In my opinion, Steelhead/Rainbows are one of the best fighting freshwater fish. Its just a blast hooking into these beasts. Even more exciting than a hooking into a Salmon.
Lmao ethical? Sighting and flossing steelhead in super low water then breaking some jaws to get your hook out all for a youtube video is about as far from wthical as you can get 🤣🤣
@@brooger3216 Flossing?!? Dude I watch the fish chase down and eat the bait. I also didn't put any pressure on the jaw when I opened their mouth to get the hook out. Besides, how do I floss AND have the hook inside their mouth so far that I have to open their mouth to get it out?
Probably the most underrated steelhead bait.I used to go down to the river as a kid with just a pack of hooks and a roll of lead.Flip rocks over and find periwinkles and crayfish for bait.
Nice fish! Was thinking about some rainbow fishing with a friend. I’ve never done it but I think I will now. Bought some worms this am and then saw your thumb nail beside my brown trout site. Loved it, thanks and cheers. Browntroutguy
Good job! There are so many excellent tributaries to Lake Erie, this is just one of them, and they are all full of Steelhead right now. I really like your technique, and will try it the first opportunity I have in a couple weeks. I usually wait until the winter weather sets in and keeps most of the competition on the couch.
Boom, nice start and great battle to kick off the vid and a couple very nice catches. You are doing great with the GoPro and hope you're feeling better soon. Awesome job Rick!
I’ve done this with great success on brown trout in big class A rapids . Rainbow trout will grab it too which makes sense! Love the “swallow your pride “ haha
Hey! You're revealing the secret weapon only second to the minnow! Lol... Low clear water in Michigan has made the fishing tough. I'm humble enough to go back to basics with nothing else works. Last trip out, the scoffers were silent while I caught fish.
Nice fall run rainbow. We don't have steelhead in great lakes. Remember this ppl: NO SALT NO STEEL... A true steelhead comes from saltwater to freshwater then back to saltwater til following yr.
@fsupoutdoors the only difference is with them. Steelhead and Rainbows are basically the same fish just one spends half of it life in saltwater while the others live in freshwater. So when you take the saltwater out of the picture, there just a regular rainbow...
@fsupoutdoors the only reason ppl call the fall run rainbows steelhead is because of a money grab situation. because back in early 70's when they started stocking the lakes with them. Made ppl think that their really catching steelhead n not just a normal rainbow like they are.
@@flyman451steelhead are anadromous rainbow trout, the Great Lakes fish are adfluvial rainbow trout. Both migratory rainbow trout only difference is how anadromous and adfluvial are defined
Love it. People overthink fishing a lot. I’ve caught more fish of all species including a salmon in a trib off Lake Ontario, off a night crawler, that I was told wouldn’t work. The only thing is it was hard to get past perch, suckers, smaller trout and bass to get to them
Forty years ago all we used was night crawlers or eggs for steelhead and we caught tons of fish. This was way before all the jigs and floats and plastics we all use now
Hi again. Wanted to add something last time and forgot! Remembered as I watched the episode again. I use a gp black9 and had the option of mounting it on my chest or on my head. Watching your video reminded me why I chose a head mount. No arms in the way and no having to change hands all the time for a better view. Mind you I did film a 30” brown only to realize I had the gp on backwards!! I was learning and it was my 2nd time out. But I’d have to say, the head mount was better for me. And that picture you took with your camera? Your viewers couldn’t see the fish. Just a thought and to each his own of course. Waiting for a rain so the water depth is correct. Again thanks for the video, can’t wait to get out and get a video from it. Cheers, brown trout guy
Yeah this was only my second attempt with a go pro. The first attempt was a head mount and the footage was so bad that we scrapped the video. We usually have a camera man which makes things easier. I do appreciate the advice though!
