Where When & How To Catch Steelhead In The River / Great Lakes Steelhead Life Cycle & Habits
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- When where and how to catch steelhead is a guide to better understanding the life cycle and habits of Great Lakes Steelhead. This steelhead fishing tips video is full of steelhead fishing tips for beginners and covers information like when to use lures for steelhead, what lures to use for steelhead, what steelhead eat in the river, how to target steelhead season by season by understanding the habits, life cycle and diet of Great Lakes Steelhead. Wether you are river fishing for steelhead in Wisconsin or steelhead fishing in Michigan, Canada Upstate New York, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio or Pennsylvania, understanding the life cycle and feeding habits of great lakes steelhead will help you become a better steelhead fisherman.
If you ever wondered what do steelhead eat, what to use for steelhead fishing, when do steelhead run or when do steelhead spawn this video is for you. I intend to do more videos with Steelhead fishing tips for beginners,
steelhead rigs for river fishing, steelhead fishing tactics and When to use lures for steelhead as well as what lures to use so stay tuned for more educational steelhead fishing videos!
For me learning how to float fish for steelhead was a matter of learning how to rig for steelhead drift fishing and spending hours and months and even years to get that first legit bobber down on a steelhead and even then I lost the first 3 or 4 steelhead I hooked into under a float. it took me a while to build enough confidence with split shot patterns for float fishing and what baits to use and when or why to pick the right color bead or jig. I first learned how to fish a spawn bag and never caught a thing on beads until I built the confidence to work the water with a bead knowing that it will produce fish. It wasn't even a matter of knowing how to fish beads rather confidence in the bead color and size and the presentation needed. Now I know how to fish beads for steelhead but even better I know why to fish beads for steelhead and that allows me to fish with confidence.
I am new to Michigan steelhead fishing and have only been steelhead fishing Michigan or anywhere for a few years but Michigan steelhead have sucked me in and after a few years with little to no success fishing for steelhead I am beginning to get the hang of float fishing, centerpin fishing bait choices and seasonality of the steelhead run. There is no doubt in my mind that float fishing for steelhead is the way to go
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I’m out in Eastern Washington. Fished the Tucannon River out here and cut my teeth on Skamania steelhead stocks. They changed the hatchery system and we no longer have them. But man, those fish were so much fun.
They are speeding bullets for sure
Dont forget tube jigs tipped with waxies for winter steel
And hair jigs :) I am going to toss a lot more jigs this season for sure.
Awesome video my friend tight lines.
Oh thank you for watching and taking the time to leave some positive feedback!
I appreciate your tips and pointers!!
My pleasure. Thanks for the feedback :)
Of course! Haha. Cheers
This is my first year targeting stell head and salmon thank you for all the grate info can't wait to hit the river in the next few weeks
Thanks for the feedback! Good luck out there the steelhead are finally running :)
Super helpful man ty
Still so much to know but that is a good start for anyone. Thanks for watching!
I fished with these guys at croton dam, killer anglers! 🤙
:) thanks!
Thank you very much for this info I'm pretty much a newbie at steelhead fishing or salmon fishing I bought a bunch of gear back in 2022 and have only gone a couple times with no luck! In mid-april a friend of mine and myself are going to The Betsie river to try our luck at steelhead
My pleasure getting started is a learning curve, but once you have some success, you’ll be able to replicate it. I have some other useful educational videos that might help you also!
I like that you sound like you know what you are talking about
I am thirsty for that fishy knowledge. Still lots I don’t know though. The fun is figuring it out :)
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The support is much appreciated. Thank you for watching!
Thanks for the video I wanted to go fishing for them but didn’t know really anything, this video cleared some stuff up for me
Awesome! That was my goal :) knowledge is power lol plenty more educational steelhead fishing videos coming!
those RBM tiny rubber baits with a steelhead jig under a bobber set up have been blowing up around me the last couple years in oscoda mi on the Au Sable. thanks for the video
Yea I know a few guys who do that instead of waxies.
Great video. I've never been a huge fisherman but I went to Lexington recently with my Grandpa and was the only guy to catch anything. It was a small steelhead, but still cool. I like how your video goes in-depth about their lifecycle and the biology behind everything. Great stuff.
Thanks for watching! Steelhead are an extra cool fish for sure!
Thank you for the video. This is pure gold. I'm from s.e. wisconsin so I can relate with what you shared here.
Wisconsin is almost a mirror image to Michigan in a lot of ways. Unique as well but the same rules apply for sure! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!
Great video man! Very informative, I’m surprised we haven’t crossed paths on any rivers before.
Thanks for the comment. I am glad you enjoyed it and found it informative. I’m always hiding some where off the beaten path and I am surprised how few times I run into my fishing buddies lol actually it’s mostly because I don’t fish weekends as often. I’m usually out during the week when everybody else is at work lol
@@ReelMichiganAnglers the week is where it is at!
Thanks for the great informational video. I barely got into fishing this year, & found out around September that steelhead are in the river. I’ve caught 3 so far. My goal right now is to catch them regularly but it’s definitely tricky !
Sounds like a solid first season! They can be tricky for sure. Lost a few the other day myself… good luck and thanks for watching!
Terrific video! Very informative!👍🏼
Thanks for the positive feedback! I am glad you enjoyed it. Much more of this type of content coming!
