыл бұрын

Oregon is so beautiful. So happy to live here!

So when would I want to switch from vertical floating like your video here, to “bobber-dogging” the float? I’m trying to figure this out as I’m fairly new to steelhead fishing and have been using a pencil weight like bobber dogging technique, but my float stays vertical which that’s what I thought I wanted, but dogging I realize my float should be getting dragged, when do I switch ?

@FishandForage

7 ай бұрын

There's some nuance, but my understanding is that with bobber doggin, you generally want the bait to be dragging or bouncing off the bottom the whole time, where with standard drift fishing, you are setting the bait to drift through the run at a specific depth, not necessarily always along the bottom. I think a lot of folks will interchange the terms, so you may hear different opinions :)

New sub here! Thanks for your content

@FishandForage

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! I hope it was helpful!

very helpful!

Can you give the link to we’re you bought those leader board?

@FishandForage

2 жыл бұрын

I bought mine at a local store(Sportsmans), but here's the amazon link for them: amzn.to/3J5cVf0 I just cut them in half to get more use out of em!

Thank you for the info

@FishandForage

3 жыл бұрын

I hope it helps catch you a nice fish, man!

@nicholasyebra1988

3 жыл бұрын

@@FishandForage I hope so as well thank you again love the videos man keep’m coming

On Okumas website for the guide select pro rods, some have a rated line weight of 6-12 lbs and some are 40 lbs. for 30-40 lb braid, which “line weight” am I looking for? Thanks

@FishandForage

2 жыл бұрын

For steelhead I'd stick to closer to 6-12. 30-40 is pretty overkill!

@Ryan-zc1tz

2 жыл бұрын

@@FishandForage weren’t you using 30 or 40 lb braid in your video? I guess I’m trying to understand the difference between test lb of the line and the “line weight”

@FishandForage

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ryan-zc1tz ohh I was just talking about rod weight. Yeah, braid diameter is much smaller than mono, so you can run much heavier braid and still have thinner line. Then the leader can be lighter to keep your presentation stealthier.

What size jig do you like? 1/8 or 1/4?

@FishandForage

2 жыл бұрын

1/4 in bigger rivers or faster current, 1/8 in smaller, slower holes!

What is that piece of foam called with your pre-tied leaders?

@FishandForage

7 ай бұрын

Leader boards! amzn.to/3RI13Vi They come in a bunch of sizes. I think I bought some wide ones and just cut them in half.

Is the bait in front of or behind the bobber in the drift?

@FishandForage

3 жыл бұрын

Depends - If the current on the top of the water is slower than the undercurrent, the bobber will trail behind the bait. Just depends on the run you're fishing! Either way, as long as the bait is floating naturally through the water column at the right depth, it shouldn't matter much if the bobber is ahead or behind it.

How long is your leader?

@FishandForage

2 жыл бұрын

Depends on the river and the flow, but generally I'd aim for about 3 to 5 feet!

How long do you usually fish a part of river before trying somewhere else? Awesome video one of the best on steelhead, love it man!

@FishandForage

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! And it depends - If there's only one slot to fish I'll try a couple baits/lures a few times through. Maybe change the depth a couple times. If I know it's a busy day and the river is packed, I may stay longer at one spot. If the water is higher, there's a higher chance the fish are moving through and you may catch one on the way up. That's in comparison to a lower water day where fish are hunkered down and not moving up the river as much. In general, if there is a steelhead in the hole and you put your bait in front of it, it SHOULD bite soon. Switching up baits may help, but if you've worked a spot for 20-30 minutes without any action, there's a good chance there's no fish there.

@connerallred7829

3 жыл бұрын

@@FishandForage thanks for the in depth response, I subbed

Thank you your video help me to catch steal

@FishandForage

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear!

Get a centerpin and learn how to use it.You will enjoy it more.Just saying.Tight lines.

@FishandForage

4 жыл бұрын

It's on my list! I need to put my switch rod through its paces before I can swing another nice setup or else the wife may have some words with me :o

How else would you float fish?

Thanks for the tutorial. @0:40 "....any size three to four thousand...." Question, 3 to 4 thousand, what? What unit. You give a number but not what the unit of measure is.

@FishandForage

5 ай бұрын

Depends on the brand, reels will say 2500, 3000, 4000 or something like 25, 30, 40, ect. the bigger the number, the larger the reel, it's not really a specific size of anything, just a number manufacturers use to let you know how big or small the reel is :)

What exactly is mending the line? How do you know when to mend if you cannot see your line?

@FishandForage

3 жыл бұрын

I use hi-vis yellow line to help this issue in particular. But you can usually tell if you need to mend if the line is being pulled downriver faster than the bobber is floating. When actually mending, lift UP high before moving the line upriver. Better to get the line off the water before moving it up.

@speedbird1598

3 жыл бұрын

@@FishandForage Awesome! I assume the longest rod that can fit in your spot is the best way to go?

@FishandForage

3 жыл бұрын

@@speedbird1598 yup! I use a 10"6' okuma gsp for drifting. I have an sst of the same length that works well, too

@speedbird1598

3 жыл бұрын

@@FishandForage i got a 9'6 SST but im thinking about making it my spare/drift/spoon rod and getting a dedicated float rod

@FishandForage

3 жыл бұрын

@@speedbird1598 Honestly 9'6 is pretty standard for float rods. I chose the 10'6 because I'm always on the bank and I can slap on a bigger reel and use it in the surf as well!

Have you used pautzke trout eggs for spawn sacs?

@FishandForage

Жыл бұрын

No, but that'd probably work well enough!

Braid Line ?

@FishandForage

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, I use hi-vis 30lb braid for my main line

@avisaiarevalo502

2 жыл бұрын

@@FishandForage thanks you are the best

Excellent Job, really enjoy your content. Do you primarily fish out of Oregon or?

@FishandForage

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, man! I am in SW, WA, so I hit Oregon and WA regularly.

@imagingconcepts

4 жыл бұрын

@@FishandForage Nice.. I am across the water from Seattle so I spend most of my time on the Olympic Penninsula. Looks like you have some great areas as well!!

@FishandForage

4 жыл бұрын

@@imagingconcepts I really want to trek up there to some of those rivers. They are amazing looking steelhead rivers...

@imagingconcepts

4 жыл бұрын

@@FishandForage It really is a great place to explore, I do a lot of fishing and photographing there and so many rivers to choose from, if one is blown out, there are 3 or 4 more to choose from, unless it's raining like right now and they are all blown out..lol

@FishandForage

4 жыл бұрын

@@imagingconcepts our rivers are about to be blown out, too.. But it'll end up better for fishing afterwards!