Michael Driedger
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Winter Steelhead Fishing!!! Chasing Big Fish Part 2 Surprising catch!!!
Part 2 of the Winter Steelhead fishing turned into one of the funnest days out on the river ever. Was a multi river day Starting where the Bulkley river meets the the skeena, then few spots just on the Bulkley then finished the day on the Morice river. Ended up catching something that was a once and lifetime catch but will have to watch the movie to see what it was.
#fishing #steelheadfishing #rainbowtrout #coho #skeenariver
#bulkleyriver #Moriceriver
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Winter Steelhead Fishing!!!! COLD day chasing Big Fish!!!Part 1
มุมมอง 2.8Kปีที่แล้ว
Another awesome day chasing steelhead on the Morice River. Was a cold wet day and of course GoPros were not working at all the wrong times but still managed to get enough footage to put together a video. #rainbowtrout #coho #fishing #steelheadfishing
Morice River Coho and Steelhead Trip
มุมมอง 726ปีที่แล้ว
Me and my friend Jeff decided to head out to the Morice River and try our luck searching for coho and of course steelhead. Turned into a absolutely stunning day which provided use with some great memories.
FALL Stocked Trout Day!!!!
มุมมอง 253ปีที่แล้ว
Finally made it out to do some fall stocked trout fishing. This time of year is one of the best times to target these stunning fish. Many have moved into the shallows feeding hard before the lakes start freezing over. #rainbowtrout
Jigging for Lake Trout Tips and Spots to look for. On Beautiful Francois Lake
มุมมอง 1Kปีที่แล้ว
First Lake trout trip on the open water turned out to a amazing trip with the Lakers and the Burbot hungry and chasing all the lures put in front of them. Day was frustrating to with many gear issues with GoPros and SD card errors with lost footage but the fish were snapping so it all turned out in the end. With some tips and location info to help you guys fined the success on your next trip ou...
First Open water 2023 EPIC STOCK TROUT DAY!!!!
มุมมอง 686ปีที่แล้ว
Open water is finally here, so I headed to my favourite stock trout lake to see if the fish were biting. Turned out to be one of the best few hours of fishing ever, what a way to start the open water season. Local tackle shop Woods N Water located in Burns Lake, BC
Fishing for Kokanee So many FISH!!!! ISANE !!!
มุมมอง 504ปีที่แล้ว
So I finally managed to put together a fun day of Kokanee fishing and my kids even got to come and try there luck for these fun fish to catch. Once you figure out how to catch these fish they are a lot of fun to target.
Sight Fishing for White fish SLAY DAY!!!
มุมมอง 3.8Kปีที่แล้ว
Finally had the chance to try something that I have been meaning to do for the last 2 years. On one of the clearest lakes in my area I was able to set up and sight fish for White fish. I stumbled on this spot 2 years ago and it did not disappoint.
INSANE Sight Fishing for BIG Brook Trout Amazing clear water and ice.
มุมมอง 3K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Was a very cold day to go out but sometimes you just need to fish. Had my uncle come up from the lower mainland and he had never been sight fishing so we went out to one of my favourite lakes that has big brook trout and is also very clear. And as it always goes I forgot something, all my camera gear so had to us only my phone to film.But the day did not disappoint.