@@fsupoutdoors good afternoon. When I put the gp on my cap/head at the car, I take a quick 5 second video. I look out at the water and I also put something on the ground in front of me and video it. Then I turn gp off and open again to view the 5 second segment. From that I make adjustments or not. Seems to work. That’s all. Again, waiting for a bit of rain to get that level up. Seems bizarre, waiting for bad weather! Cheers browntroutguy
This year I have just been running 6 pound mono. Some guys like a flouro leader but I generally do without. I have used 4 pound in the past but had too many bust offs. Thanks for watching!
@fsupoutdoors sweet! Maybe I will be able to visit someday. I have fished tribs to Lake Michigan as I live in Elgin Illinois. It's still a drive for me though, it usually takes a day off work. Great stuff, have fun out there.👍
When I was able to be out fishing like that I never left home without 3-4 dozen night crawlers. If taken numerous steelhead and salmon on night crawlers.
Try half a crawler and smaller hooks as well, although the whole thing will definitely work. I like to use the slender half of the crawler and whacky rig it on a size 10 hook in low gin clear water they can’t resist the wiggle.
That is the one of the best methods for any fresh water fish bass cats trout , no weight or bobber just cast out and hold on, for big bass I use 2 night crawlers, cast if they don't hit on the drop bounce it back in and try again , biggest bass I caught like this was 9 plus pounds,
Our rivers are all native steelhead in my area. Live bait is prohibited. I'm okay with that. We usually get a run of 2500 fish, it really rewarding when you only catch 3 to 6 a year. I am definitely not hating on live bait. I'd actually like to travel to your location to fish live bait. I live in NW Washington state.
Steelhead will take small plastic pink worms as well…they never forget worms as part of their diet…even when they are tiny worms…I would always try to use circle hooks…
I use the European nightcrawlers and not the Canadian because they seem to be the perfect size plus the European nightcrawlers look like a giant red worm on steroids plus salmon enjoyed them as well. Nut rods are very underrated rod not many people use them. I have a nine footer with 6 pound diameter line noodle rod takes a lot of the stress off the line and transfer the energy to the rod which plays the fish great
@@fsupoutdoors I also use HV line so I can see my drift and then I have a 10 foot clear line either mono or Floro to my leader, which is about 3 feet and I use a slinky and drift it off. The bottom works every time.
BINGO!! I said that to my wife soon as I clicked on the video?? They swallow the hook, then they die. Doesn't matter if they swim away, they're damaged internally. Check your regs people before using bait in the rivers.
The past 2 months I’ve been going to a camper me and my wife bought in Altmar near Pulaski unfortunately no live bait I might have to try some plastic worms or a jig I’ve been using eggs but no luck
Nothing new to me.Been fishing nightcrawlers for summer and winter steelhead for at least 40 years. They are deadly for steelhead because trout can't resist them.
@@RobertHughes-jc3lgOMG, I just caught my 2 very first chinook two days ago (I am a 65 year old grandma) using night crawlers and yes, There were a lot of eye rolls before I caught them. They were not big, 3 and 4 pounds, but I am just learning this skill so I was thrilled. I had been trying some spawn sacs from this spring that my brother had in his frig, and those did nothing for me. So anyway, I am a believer.
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Now that's how the intro supposed to be. 💪
Nice tip with the nightcrawlers Rick!
What a fight and a half!
Chest cam looked great!
Heck yeah man thanks for watching!
In my opinion, Steelhead/Rainbows are one of the best fighting freshwater fish. Its just a blast hooking into these beasts. Even more exciting than a hooking into a Salmon.
You said it friend!
@@grege9862 I caught a 10lb wild fish on the Rogue, initially thought it was a King from the massive pull. Crazy fish.
I commend you on being a very ethical fisherman.Your approach with the worm is very innovative.Glad to see you get into a few.
Thanks man that is much appreciated!
Lmao ethical? Sighting and flossing steelhead in super low water then breaking some jaws to get your hook out all for a youtube video is about as far from wthical as you can get 🤣🤣
@@brooger3216 Flossing?!? Dude I watch the fish chase down and eat the bait. I also didn't put any pressure on the jaw when I opened their mouth to get the hook out. Besides, how do I floss AND have the hook inside their mouth so far that I have to open their mouth to get it out?
