Are the steelhead in the rivers yet?

[Guest vida26]

That's sounds good! Can't wait to get out for some steelys!!

[brookiebuster 117]

I'll be goin out this week at some point.

[Guest TerryK]

are they running yet anybody ?

The best thing to do is go try it out. Thats what I do.

[Guest Carter]

yeah im gonna wake up at 6 am and go check out the river on saturday, thanks for the replys everyone.

[Guest John Schmidt]

yeah im gonna wake up at 6 am and go check out the river on saturday, thanks for the replys everyone.

maybe one more saturday

[Guest TerryK]

I'm going to let you guys in on a secret. The trick to learning and becoming a effective steelhead fisherman is time on the river. The more you are out on the water, the more you learn and the better you become. You will learn all the little details of how these fish work. Weather, temperature, timing, habitat not to mention bait, presentation and gear, it all comes with time. If you just sit and wait for someone to tell you there are fish in the river, how do you know the conditions the day before and what changed that triggered the fish to start moving up.......or down the river for that matter?? I've been alone on rivers when the conditions were far from what one would think were ideal, but I had a hunch, and maybe a little bit of knowledge of the creature and with that I've had some amazing fishing when almost everyone else was sitting at home waiting for the "right" conditions.

I've been fishing steel for around 40 years and every single time I hit a river I learn something by being observant and analyzing my surroundings and the conditions. Time is the key.

[arvey 154]

i agree with terry time on the water is a must and that goes for any speices. i read an infisherman article many years ago and

water temp played a big part . i don't remember all the specifics but it explained what the fish would be doing at differant temps. things like short runs long runs jumping and it also talked about what they like at these differant temps single egg, yarn flies and so on.

i do like to fish them but i'm no expert if i get lucky fine if not oh well. try again another day.

arvey

[Mr. Canoehead 69]

With all this talk of rainbows, I've been thinkin about salmon, any idea if they're in the nipigon yet?

Salmon run up the Nip in the spring? Really???

[Lyle Reiner 174]

Lol no I was just harassing the steel headers

[Pro fisherman-Stud Muffin 420]

do the walleye feed on their spawn during the run? anyone ever caught walleye on a drift?? i figured the mouth of BS would be alright for steelies but you'd also snag a ton of illegal walters

[Chuck 19]

Lol no I was just harassing the steel headers

Salmon run up the Nip all year long

[shmanks 21]

i am itching to go out wonder how its going to be after the rain on friday....this year i am determined to catch my first steelhead got all my equipment and ready to go and hopefully ill get one

[Guest TerryK]

i am itching to go out wonder how its going to be after the rain on friday....this year i am determined to catch my first steelhead got all my equipment and ready to go and hopefully ill get one

PM me. We'll get you on some fish soon enough!

[SherpaJ 45]

I'm fairly new to thunder bay and have been loving all the fishing opportunities in the area! I was able to hook into some real nice salmon on the Nipigon in the fall and am now hooked on river fishing! Will definitely be trying my luck on the rivers east of town this weekend for my first steelie as well.

I've been hearing lots of talk of using spoons to catch steelhead, and on the other hand, spawn sacks or yarn. Is there a reason for using either or just preference? (Are Spoons only for larger pool and eddies and at the mouth of the river) Also, do you want your spawn sacks to drift down with the current, or be weighted down enough so that they stay put. Thanks a lot in advance!

[brookiebuster 117]

I use spoons in deep pools,river mouths and for shore casting.I use spawn,yarn,marabou jigs etc.. when fishing faster water and smaller pools.I put split shot about 12" above the spawn sack so it can float off the bottom so you get less snags.Also three way swivel rigs work good in faster, snag infested water.

[James01 223]

As was already reported, McVickers (sp?) Creek is wide open (I live beside it)... no fishermen [sic] yet. I wandered down to the mouth yesterday, and open water extends a little into the lake. The lake is low - there is a sand bar extending out from the mouth that I have never seen before. I am not sure how this affects Steelhead (if at all), but I am sure 'smelters' are going to have an interesting time of it if the levels don't come up. I will report any thing I deem report worthy - like seeing people fishing, seeing fish, etc..

Cheers.

[filletandrelease 17]

Wow. Forty replies to a non contest topic....That usually means the smelts have started.

[Lyle Reiner 174]

Inland lakes are stil iced over. NOT SAFE ICE, so what else is there to do but look for steel. Hopefully I'll catch my first this year!

[brookiebuster 117]

I will give a report tomorrow on the mac..

[Guest Melly]

Cold night on the mac tonight , But not a bad night

[brookiebuster 117]

Its nice to catch bows in the pouring rain! Just hammerd em'.

[Guest nicholasjordan]

serious. I didn't go out today because I figured it was too early still.

[Lyle Reiner 174]

Goin tomorrow!

[brookiebuster 117]

All that rain brought in a nice run of chromers.The water levels were high last night,then this morning they were about 6" lower.Still alot of water.

[Lyle Reiner 174]

Would you toss spinners, spoons or roe?