EPIC First Lake TroutTrip 2022/23 New PB!!!Breaks the Frostbite Mr Big
มุมมอง 5492 ปีที่แล้ว
Went out and tried a new lake with my friend Miles turned into a day to remember. Was a very cold morning but was all worth it breaking my PB through the ice with my first Laker of the season.
Sight Fishing for Brook Trout such clear water!!!Brand new Otter Monster lodge!!!
มุมมอง 4292 ปีที่แล้ว
Decided to go out one afternoon to do a little sight fishing for Brook Trout with my son, weather wasn't ideal but we still ended up having a great time. And even managed to get few fish on the ice, not bad for less than 2 hours fishing.
FIRST ICE 2022/23 Stocked Trout Slay Day!!!!!!
มุมมอง 1.7K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Some of the best fishing you can have is early ice fishing. One week after going steelhead fishing it got cold fast and some of the small stocked trout lakes froze over. There was 3-5 inches on the first lake we went to and 4.5 inches on the second lake, of perfect clear ice. Was one of the days I won't soon forget.
Winter Steelhead Fishing EPIC DAY!!!!!!
มุมมอง 2.1K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Winter Steelhead Fishing EPIC DAY!!!!!!
FALL Laker Fishing..... So Many Spawning Kokanee
มุมมอง 1.2K2 ปีที่แล้ว
FALL Laker Fishing..... So Many Spawning Kokanee
Jigging for lake trout on Francois Lake Part 3 The Struggle!!!!!
มุมมอง 1.1K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Jigging for lake trout on Francois Lake Part 3 The Struggle!!!!!
TOP 5 LAKE TROUT JIGGING BAITS
มุมมอง 18K2 ปีที่แล้ว
TOP 5 LAKE TROUT JIGGING BAITS
Jigging for LAKE TROUT on FRANCOIS LAKE PART 2
มุมมอง 2.7K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Jigging for LAKE TROUT on FRANCOIS LAKE PART 2
Jigging for Lake Trout on Francois Lake PART 1
มุมมอง 2.5K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Jigging for Lake Trout on Francois Lake PART 1
OPEN WATER 2022 SEARCHING FOR BIG RAINBOW TROUT!!!!!!!!!!!!
มุมมอง 1.1K2 ปีที่แล้ว
OPEN WATER 2022 SEARCHING FOR BIG RAINBOW TROUT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ice Fishing!!!!!!!! TIME FOR BIG LAKE TROUT!!!!!!!
มุมมอง 4242 ปีที่แล้ว
Ice Fishing!!!!!!!! TIME FOR BIG LAKE TROUT!!!!!!!
Ice Fishing for Lake Trout Fishing on GIANT FRANCOIS LAKE!!!!!!!!!
มุมมอง 9492 ปีที่แล้ว
Ice Fishing for Lake Trout Fishing on GIANT FRANCOIS LAKE!!!!!!!!!
Searching for Whitefish and how to catch them.
มุมมอง 2212 ปีที่แล้ว
Searching for Whitefish and how to catch them.
Amazing Lake Trout day!!!!!!!! FROSTBITE TANTRUM GETS IT DONE
มุมมอง 7172 ปีที่แล้ว
Amazing Lake Trout day!!!!!!!! FROSTBITE TANTRUM GETS IT DONE
First Lake Trout Trip of 2022!!!!!!
มุมมอง 7872 ปีที่แล้ว
First Lake Trout Trip of 2022!!!!!!
ICE FISHING......TIME FOR BIG TROUT!!!!!!!
มุมมอง 5423 ปีที่แล้ว
ICE FISHING......TIME FOR BIG TROUT!!!!!!!
First Ice 2021 Sight Fishing Time!!!!!!!
มุมมอง 1.4K3 ปีที่แล้ว
First Ice 2021 Sight Fishing Time!!!!!!!
First ice 2021!!!!!!!!!! THIN ICE LEADS TO BROOK TROUT
มุมมอง 3.1K3 ปีที่แล้ว
First ice 2021!!!!!!!!!! THIN ICE LEADS TO BROOK TROUT
Fall Laker Fishing.......CRAZY Kokanee Spawn
มุมมอง 6763 ปีที่แล้ว
Fall Laker Fishing.......CRAZY Kokanee Spawn
Epic Day 30"+ Rainbow !!!!!!!!!!!
มุมมอง 1K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Epic Day 30" Rainbow !!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing Clear Water Rainbow.....New Technique That Works
มุมมอง 9283 ปีที่แล้ว
Amazing Clear Water Rainbow.....New Technique That Works

