Steelhead Fishing is Challenging but These Tips Make It Easier | Fishing with Rod

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  • čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
  • Chilliwack River's winter steelhead fishing is not the easiest fishery because there aren't many of them, but there are things you can do to make it less challenging.
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Komentáře • 52

  • @FishingwithRod
    @FishingwithRod  Před rokem +1

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  • @petrhermanadventures9509
    @petrhermanadventures9509 Před rokem +13

    Nice video Rodney. You mentioned that steelhead spend a year in the river before heading out. The Ptolemy study from 1987 concluded that steelhead smolts spend 2 to 3 years in the river, with those rearing in the upper reaches and small tributaries more likely to spend 3 years in fresh water and returning as 5 year old fish. Other things I found interesting in that study were the fact that the available rearing habitat in the river was found to be saturated with wild coho and steelhead smolts and therefore adding hatchery smolts to the mix only hurts the wild fish by adding competition for scarce food. I assume that's why steelhead smolts are reared at the hatchery till they're ready to head out to the ocean and released low in the system. That study also recommended opening the upper river to angling, which I don't agree with. These fish need some sort of refuge from the relentless angling pressure they face.

  • @jordanwinch
    @jordanwinch Před rokem +2

    Your videos help anglers of all experience levels! Thanks to your past videos I had the understanding and preparedness to land my first steelhead ever the other week. Thanks for all you do!

  • @gregoryolson998
    @gregoryolson998 Před rokem

    14:47 I have been watching your videos for approximately one month. You should know I have enjoyed learning from you because of your overall fishing philosophy as well as your sincerity of attitude as displayed through your etiquette. Please keep up your contribution to this wonderful experience and thank you.

  • @Jay-to2cn
    @Jay-to2cn Před rokem

    There's a great video by catfish Dave the great bait deficit of 2023. Totally worth a look 🤠🎣🐟🐠

  • @danny7954
    @danny7954 Před rokem +1

    Ever been to the gold for silver bullets?
    That was a nice one and great release

    • @FishingwithRod
      @FishingwithRod  Před rokem

      Gold River's winter steelhead populations have declined to the point of extinction in the past 6 or 7 years.

  • @MTBLures
    @MTBLures Před rokem

    Totally hooked now.caught a 44 inch last year.up on kispiox. Wow it was the biggest I ever saw.enjoy all your videos

    • @FishingwithRod
      @FishingwithRod  Před rokem

      44in! That is an awesome fish. Fantastic Michelle. 😊

  • @dragonflytoo
    @dragonflytoo Před rokem

    Wow! What a beautiful fish! ❤️❤️
    I find wild fight a whole lot more. ❤️

  • @williamcooke6056
    @williamcooke6056 Před rokem

    Awesome fish, Rod, chrome tank! Great video! I agree, filming steelhead videos is hard. Catching steelhead can be hard, much less getting it all on camera!

  • @andrewwood4013
    @andrewwood4013 Před rokem

    That was great. Thanks Rod

  • @afishingmagician
    @afishingmagician Před rokem

    Jackpot Rod! Beautiful fish. I have been out but no Steelhead yet. You give me hope!

    • @FishingwithRod
      @FishingwithRod  Před rokem

      Thanks! Saw you in the last split second when you drove by this morning. 😅

  • @wogysnl13
    @wogysnl13 Před rokem

    Thank you for the video Rod!! I was about to take a break after my 8th trip with no action but, I don't think I can after watching another good video like this :) great job!!

    • @FishingwithRod
      @FishingwithRod  Před rokem +1

      Keep trying! The best part of the season is still to come (between now and early April).

    • @wogysnl13
      @wogysnl13 Před rokem

      Thank you very much!! hope to see you out there again :)

  • @bankmaster5104
    @bankmaster5104 Před rokem

    Love it... can you do some fly fishing for steelhead next, too... would love to see it on flys

  • @sharmisthadas4803
    @sharmisthadas4803 Před rokem

    Great video as always. Haven’t been back at the water. Looks beautiful.

