Frogwater Steelhead ~ Pic's

[solopaddler]

if you ever get tired of taking great steelhead pictures, I here Hef is lookin for a photographer as well

 

Where do I apply?

[BillM]

Where do I apply?

 

 

Pft, that's my job!!!!!!

 

[DRIFTER_016]

You must have a notch in the back of your neck from the pictures with the rod behind your shoulders, or are one hell of a good balancer,

 

 

Velcro!!!!!!

[misfish]

Thanks Mike.

[MJL]

Great report as usual Mike…Congrats to the both of you.

 

Also great tips for sure. Your self cocking floats with the leadcore sounds very interesting. When I was a kid learning how to float fish for steelhead, I grew up fishing with a few ex-pat Brits who fished my home rivers – They were finesse freaks running #6 or #8 shot all the way down from the float to the hook (usually #16 - #20 spade end hooks) and they never used more than 4lb line (mainline). They used to make their own floats as well that were self-cocking out of goose or porcupine quills. One of them gave me a book they brought over from the UK for his own kids (Which I guess they didn’t have much interest in reading – It was still in its plastic wrap)…It sort of outlines the floats they used to use in the frogwater on my local rivers…Here’s a scan:

 

 

I’ve always been interested in making these floats myself but never fancied grabbing onto an angry goose’s ass to try to harvest some quills …Might give the leadcore a try myself instead this winter

[fishinguypat]

why would that much weight matter as long as it at the red spot?

[Spiel]

I love estuary, "frogwater" steel. Amazingly simple when you've got the right setup in the right place at the right time. Float even twitches......"fish-on".

 

Nothing but you and the fish, how could you not love it!