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  • @MTBLures
    @MTBLures หลายเดือนก่อน

    Met your dad today

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MTBLures ya I actually was talking with you earlier today as well

  • @losratitos8277
    @losratitos8277 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Too bad you lost that one at the mouth of the Suskwa....looked like a good sized one....good vid...

  • @mikeboston421
    @mikeboston421 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    nice video, unbelievable scenery, great family trip

  • @joelstanhope7231
    @joelstanhope7231 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Checked out the 2oz bottom bouncer cost 12 bucks , but 20 bucks for shipping ? Get lost ! Is this a scam or what ?

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ya there shipping is really high if you only buy like one lure. When I order i usually try to spend enough to get the free shipping options which I believe is like $150 I have few friends that usually want some baits to so we pool or orders to get free shipping.

  • @kcpetersen5338
    @kcpetersen5338 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where abouts a on the morice is this? Looks perfect!

  • @Aussie_bloke1997
    @Aussie_bloke1997 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is spinner good for trout

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      they are great for casting or for trolling

  • @usmarine0352
    @usmarine0352 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You say the Trout Pout works well on mud. What about hard rock like Lake Superior, would it work as well there? Have you tried it on rock bottom?

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ya it does work great on the rocks to

  • @cullenbigd
    @cullenbigd 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1 oz blade baits work phenomenally silver and blue in our lake to model after the alewives. Fished all winter in 165' of water and piled them up (mostly released them)

  • @robertanderson3802
    @robertanderson3802 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What state do you fish in?

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m actually in British Columbia, Canada

  • @WheresTheSauce
    @WheresTheSauce 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My only problem with bondys is they tend to hook eyes.

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I can see that happening for sure , one fix for that I have found is removing one of the hooks and just leaving the back one on.

  • @arashtehrani
    @arashtehrani ปีที่แล้ว

    These are herring

    • @Suckerfish1738
      @Suckerfish1738 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No they are not herring. They are a salmonid called a mountain whitefish

  • @ReddOutdoors
    @ReddOutdoors ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Sight fish ice fishing is the best

  • @GuoSlice
    @GuoSlice ปีที่แล้ว

    Is that a mountain or lake whitefish?

    • @bearmcdaniel6042
      @bearmcdaniel6042 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would guess mountain judging by how small they are

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 ปีที่แล้ว

      I believe they are mountain to , I have caught a few about 3 or 4 pounds

  • @gregscarlett7747
    @gregscarlett7747 ปีที่แล้ว

    That is so cool. I would love to fish like that.

  • @davidbenner7093
    @davidbenner7093 ปีที่แล้ว

    That is a really expensive fly rod. Nice catch

  • @rhymeswithteeth
    @rhymeswithteeth ปีที่แล้ว

    My best day steelheading was 18 fish hooked, 15 landed. Didn't get started until 1 hour after daybreak (7:30) and ended at 2:30. My largest ever steelhead was 24-26 lbs. caught using a #5 blade weighted spinner in the tailout of a pool. If it wasn't for the stranger who came down to where I was fishing on the river, I wouldn't have a photo of me with that fish.

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sounds like one epic day man dream about days like that

    • @rhymeswithteeth
      @rhymeswithteeth ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michaeldriedger8564 The 15 for 18 was on one day in mid-March of that year. Strange thing was that I didn't see another fisherman on the river the entire time I was there. Maybe that's why I was able to hook so many fish. The 24 - 26 lbs steelie was on a different day...different year, in fact. Same river, though. I must add, both instances were 20 years ago. As most rivers have, that river has seen a large decline in fish, since.

  • @alecplate4000
    @alecplate4000 ปีที่แล้ว

    could be wrong but that was a jack coho at 8:30

  • @ledraps22
    @ledraps22 ปีที่แล้ว

    sorry you lost that first one, looked long!

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 ปีที่แล้ว

      was a big one, that last jump where my arm blocked the camera , it was so big broke my heart

  • @jesseriverajr9818
    @jesseriverajr9818 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sweet amazing video

  • @richardtonn8108
    @richardtonn8108 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. That is GREAT.

  • @milezreelz
    @milezreelz ปีที่แล้ว

    🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @tomstarcevich1147
    @tomstarcevich1147 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice steelhead and you got a bonus fly rod 🐟👍

  • @milezreelz
    @milezreelz ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah boy! Was a fun day!

  • @colejfishingadventures
    @colejfishingadventures ปีที่แล้ว

    Great work Micheal, awesome video! I really enjoy watching your content and love creating fishing videos as well!! Keep up the great job!! 🤜🤛🔥🤝

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks man appreciate it, I will have to check out your stuff

  • @ledraps22
    @ledraps22 ปีที่แล้ว

    That river looks fun to walk along, thanks for showing off the scenery a bit, nice fish!

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s very beautiful indeed, would have shown more scenery if hadn’t been raining on in off all day couldn’t get the drone up at all but. I’m working on another steelhead video before I switch over to ice videos lol

  • @robshulist2400
    @robshulist2400 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love fishing for specks. Hard to find good videos. Great job and thanks for the tips.

