I never really understood what Fall run steelhead were doing in the river! Thanks man. I wish more RUclipsr’s talked about that great enigma, The Brown Trout!
Don't get overwhelmed! The best thing you can do is pick one section of water and learn it really well. From there you can experiment with all these different methods.
I’ve recently bought trout eggs and was planning to fish on sacks this fall, now i know there is salmon runs in the st joe river, would i still have success using trout eggs instead of salmon
I moved to Michigan from Hawaii and love to fish and your videos are awesome and informative, thank you and when I go to traverse city I will stop by your shop
When do the salmon run? i fish the st joe river in Indiana, i had a tough time understanding the steelhead runs but you helped allot, now i’m curious about salmon!
Excellent-thanks- I was supposed to visit Michigan UP from the UK in May just before Covid (Uhhh) However i got a lot of conflicting advice-someone told me it would still be frozen up and one local fishing tackle shop guy said he had never heard of Steelhead in that river ! You helped-I think its Spring for me next time- I will have a good look at your website Tom
Thanks so much for this video on Steelhead, where & when !! I've been out several times in my local rivers in my Hyde looking for Steelhead, but they have alluded me each time, but that's fishing & we all know that can happen. I live in Ada, MI & whenever I am in the TC area I love to stop in your shop to chat & maybe pickup some supplies. I also have a small fly tying business at Home ( Fisher-of Men Fly Tying ) & always use as many patterns as I can during my outings to see what they might like to eat. Thanks again & hope to see more of your videos soon !! David
great video and great point with fishing near reds. so many guys go tunnel vision when face to face with a group of spawning steel, and i’ve seen on so many horrible snagging efforts to try to just mark a steelhead off the bucket list. fishing the backs and shoulders of gravel is how i catch nearly all of my fish, and the fish that are unseen are always the ones to eat and stay pinned!
Fall steelhead!! what I’ve learned is fall steelhead are typically in the river to either FEED (on eggs of other spawning fish such as salmon) or WINTER (which means they go up the river to WINTER and you are catching them on there way! Great video other then that!
Steelhead that came from the west coast have the exact same genetics as the ones in the great lakes. They are ALL the same Steelhead. Don't let anyone else tell you different.
Right, that's just like saying that striped bass (not hybrids) in big lakes, such as Raystown in PA, are not real stripers because they're in freshwater
I’ve caught them all 12 months. The skamania fishery in my area is epic, and I’ve caught them may-September. Factor in fall and spring fish, that I’ve caught September-may and I’ve covered it all
15seconds in I’ll answer your question. You can’t find steelhead in Great Lakes mainly because steelhead are anandromous fish which primarily means they become ocean bound and return to their home stream to spawn. Essentially you are catching rainbow trout. You eastern fish folk are funny
Aww you're butt hurt over a MI steelhead that lives in the great lakes but comes in to our rivers. Look up our fishing guide and you can see we have rainbow trout and steelhead.
Wrong. You don't even have a degree. Genes don't change. If you take a fish from the west coast and put them in the great lakes....it's still the same fish genetically. Simple concept..... Please do your research. If I move to Hawaii from the main land, I'm still a human no matter where I move. Simple concept. Don't understand why you don't get it.
Very informative. Thank you!
I never really understood what Fall run steelhead were doing in the river!
Thanks man. I wish more RUclipsr’s talked about that great enigma, The Brown Trout!
Thank you,I've lived in michigan all my life and never realized this was how it happened.🤔👍👊
I just picked up steelhead fishing didn't realize how much a challenge it is never had a bit yet need a mentor
Don't get overwhelmed! The best thing you can do is pick one section of water and learn it really well. From there you can experiment with all these different methods.
I’ve recently bought trout eggs and was planning to fish on sacks this fall, now i know there is salmon runs in the st joe river, would i still have success using trout eggs instead of salmon
So want to come there.