Probably the most underrated steelhead bait.I used to go down to the river as a kid with just a pack of hooks and a roll of lead.Flip rocks over and find periwinkles and crayfish for bait.
Me too as a kid!
Its fire for heavily pressures smaller water. I love doing it
Man periwinkles or caddis fly larvae are the best bait for trout
Nice fish! Was thinking about some rainbow fishing with a friend. I’ve never done it but I think I will now. Bought some worms this am and then saw your thumb nail beside my brown trout site. Loved it, thanks and cheers. Browntroutguy
Thanks man and good luck!
Good job! There are so many excellent tributaries to Lake Erie, this is just one of them, and they are all full of Steelhead right now. I really like your technique, and will try it the first opportunity I have in a couple weeks. I usually wait until the winter weather sets in and keeps most of the competition on the couch.
Thanks for watching I hope it works for ya!
Boom, nice start and great battle to kick off the vid and a couple very nice catches. You are doing great with the GoPro and hope you're feeling better soon. Awesome job Rick!
Much appreciated Larry!
I want to do some steelhead fishing this winter. Cant go wrong throwing a 🪱 🐟 👏
Nice job.
Go get ‘em!
New sub., heading to Pulaski tomorrow, just what I needed, Great job. Think I'm getting some worms 👍
Thanks for the sub and good luck!
How did you do in Pulaski?
Very nice catch brother,i never try live worm fishing for trout, well done nice video.. all the best to you and your next fishing .
Thank you very much!
@fsupoutdoors anytime good luck..
Don't use a weight, drift with current while walking. Don't wad worm up on hook...👍
Heck yeah that was awesome Rick
Thanks Rod!
Wow some nice rainbow trout you got there! nice job 🎣
Thank you!
I’ve done this with great success on brown trout in big class A rapids . Rainbow trout will grab it too which makes sense! Love the “swallow your pride “ haha
Awesome man and thank you!
Gettn' it done, Rick!
Thanks for watching!
Hey! You're revealing the secret weapon only second to the minnow! Lol...
Low clear water in Michigan has made the fishing tough. I'm humble enough to go back to basics with nothing else works.
Last trip out, the scoffers were silent while I caught fish.
Haha my bad! Way to silence the scoffers 👍
At the end of the day......the goal is to catch fish. i like to use WHATEVER works!
I been fishing for years and only use worms or nightcrawlers, grow my own, Love fishing
Awesome!
Nice fall run rainbow. We don't have steelhead in great lakes. Remember this ppl: NO SALT NO STEEL... A true steelhead comes from saltwater to freshwater then back to saltwater til following yr.
Does that mean the Salmon in the great lakes aren't Salmon? Or Striped Bass that are stocked in inland lakes aren't Striped Bass?
@fsupoutdoors the only difference is with them. Steelhead and Rainbows are basically the same fish just one spends half of it life in saltwater while the others live in freshwater. So when you take the saltwater out of the picture, there just a regular rainbow...
@fsupoutdoors the only reason ppl call the fall run rainbows steelhead is because of a money grab situation. because back in early 70's when they started stocking the lakes with them. Made ppl think that their really catching steelhead n not just a normal rainbow like they are.
Blah, blah, blah, what are they then just big rainbows?
@@flyman451steelhead are anadromous rainbow trout, the Great Lakes fish are adfluvial rainbow trout. Both migratory rainbow trout only difference is how anadromous and adfluvial are defined
Love it. People overthink fishing a lot. I’ve caught more fish of all species including a salmon in a trib off Lake Ontario, off a night crawler, that I was told wouldn’t work. The only thing is it was hard to get past perch, suckers, smaller trout and bass to get to them
Yeah I hear that! Luckily there wasn't any bait stealers in this stretch of water 👍
Here in Italy we don’t have steelhead and salmon, you are lucky people my friends…
We are for sure. Thanks for watching!
salmon is not fun too cach but reinbows is wery nice
I used this exact method last week on a super clear and low stream… Very successful method.