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the kind words, hopefully make few more this winter

  • @milezreelz
    @milezreelz ปีที่แล้ว

    Booom

  • @KirkB_
    @KirkB_ ปีที่แล้ว

    Hopefully you freezer is full this winter Fitting song for the northern life up here

  • @milezreelz
    @milezreelz ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeeeah boy

  • @ledraps22
    @ledraps22 ปีที่แล้ว

    very cool coho and looked like a great day. Is this the start of the run for you guys? Steelhead are also later for us, friend only got 1 so far. It's the tail end of the Chinook run around the Lake Ontario tribs i fish. Do you ever try for them staging on shore outside the rivers? We had good luck catching kings in the harbor on glow in the dark spoons at night. I will give those big pink worms a try soon especially for steel and where my friend finds a lot of coho.

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 ปีที่แล้ว

      When we where fishing was kinda the middle of the coho run I went out this past weekend and still some coho in the river all spawned out fire trucks.but managed to catch 5 steelhead so was a good day. I havent tried for them down by the ocean is like a 6 hour drive from my house to get there lol maybe one day pretty new to the river fishing but I'm definitely hooked on it now lol. Ya the pink worms work very well.Hoping to go out again this Weekend

    • @ledraps22
      @ledraps22 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michaeldriedger8564 oh wow i just assumed you were closer to the shore with that much salmon in the river, incredible how far up they will run. the fire truck cohos are stunning, love them, good work on the steel! river fishing is lit!

  • @FreeWillOutdoors
    @FreeWillOutdoors ปีที่แล้ว

    thx for sharing. greetings from west vancouver

  • @richardtonn8108
    @richardtonn8108 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's ,not,nearly like being there. However it's still nice watching you enjoy the lake. Good job Michael,

  • @ledraps22
    @ledraps22 ปีที่แล้ว

    fishing with a marabou jig? Cool rainbows and great looking fight. How's the lake trout been?

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 ปีที่แล้ว

      pretty much a marabou jig just home made by a friend. ya the lake has some great fitting fish . Haven't done much laker fishing the last month been after rainbows and gone out on the river a bit after coho and steelhead.

  • @KirkB_
    @KirkB_ ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice..

  • @hippiehighlander2552
    @hippiehighlander2552 ปีที่แล้ว

    Some nice rainbows there. Thanks for sharing.

  • @peterspoletini7918
    @peterspoletini7918 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m headed to this lake tomorrow. Hoping the fall weather pulls them out of the deep and onto the shoals. Went in July they were hunkered way down.

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 ปีที่แล้ว

      Last fall I caught a few nice ones casting in to shallows. I still caught many out in the depths to though they definitely do a lot of moving around in that lake Maybe I will see ya out there

  • @mikespak1473
    @mikespak1473 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing the video, it would be nice if you showed the tackle and technique used.

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the comment, I will do that next time for sure

  • @KirkB_
    @KirkB_ ปีที่แล้ว

    Another fine video Been getting char on babine and rainbow alley was epic last week on the fly so many lakes so little time

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ain’t that the truth never enough time

    • @KirkB_
      @KirkB_ ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michaeldriedger8564 landed a 8 lb Char yesterday deadly day hunting for char

  • @fishinthenorth
    @fishinthenorth ปีที่แล้ว

    Would be cool to see the sonar while you're jigging. Maybe you're phone on a mount clamped to the steering wheel or something.

  • @ledraps22
    @ledraps22 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, I always appreciate it when people show the map and depth chart of where they're fishing. I havent tried checking out some of the deeper spots just outside of major slopes, was mostly fishing the slopes themselves. Have you ever tried paddle tails? like 5-6inch swimbait paddletails on a jighead? They sort of fish like tubes but you can swim them up when you're dropping on a laker you are already marking, they will sometimes chase and you can witness their insane speed to catch up to the jig and feel the hit when you see the mark of the laker connect with the mark of your jig. The paddletails will still get hit while on the bottom too, or when doing subtle lifts from the bottom. Another is some spoons or vertical jigging spoons. Similarly I will reel them up fast but with the spoons like the Kastmaster XL, you constantly jerk and vibrate the rod in your hand by like a few inches. Like 4 flicks per second. All while still reeling in at a consistent speed. The intense wobbling + the speed of it really triggers some insane bites. It's a bit tricky but it's such a joy when they hit that insane movement. Are there any salmon or trout in that lake other than lakers? I will see them cruise at like 30 feet down and sometimes get them to follow or even hit but not much luck catching them.