I moved to Michigan from Hawaii and love to fish and your videos are awesome and informative, thank you and when I go to traverse city I will stop by your shop
When do the salmon run? i fish the st joe river in Indiana, i had a tough time understanding the steelhead runs but you helped allot, now i’m curious about salmon!
In the Manistee it's roughly the whole month of October
Excellent-thanks- I was supposed to visit Michigan UP from the UK in May just before Covid (Uhhh)
However i got a lot of conflicting advice-someone told me it would still be frozen up and one local fishing tackle shop guy said he had never heard of Steelhead in that river ! You helped-I think its Spring for me next time- I will have a good look at your website
Tom
Wonderful information bud. Thank you! 😊
Thanks so much for this video on Steelhead, where & when !! I've been out several times in my local rivers in my Hyde looking for Steelhead, but they have alluded me each time, but that's fishing & we all know that can happen. I live in Ada, MI & whenever I am in the TC area I love to stop in your shop to chat & maybe pickup some supplies. I also have a small fly tying business at Home ( Fisher-of Men Fly Tying ) & always use as many patterns as I can during my outings to see what they might like to eat. Thanks again & hope to see more of your videos soon !! David
David, thanks for watching and the comments! Keep going and eventually you’ll find fish!
great video and great point with fishing near reds. so many guys go tunnel vision when face to face with a group of spawning steel, and i’ve seen on so many horrible snagging efforts to try to just mark a steelhead off the bucket list. fishing the backs and shoulders of gravel is how i catch nearly all of my fish, and the fish that are unseen are always the ones to eat and stay pinned!
what a great video. Have a trip planned on the PM in november! Will stop by your shop the next time im in TC!
Thanks for watching Sam! Let us know how the PM treats you, hope to see you up in TC soon.
Great info
Any fly recommendations for the pm in Nov?
Love From Saginaw MI
Sending you good vibes from Southeast Michigan! Huron River has some monster Chromers 🤙
Fall steelhead!! what I’ve learned is fall steelhead are typically in the river to either FEED (on eggs of other spawning fish such as salmon) or WINTER (which means they go up the river to WINTER and you are catching them on there way! Great video other then that!
Thanks Matt Great info! I'm subscribed!
Steelhead that came from the west coast have the exact same genetics as the ones in the great lakes. They are ALL the same Steelhead. Don't let anyone else tell you different.
You are correct, there’s a lot of people that are up tight about it.
So sick of hearing “meh ,no salt not a steelhead”
Same strain from the west
Right, that's just like saying that striped bass (not hybrids) in big lakes, such as Raystown in PA, are not real stripers because they're in freshwater
Got one every month except June and July never really tried tho don’t wanna kill em
I'm from Pennsylvania
I’ve caught them all 12 months. The skamania fishery in my area is epic, and I’ve caught them may-September. Factor in fall and spring fish, that I’ve caught September-may and I’ve covered it all
Just got my Erie County combination license
Thanks from a beginner.
Thanks for watching!
The river is where they spawn just like walleye pike and many other fish that can get into a riber
Not really "fall" they are winter steelhead.
15seconds in I’ll answer your question. You can’t find steelhead in Great Lakes mainly because steelhead are anandromous fish which primarily means they become ocean bound and return to their home stream to spawn. Essentially you are catching rainbow trout. You eastern fish folk are funny
He said that or do t you listen
Why did it take you 15 seconds? The title reads ”Great Lakes Steelhead.”
Aww you're butt hurt over a MI steelhead that lives in the great lakes but comes in to our rivers. Look up our fishing guide and you can see we have rainbow trout and steelhead.
Wrong. You don't even have a degree.
Genes don't change. If you take a fish from the west coast and put them in the great lakes....it's still the same fish genetically. Simple concept.....
Please do your research.
If I move to Hawaii from the main land, I'm still a human no matter where I move. Simple concept. Don't understand why you don't get it.
Sooo, what should we eastern folk call the chinook & coho salmon that are stocked in the Great Lakes?