Awesome
Works good on the salmon river. 👍
Forty years ago all we used was night crawlers or eggs for steelhead and we caught tons of fish. This was way before all the jigs and floats and plastics we all use now
For sure!
Hi again. Wanted to add something last time and forgot! Remembered as I watched the episode again. I use a gp black9 and had the option of mounting it on my chest or on my head. Watching your video reminded me why I chose a head mount. No arms in the way and no having to change hands all the time for a better view. Mind you I did film a 30” brown only to realize I had the gp on backwards!! I was learning and it was my 2nd time out. But I’d have to say, the head mount was better for me. And that picture you took with your camera? Your viewers couldn’t see the fish. Just a thought and to each his own of course. Waiting for a rain so the water depth is correct. Again thanks for the video, can’t wait to get out and get a video from it. Cheers, brown trout guy
Yeah this was only my second attempt with a go pro. The first attempt was a head mount and the footage was so bad that we scrapped the video. We usually have a camera man which makes things easier. I do appreciate the advice though!
@@fsupoutdoors good afternoon. When I put the gp on my cap/head at the car, I take a quick 5 second video. I look out at the water and I also put something on the ground in front of me and video it. Then I turn gp off and open again to view the 5 second segment. From that I make adjustments or not. Seems to work. That’s all. Again, waiting for a bit of rain to get that level up. Seems bizarre, waiting for bad weather! Cheers browntroutguy
What’s the lightest line you can go on these big fish ?? Braid / mono or whatever you use , I’m taking notes
This year I have just been running 6 pound mono. Some guys like a flouro leader but I generally do without. I have used 4 pound in the past but had too many bust offs. Thanks for watching!
Summer steelhead love night crawlers. I use a worm threader and a split shot for low water
Cool! We don't get Summer Steelhead here unfortunately
Wow, what an awesome video I would have been eating one of them for sure!
If my smoker wasn't malfunctioning I may have brought one home haha
The old man says if you are out of worms you are out of bait!!
I live in Arizona not much water no steel heads what state is this filmed in please, I just subscribed to your channel Great job
We are in Ohio. Thanks for the sub!
New subscriber here… Looked fun!
Thanks for the sub!
Yep!!!!!!!!! = D beautiful spot too!!!!!
You said it!
Great tip
Thanks for watching!
What tributary is it?
Nice! I catch a lot of rainbows on rooster tails, but I also like to catch them on red worms, browns too. what state are you in?
Hi thanks for watching! This is a Lake Erie tributary in Ohio
@fsupoutdoors sweet! Maybe I will be able to visit someday. I have fished tribs to Lake Michigan as I live in Elgin Illinois. It's still a drive for me though, it usually takes a day off work. Great stuff, have fun out there.👍
I like fishing a night crawler after a rain, close to the bank
Heck yeah 👍
What area is this? Nice fish.
Thanks! This is a Lake Erie tributary
That should work for Cutts and Dollies also
Nice vid
Thanks!
When I was able to be out fishing like that I never left home without 3-4 dozen night crawlers. If taken numerous steelhead and salmon on night crawlers.
Awesome!
Is this in the north west? Or out east?
This is a Lake Erie tributary 👍
What name of tributary?@@fsupoutdoors
Try half a crawler and smaller hooks as well, although the whole thing will definitely work. I like to use the slender half of the crawler and whacky rig it on a size 10 hook in low gin clear water they can’t resist the wiggle.
I will have to give that a try!
i see you FS 👍
Thanks!
I fished that river almost every day for 30 years. I've no idea where this was filmed
Pride Smide. I'm getting some night crawlers.
Heck yeah!
Awesome bro
Thanks!
Done that since the 70s in Erie tributaries
Nice!
is that the snoqualmie or ragining river?
It’s a Lake Erie trib 👍
That is the one of the best methods for any fresh water fish bass cats trout , no weight or bobber just cast out and hold on, for big bass I use 2 night crawlers, cast if they don't hit on the drop bounce it back in and try again , biggest bass I caught like this was 9 plus pounds,
Wow awesome!
