Steelhead + Surprise Smallmouth - Rocky River, Ohio

Float fishing for Rocky River steelhead, ended up with a couple bobber downs on the day - one small trout and one nice smallmouth bass. Awesome day to be out, excited to get more fish throughout the spring run.

[@anthonymiller6417]

Excited to see that smallie, bummed the steelhead season is ending so soon tho

[@ReelRomanFishing]

I’m hoping it lasts a while still, but I was still catching mid-May last year. No way that’s happening again this year haha

[@anthonymiller6417]

Reel Roman Fishing we will be lucky to see them by the end of April :( I see more beds every time I go. Been catching a ton of egged out hens on shiner patterns too

[@ReelRomanFishing]

​@@anthonymiller6417 Last couple of hens I've caught have both already dropped eggs too. Looks like this year's run will have a late start and early end :(

[@anthonymiller6417]

Reel Roman Fishing I’m retreating back into the mountains and fishing for browns and brookies now

[@davidcicetti8421]

Nice Smallie! Were you using jigs and reeling in your float and popping the jig? Never tried that retrieve before.

[@ReelRomanFishing]

Yeah! Popping the jig a little has been really effective for me lately. Getting some really aggressive strikes, and apparently it works for smallmouth too. I'm using a 1/32 oz pink jig, tipped with a 2 inch white plastic minnow (Cabela's crappie minnows)

[@fishingtheohio7]

Yo when u going to post the steelhead that u caught before I went fishing with my uncle at rock cliff or did u not have anything to record that day

[@ReelRomanFishing]

I didn’t bring my GoPro that day :/

[@fishingtheohio7]

@@ReelRomanFishing should of u had a decent female that got away I think

[@ReelRomanFishing]

That female that got away had some nice jumps too... I would’ve liked to see that footage