The Complete Guide to Steelhead Fishing: Techniques and Strategies
By N. Isaacs
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You pull in your driveway, turn off the engine and just sit there. It's happened again. Three glorious days in the wilderness. You're hot, tired, dirty and disgruntled.
You glance in the rear view mirror at the mound of brand new fishing and camping gear piled in the back of the SUV. You just know that as soon as you hit the front door you're going to hear about it.
"Yeah Honey, but I almost had one," you'll say. "Had him right on my hook and he flipped and got away!"
If you've ever almost maxed out your credit card for a great weekend fishing with the guys, you can definitely relate.
Maybe it's time to shift the odds in your favor. Have you ever tried fishing for Steelhead? If not, you are in for a real treat. And, armed with The Complete Guide To Steelhead Fishing you can't help but succeed.
Fishing for Steelhead is one of the greatest experiences of your life.
These elusive creatures are in the rainbow trout family, but that's where the similarity ends. Measuring in at an average of four feet, they are rare and considered a real prize to land.
It's difficult to get the "straight scoop" about the tricks and tips fishing for Steelhead. The real pros don't want the competition and are liable to feed you a line of bs rather than have you invade their territory.
How many times have you bought the latest and greatest, sure fire lure or bait on the advice of a so-called expert, only to have the suggestion fizzle? Probably more times than you can count, right?
Well, those days are over! Put it on your calendar. When the season is right skedaddle off to the Pacific Northwest or Great Lakes. You'll quickly become an avid Steelhead fan.
The Complete Guide To Steelhead Fishing will give you the straight scoop that other fishing gurus won't tell you. It will give up secrets like:
How to catch your first steelhead
What equipment you need
The best time of year for Steelhead fishing
How to read the water conditions
Fly-fishing for Steelhead
When and where to use a jig
Float fishing techniques
Casting spoons and spinner in lakes and streams
Fishing techniques for the west coast
Fishing techniques for the Great Lakes
and much, much more
So, whaddaya say you give this sport a whirl? You've got nothing to lose and the best fishing experience of your life to gain! Make sure when you give it a shot, that you've got odds on your side. Get your copy today and be ready to hit the water tomorrow!
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The Complete Guide to Steelhead Fishing - N. Isaacs
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO STEELHEAD FISHING
TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES
By N. Isaacs
Copyright by N. Issacs 2012
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1. Introduction to the Art of Steelhead Fishing
Steelheads are natives to the waters of the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia and the West Coast of North America. They belong to the same waters as Pacific and Atlantic salmon. They became abundant in Great Lakes in the twentieth century, but were initially put there during the nineteenth century. ‘Sea-run Rainbow Trout’ was the early common name for Steelheads. Now, however, Steelheads are a very common part of the big Pacific salmon family. Of course, they offer the best eating.
These fish flip across saltwater and tidal streams without any major ripples on water. The silent, swift-moving fish are, by far, the most mysterious. It is difficult even for seasoned fishers to know of their presence and movements.
Steelheads belong to the rainbow trout family. They hatch in rivers, go into lakes and then return in two to four years to lay eggs in same places from which they hatched out. The fish live through their spawning period, return to rivers and lakes and then again come back to lay eggs. The cycle keeps repeating.
Steelheads are huge fish. Adults measure a minimum of four feet and are as wide and solid as an adult human’s thigh. They are normally bright crimson in color and are able to sense anglers as far as fifty yards down the river. They can jump up to three feet above the water and normally scare the wits off even a bold and daring angler. Of course, you can come across slightly smaller and less ferocious ones in ponds and canyons.
Steelheads are a rarity and are in high demand among anglers. Besides, it is always a prize catch. Many times, you might receive misguided information about steelheads from other anglers or locals. All this forms a part of the game for catching steelheads. By nature, steelheads also prefer seclusion.
How to Lay Successful Baits for Steelheads
Steelheads are elusive creatures and laying bait for them can be a really hard task. It is essential for you to become familiar with any river in which you fish. You need to acquire some information and advice from friendly locals. They know ‘their’ river and the fish in it like the back of their hands. You could also take one of them along on your fishing expeditions. They form excellent guides and helpers.
Steelheads crave freshwater clam flies, so it is prudent for you to catch and preserve them during winter months to be able to use them for baiting steelheads in other months. Normally, the fish do not feed while laying eggs. Therefore, it is not easy to entice them with your bait. You need to go into deep waters for steelhead fishing.
Steelheads can easily swim across nine hundred miles in a day. As they survive spawning, they go back to sea after that. Then, they rest in deep and very slow