😂😂SWEET BUDDY!!
I don't need no stinking camera man, said Mr. Go Pro.
Our rivers are all native steelhead in my area. Live bait is prohibited. I'm okay with that. We usually get a run of 2500 fish, it really rewarding when you only catch 3 to 6 a year. I am definitely not hating on live bait. I'd actually like to travel to your location to fish live bait. I live in NW Washington state.
I bet it's a blast to hook into a native!
Is that the Route 20 bridge?
Hi I don’t want to answer and get lambasted by fishermen saying I’m blowing up spots 😂
Northern Idaho under the 457 underpass
@@fsupoutdoors Understood.
Worms were here long before artificial stuff and yes the worms were catching all kinds of fish
This is true!
Could i ask what size and type hook. Tia
Size 4 Octopus hook 👍
@fsupoutdoors thank you
@@KCLAC661 You bet!
What line and leader are you using ?
6# Pline Lo Vis Mono with no leader. Thanks for watching!
@@fsupoutdoors what kind of hook and size were you using? Need to catch my first steely! 😅
@@MrBento12345 A size 4 Gamakatsu Octopus hook
Worms catch every couple of casts fly fishing takes a thousand casts per fish. This is the way for sure.
Right!
Try dipping your nightcrawlers in sardine oil
Yeah? I'll have to give that a try
Steelhead will take small plastic pink worms as well…they never forget worms as part of their diet…even when they are tiny worms…I would always try to use circle hooks…
Awesome!
I use the European nightcrawlers and not the Canadian because they seem to be the perfect size plus the European nightcrawlers look like a giant red worm on steroids plus salmon enjoyed them as well. Nut rods are very underrated rod not many people use them. I have a nine footer with 6 pound diameter line noodle rod takes a lot of the stress off the line and transfer the energy to the rod which plays the fish great
Yeah I have a 9 and a 10 footer myself. Thanks for watching!
@@fsupoutdoors I also use HV line so I can see my drift and then I have a 10 foot clear line either mono or Floro to my leader, which is about 3 feet and I use a slinky and drift it off. The bottom works every time.
Most places I fish for steelhead, no live bait!
BINGO!! I said that to my wife soon as I clicked on the video?? They swallow the hook, then they die. Doesn't matter if they swim away, they're damaged internally. Check your regs people before using bait in the rivers.
The past 2 months I’ve been going to a camper me and my wife bought in Altmar near Pulaski unfortunately no live bait I might have to try some plastic worms or a jig I’ve been using eggs but no luck
I hope you get ‘em! This is an Ohio trip off of Erie
Is that a President?
yep!
What are Steelhead?
Rainbow trout !
What do trout like ?
Worms.....
Mind blown! lol
Get a CenterPin 🇨🇦🤦♂️
Na
Nothing new to me.Been fishing nightcrawlers for summer and winter steelhead for at least 40 years. They are deadly for steelhead because trout can't resist them.
That's awesome!
Also caught Chinook on them too. Very effective tipping 1/8 ounce jig with tail end of crawler too. Steelhead go for it every time.
@@RobertHughes-jc3lgOMG, I just caught my 2 very first chinook two days ago (I am a 65 year old grandma) using night crawlers and yes, There were a lot of eye rolls before I caught them. They were not big, 3 and 4 pounds, but I am just learning this skill so I was thrilled. I had been trying some spawn sacs from this spring that my brother had in his frig, and those did nothing for me. So anyway, I am a believer.
Try keeping the rod in one hand. U r wearing me out watching u switch hands every 5 seconds
Dude your fish handling sucks
Thanks for watching!
Your wife's d!ck handling skills are way better. I see you have 1 subscriber. Sucks to suck lol
Dude you're really short. Dude you don't even get to handle fish. Dude I'll bet you're a real tough guy. Dude your wife has handling skills.
@@imaniac330 haha sure.