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the kind words man. Ya I do use paddle tails they work awesome to I really like the dragon slayers from frostbite. I have used some jigging spoons and had pretty good luck. I haven’t tried the cast master spoon but I’m going have to get a few and give ‘em a try. There is also rainbow trout and Kokanee on Francois and sockeye salmon run through the lake up to the nadina river to the spawning channels on nadina lake I have never heard of anyone really catching them before at least not in the lake

  • @BT-is4zb
    @BT-is4zb ปีที่แล้ว

    Have you ever fished Graham lake? Great day on Francois. 👍🎣

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 ปีที่แล้ว

      Unfortunately I haven’t yet but I have been wanting to just hasn’t worked out yet

  • @tomstarcevich1147
    @tomstarcevich1147 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool vid nice lake trout I jig them up in my boat on the southern end of lake Michigan off of the Chicago breakwalls we do it in the fall and early winter we use 1 oz jigs and white tubes your lake trout are way darker than ours 🐟👍

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks man appreciate it. That’s cool can’t beat jigging for lakers ya man many of our lakes lakers are dark I have caught some that are pitch black. Not sure if has to do with how deep some of our lakes are. Francois lake has over 800 feet of water so maybe some of them just never see the light

  • @bloodsling
    @bloodsling ปีที่แล้ว

    that was our spot to go on family fishing trips,Dad loved it so much as his last request we buried his ashes on one of the small islands about 1h by boat from the main parking area. Remember one trip we couldn't have been more than 40 feet from the boat launch and the old man hooked into a 16lb char,thought he snagged bottom. Heckuva fish.

  • @bloodsling
    @bloodsling ปีที่แล้ว

    Francois Lake? Is that the same Francois Lake in BC that's Burns Lake adjacent..somewhat?

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep excatly

    • @bloodsling
      @bloodsling ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michaeldriedger8564 nice :) my old stomping grounds. Lived in the Bulkley Valley my first 20 years,miss the north,salt of the earth people...don't miss the hummingbird sized mosquitos though.

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bloodsling Cool man ya I have lived here my whole life wouldn’t want to go anywhere else, but your right the bugs get mighty big lol

    • @bloodsling
      @bloodsling ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michaeldriedger8564 havent been fishing up there in years,Poplar Lake was our go-to as a family. But I still go up when I can for Grouse hunting along the Morice River road and various other backroads.

  • @Wright6994
    @Wright6994 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those rainbows fight like steelhead

  • @richardtonn8108
    @richardtonn8108 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! Beauty fish Michael.

  • @noysreyhoung
    @noysreyhoung ปีที่แล้ว

    I really enjoy fishing videos. Great job bro!!

  • @noysreyhoung
    @noysreyhoung ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish I would have been there with you. I really enjoy fishing! Amazing!!

  • @perrinayebarra
    @perrinayebarra ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you catch burbot too when you’re thumping the mud?

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 ปีที่แล้ว

      yep you bet, caught a bunch of them last year largest I got was a 12lb while I was fishing for lakers.

  • @ledraps22
    @ledraps22 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im in the north-east US, and take trips to NY in the Adirondacks and lake ontario for similar species. I mainly love the Lake Trout fishing on your channel. Would love to see you record and upload more videos. It's cool to watch these videos featuring similar species but from the other side of the continent. Especially the native ones like those steelies and cohos. Those Cohos are stunning. I havent caught many Cohos from Lake Ontario tribs but as Miles said their colors are so red like a firetruck and meaner mouths. The smaller ponds videos with clear water remind me of where i camp and fish in the Adirondacks. That river looks so pleasant to fish, just big enough and plenty of bank/wading spots. Miles seems awesome to fish with, a good co-angler to hype every catch. Hope to see more uploads, good luck this summer

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for all the kind words man ya I plan on doing bunch of laker fishing this summer and doing a bunch of videos. Last part of this ice season I really struggled catching and filming. Ya I plan on doing more of the coho and Steelies as well maybe even some pinks and chinooks too. Ya miles is a great guy and is a blast to fish with always excited for every moment.

    • @michaeldriedger8564
      @michaeldriedger8564 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sounds like where you live has some amazing fishing opportunities to I would love to fish the Great Lakes one day