When scenting a jig go for water soluble scents, doesnt effect the fur on the jig like gels or oils do. And dont be discouraged not seeing a fish roll. Most of the time steelhead dont really roll like salmon will. And fishing highwater like that try bigger, brighter presentations. That nightmare jig is more for clearwater like the local said. Goodluck man!
on my moms pc rn so but yeah where baits allowed shrimp the jig for those steelhead. also they run up along the banks so constant casting out could be you casting over and swinging it around during the drift. fish of a thousand casts so don't get discouraged . Side note I rock 3 poles. 1 lure,1 bobber, and 1 bottom bouncing pole with either pencil weights or slinky weights to prevent snagging up so much. I've watched lunkers swim by my feet as I casted over them. also have had many fish just not interested... dexter dam just outside of eugene is a spot you can steelhead fish year round cause they get cutoff from the spawning grounds and there's also a hatchery across the way just a thought since your spending time and money in effort for one.
That bobber drained so long before you realized it! That's what I love about winter fishing: it only takes 1 cast, and you never know when that bite may come!!!
Any coastal river will hold steelhead! From Portland the Wilson, trask, and nestucca rivers are within about an hour or so and have good bank access. As far as trout, check out the lakes in the Mt hood area in the summertime when there's less snow. Good luck!
So thats my home rivers and i hate crowds as well but if u wanna link up and pound some bank bro im a excellent camra man bro comment and ill send u my info love to do some epic clips bro
Hey brother sincerely I would live to go with you and even just film. I'm very interested in fresh water trout. Never hooked up on one. Hit me up were close distance wise
When scenting a jig go for water soluble scents, doesnt effect the fur on the jig like gels or oils do. And dont be discouraged not seeing a fish roll. Most of the time steelhead dont really roll like salmon will. And fishing highwater like that try bigger, brighter presentations. That nightmare jig is more for clearwater like the local said. Goodluck man!
on my moms pc rn so but yeah where baits allowed shrimp the jig for those steelhead. also they run up along the banks so constant casting out could be you casting over and swinging it around during the drift. fish of a thousand casts so don't get discouraged . Side note I rock 3 poles. 1 lure,1 bobber, and 1 bottom bouncing pole with either pencil weights or slinky weights to prevent snagging up so much. I've watched lunkers swim by my feet as I casted over them. also have had many fish just not interested... dexter dam just outside of eugene is a spot you can steelhead fish year round cause they get cutoff from the spawning grounds and there's also a hatchery across the way just a thought since your spending time and money in effort for one.
That bobber drained so long before you realized it! That's what I love about winter fishing: it only takes 1 cast, and you never know when that bite may come!!!
Right! I thought it was a snag at first because of how shallow I was fishing 😂
@@OregonReelFishing I’ve lost many fish for the same reason 😂😢
i live in philomath, the alsea is basically my backyard salmon and steelhead river hopefully ill be getting my channel more active this year
Bloody tunas usually really good for fall Chinook. Imo, steelhead prefer shrimp/krill scents the most. Tight lines
You should put some small coon shrimp on the jig or you can get like one of those scents for the jig both work really well
Don’t forget to fish close med far, when water is high fish will hug the banks more staying just on the edge of the fast water
Just fished the hatchery on the alsea today to lost one, I’ll be there tomorrow as well
Some beads I’ve had a lot of succes on are the trout beads there a hard bead I use the blood dot ones as well
Keep at it man I'm going out Tuesday chasing my first one too mostly a bass guy good luck
Thanks, good luck to you too!
Go higher up on the Alsea ...
That's my home river it's reel fishy
Buddy of mine has property out there, lmk if you wanna fish soon
Plunking fucks them up when it’s high
Hey man I just moved to Portland.. I'm curious if you could point me to a good spot for steelhead or trout? Any tips would be great.. thanks!
Any coastal river will hold steelhead! From Portland the Wilson, trask, and nestucca rivers are within about an hour or so and have good bank access. As far as trout, check out the lakes in the Mt hood area in the summertime when there's less snow. Good luck!
@@OregonReelFishing I think we're going to hit the Wilson and maybe some creeks that come off of it tomorrow. Thanks for the tips!
@@emiliobooker8956 no problem! If you hit the Wilson I would recommend fishing lower on the river, that's where most of the action had been
So thats my home rivers and i hate crowds as well but if u wanna link up and pound some bank bro im a excellent camra man bro comment and ill send u my info love to do some epic clips bro
Hey brother sincerely I would live to go with you and even just film. I'm very interested in fresh water trout. Never hooked up on one. Hit me up were close distance wise
Definitely! Always down to fish with new people
I never fish near the Alsea hatchery, can’t stand all the people
It does get old fishing in crowds that big for sure