singingdog Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Is it too early to target steelhead with hardware, or are they just hitting roe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Is it too early to target steelhead with hardware, or are they just hitting roe? My rule of thumb is just the opposite, the later and colder it gets the more roe I use, hardware is better when it is early and warmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Got my PB on a musky buck 2 weeks ago.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Yep, now is prime time. When the water gets colder they won't chase a lure quite as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdve23rveavwa Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Never too early for hardware. Like the others have said, they chase less as it gets colder. I've caught them at rivermouths on spoons pretty much right up until December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snidley Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Once they get used to the cold they will resume hitting lures of all sorts. The vast majority of the winter steelhead I catch are on cranks, spinners and spoons. Come to think of it they like jigs hopped across the bottom too. Some of those guys are Lakers though. Right now trolling will be a big part of keeping the bite on all day. Or you could give up and go to bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Shearer Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Kwifish and spinners in the deep slow pools anytime! Osuch a rush when they hit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironstone74 Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 I got schooled by some old timers tossing hardware on Monday. I got 3 on beads and roe and they each landed twice as many as I! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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