  • @griffinchhina4296
    @griffinchhina4296 Před rokem

    Amazing video Rod!!!!

  • @MrKveite1
    @MrKveite1 Před rokem +1

    You are one of the EXTREMELY few youtubers that actually know how to do a proper C/R, cred for that Rod:)

  • @justinyen8290
    @justinyen8290 Před rokem +1

    Notice any difference between the amount of morning and afternoon bites? And if fishing in the afternoon do you work a run/tailout slower than you would in the morning (if no one is behind you)?

    • @FishingwithRod
      @FishingwithRod  Před rokem +1

      I cannot say definitively that more bites occur in the afternoon than in the morning, but what I can say though is that fishing pressure is often much higher in the morning and in the past twenty years I’ve had way more success in the afternoon out there by myself than fishing among others in the morning.

  • @icam_keco
    @icam_keco Před rokem

    Mantap pakne

  • @ryancoleman1
    @ryancoleman1 Před rokem

    beautiful chrome football bullet hen of a steelhead!

  • @BilboSandbaggins
    @BilboSandbaggins Před 9 měsíci

    Do you bobber dog the shrimp or have it suspended a couple inches off the bottom like a worm jig?

    • @FishingwithRod
      @FishingwithRod  Před 9 měsíci

      What's bobber dog? I usually adjust my float depth so the jig with the shrimp is drifting around a foot or less off the bottom.

  • @rafabonati7757
    @rafabonati7757 Před rokem

    That steelhead was powerful. You had it almost on shore and then it turned back into the deeper current to fight you! Nice catch. But does Nina know that you took the shrimp cocktail?

    • @FishingwithRod
      @FishingwithRod  Před rokem +1

      Yeah that first time it came up, it was more to see if it was a wild or hatchery fish. If that was a hatchery fish I probably would have just slid it up the bank when it came close to shore again. Once I could identify it as a wild, out came the net to make sure she stays safe. 😅

  • @4Runner123
    @4Runner123 Před rokem

    Nice fish Rod👍

  • @topramen647
    @topramen647 Před rokem

    Nice fish

  • @NWfishin
    @NWfishin Před rokem

    Very nice fish! It’s been a challenging season here in Oregon. Do you use raw shrimp and if so do you cure or brine them to stay on the hook better?

    • @FishingwithRod
      @FishingwithRod  Před rokem +1

      The shrimp I use are cooked already and come in a bag in the frozen section. Cooked so they are firmer. I always salt them and let them dry further until the firmness I want.

  • @davidaguilar2151
    @davidaguilar2151 Před rokem

    Amazing Rod!!!
    I have never tried this fishery before, I might give it a try this season
    Can I use just soft beads? or basically salmon set up?

  • @adventureswithrichandowen2122

    Great video Rod! Is that Final Cut you're using?

  • @jasonchivis9911
    @jasonchivis9911 Před rokem

    What did and reel set up do you have?

    • @FishingwithRod
      @FishingwithRod  Před rokem

      I was using a Shimano Curado 200 low profile reel, with a G.Loomis E6X 1205-2C WTR baitcasting rod.

  • @johnsonzuo7417
    @johnsonzuo7417 Před rokem

    first one, havent catch a steelhead yet;(

  • @braedonlutz7059
    @braedonlutz7059 Před rokem

    Been 7 times this year with nothing took my buddy and he got one after hour

    • @FishingwithRod
      @FishingwithRod  Před rokem

      That's the way it goes most of the time. 😅 Keep trying!

  • @slytaurus5958
    @slytaurus5958 Před rokem

    Hey rod i was wondering if you had an email I can reach you at I had a personal question love your content keep up the good catches

    • @FishingwithRod
      @FishingwithRod  Před rokem

      My email is listed in the "about" section of this channel, but it's much easier to reach me by DM on Instagram or Facebook. 😅