Nice fish!! Man you have some great bead choices! My kits are getting there. I found a few i like but i see some in your boxes i would use for sure! I'm starting to like soft beads too. Even glass beads are nice cause they sink quicker. But this time of year for the NY tribs been using alot of flies. Nymphs, egg sacs. Got a nice fly rig now and noodle rod rig. Can't wait for the spring steelies! Fish on!
Yeah, I like to switch to jigs that look like flies in the winter myself.
Thank you for the valuable insights on Steelhead fishing, new to the area, your videos on Salmon techniques helped me(understatement) land 5 river Kings.
That is fantastic to hear! Congratulations on getting some salmon! Steelhead fishing is slightly more nuanced and colder but not a whole lot different than king salmon fishing other than the fact that they are actively feeding so if you find them there’s someone easier to catch.
Really looking forward to it, I fish from shore, and live in the Pentwater area, tough to find places to fish on the river, that's my biggest challenge.
@@seanyboy1011000 I just found a little sweet spot today that was just about 100 yards further from the farthest spot I normally go on my little home stretch that I fish. I’ve been so close to that spot for 12 years but never found it until today lol. Sometimes it just takes time to figure out all the little spots.
@@ReelMichiganAnglers the two spots I caught the Kings, we're in view of the local highway, one of them I never saw anybody fishing for salmon there, I got there before daylight it sounded like people with throwing boulders off the bridge into the river, for 3 days it was crazy!
@@seanyboy1011000 nice :)
I'm still trying beads
Don’t give up. They do work I promise! Messing with your presentation and shot powder liter Lanks etc. until you get it figured out. Sometimes even if you do everything right the fish just don’t bite.
@@ReelMichiganAnglersagreed
What was that big dam called in the beginning of the video I’ve been there but can’t remember the name I like how it’s lit up at night and crystal clear we also found the sign that said if you hear horn evacuate immediately 😅
Yea I know a guy who was in the middle of the river wading and had to swim back after the alarm went off. Usually it’s not a big deal but sometimes they let a bunch of water through all at once.
what rod and reel you we're using in this video bait caster and rod thanks love your videos
the rod is the NTX1383 11'6" 6-12lb from nova tackle. 10 of 10 would recomend for the price. the reel is the kastking sparticus 2 wich I have a review video for. Again solid for the price but if you have the budget i would do a diawa tatula. that is what I plan to do when I have money laying around.
Thanks for the great info. Where can I buy a set of those orange colored pliers and holster?
Thanks those are a good cheap purchase from kastking. I believe I have a review video on those.
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awesome video!! ill actually be on vacation in oscoda on the east side of the state at the mouth of the ausable? think i should try for them with skien and shrimp?
Shrimp skein spawn bags or beads are all good options. I tend to catch just as many on beads as I do on real eggs when it comes to steelhead other than in winter when a nice juicy spawn bag is hard to beat or a jig and wax worm.
@@ReelMichiganAnglers thabk younso much!
@@crush882 no problem
@@ReelMichiganAnglers Actually awaiting two orders on beads i placed yesterday. Bloopbeads and slaynsteel just got a decent amount of my paycheck😂
You ever go by st.clair mi that's were I'm based out of
Not nearly as much as I would like.
They are coming up the ausable what would be my best way to catch, or should i not try to caught right now?? Im excited to say the least, ive never got one
My understanding of the river is that it is pretty Snaggy. I would fish beads and spawn bags in the river for sure maybe to spinners if you have enough open space.
@ReelMichiganAnglers I was bass fishing when a big salmon was chasing my ned rig!! Then I noticed groups of salmon and steelhead coming in
@@andrepomroy8621 nice toss spinners and spoons for those guys.
Looks like your in berrien
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Everywhere
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@@ReelMichiganAnglers good luck this spring from another michigan angler. I go down to the bridge at Mishawaka in Indiana. I buy the out-of-state license and the guys are jerks there so I try to spend more time in berrien all the people up there have taught me how to float fish. Never had a bad experience in Michigan.
@@justinadams159 depends on where you go lol. Thanks and good luck to you as well.
2nd?
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First
You win!
5:20 temperature
15:43 spots
Lol your not wrong
@@ReelMichiganAnglers cuz I did it for myself (3 weeks of no fish can make anyone disappointed, but not me searching for the solution) :). Actually, the video is pretty much informative, I think the time codes would be helpful.
Why don’t you call them sea trout?
They are freshwater lake run migratory trout but we all refer to them as steelhead. Genetically speaking they are steelhead but there is no salt water in Michigan so many argue they should just be called rainbow trout.
@@ReelMichiganAnglers I see, or at least I think I do, it seems that more names are needed to accommodate the different scenarios and habits. Thanks for humouring me :)
@@AnTiThesis-HaT-HoT yea it gets confusing in the fishing world with regional slang names for fish.
If you want to catch ACTUAL Steelhead go to the PNW 😂….*shitstorm ensues* 😂. Good video mate!
I’d love to but I can barely afford the gas to chase these fresh water chromies lol PNW is on the to do list! Thanks for watching!
@@ReelMichiganAnglers I feel it! Just making the classic west/east "true" steelhead troll post aha
@@23v0lv32 As long as we’re not debating whether or not a trout is a steelhead or vice versa I’m good lol
@@ReelMichiganAnglers …well, you won’t like this bro but, A Rainbow trout is simply not a steelhead until it hits salt water. Same species, yes, but the anadromous rainbow has its own classification. -Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus. Absolutely amazing fish in the Great Lakes!! No denying that. No salt? No steel.
@@23v0lv32 what is the classification for Great Lakes steelhead? Same genetics I thought.