spinnerdoc Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 (edited) I'm fairly new to steelheading and this fall has been more than kind to me, rather the fish were. Got skunked quite a bit but the last few days was awesome. I've heard it so many times presentation varies on different factors and conditions, didn't really cliked to me as I was stuck in a pattern. I did experement on the shotting patterns and floats. It was a few days ago when I finally realized what people were saying, in this case for me was , the water clarity, I was fishing gin clear water, and my float and shots were a wee bit big and leader was a bit on the thick side as well, the guy fishing nearby was getting hits and watched him land one, needless to say i was skunked that day, next day i decided to scale things down---the float, shot line, the shots and leader...dunno if that's what did the trick but I got a more hits I've ever had all season thus far...and bonus I landed 2, went again yesterday and landed one. Wish I had more time to fish as I only had 5 hrs all together for the 2 days...but still nice to get out... PS: The smaller ones were super spunky...going ballistic, airborne and cartwheelin like there's no tomorrow...amazing Couple of pics from this year thus far Talk about Chrome, this little guy is blinding And the rosy cheeked lady. Couple of shots of the same fish. She was short and chunky Edited November 14, 2011 by spinnerdoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Those are some nice fish !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocheleauc Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 beauties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDunn Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Beauty bows man!! Oh, just so you know...the rivers I fish, I know well....that being said almost every single time I go my lead length, size, shot size,pattern and floats always change.Even after I catch a couple I will change just to see what I'm missing if anything.... Looks like you have a great grasp already! Superior tribs are still calling your name!! TDunn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Nice fish! It feels great when you finally figure them out, doesn't it? Years can go by and you'll never get tired of seeing that float go down p.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerdoc Posted November 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 (edited) Beauty bows man!! Oh, just so you know...the rivers I fish, I know well....that being said almost every single time I go my lead length, size, shot size,pattern and floats always change.Even after I catch a couple I will change just to see what I'm missing if anything.... Looks like you have a great grasp already! Superior tribs are still calling your name!! TDunn Thanks Tyler...one day man, I'll make my way up there. This definitely boosted some confidence to try different set ups and ways to get them bows Edited November 14, 2011 by spinnerdoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerdoc Posted November 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 (edited) Nice fish! It feels great when you finally figure them out, doesn't it? Years can go by and you'll never get tired of seeing that float go down p.- It feels great to catch fish alright, I still have lots to figure out, It's always good to learn something new Thanks guys. Actually I'd have to thank Spiel, Solopaddler and BillM and a few others posting tips and chiming in on different posts about subjects on steelheading. I can't remember which post was it but BillM's tip stuck in my mind about gin clear conditions Edited November 14, 2011 by spinnerdoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Well done Edwin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerdoc Posted November 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Well done Edwin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Beautiful fish !! Even the rods and reels you guys use to catch those gems, are works of art in themselves! Thanks for sharing Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott S Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Nice fish. That last one is a beauty!! Scooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djeep Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 some nice steel! Reports like this really make me want to get into float fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerdoc Posted November 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Beautiful fish !! Even the rods and reels you guys use to catch those gems, are works of art in themselves! Thanks for sharing Paul Thanks...Like i've said i'm fairly new to steelheading, made the post wanting to share the experience and hopefully some usefull info to other anglers starting out. PS: The Rod is Spiel's handiwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Thanks...Like i've said i'm fairly new to steelheading, made the post wanting to share the experience and hopefully some usefull info to other anglers starting out. PS: The Rod is Spiel's handiwork I kinda thought so.He does awesome work eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerdoc Posted November 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 I kinda thought so.He does awesome work eh? Yes he does. Awesome customer service as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 PS: The smaller ones were super spunky...going ballistic, airborne and cartwheelin like there's no tomorrow...amazing They are nuys,thats forsure. Nice fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerdoc Posted November 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 (edited) Went yesterday and did not manage to land any. Happy to get hits though and fight them a little. Today I got my first buck... Edited November 18, 2011 by spinnerdoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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