Nymphing for winter steelhead

Sirdriftsalot. said:
yeah brandon they are hard to land sometimes, I only bat about 50 % on summers and a little bit better on winters. That instant of when the fish indicates the fly and the hook set is required is very important, you want to bury that hook into that steel gum with a good Directional Hook Set. Hooks are very important as well, tying your own flies you can really dive into the hook world, 3x strong, 4 x strong, The Dai riki scuds are lethal, hooks with a wide gape are important, stonefly nymphs tied on jig hooks are insane, and the super fine point hook, I have only seen them a couple of times but they are sharpened on both sides of the hook. Proper tippet is always good, I am a full time student so I run out of the above list all the time. I think longer rods help land fish as well, Like nymphing with a 11" 7 wt switch rod is legit, good hook sets and deadly drifts with switch rods.

ive been wanting a switch rod for better line control and all that, might grab an 8wt switch to use for coho and steel, i just use a 9ft 8wt single hander right now for those two fishand it works pretty good even alnded a chinook on it and hooked a few other chromers that popped off, the extra length would be nice though. an 8wt rio indicator line and an 8wt switch rod...man that thign would shoot line and the mending would be effortless
 
OnTheFly said:
Two vultures were sitting on a tree branch waiting forever for something to die when finally one says to the other "I'm go'in to kill something". I've got no problem doing what it takes to get results when it comes to steelhead fishing. Just funn'in with ya.

My uncle and dad would always give me **** about releasing hatcho's, catch and release trout bum turned steelhead manic I am, I didn't realize thats what hatchos where there for so I got a nice chrome bright hen in august, decided to keep it and gave it to my parentals, well needless to say that kept fish cursed me, I lost 8 straight hook ups after that, curse of the keeper. took like two months to get my mojo back. I dont plan on keeping anymore.
cheers.
 
brandon4455 said:
ive been wanting a switch rod for better line control and all that, might grab an 8wt switch to use for coho and steel, i just use a 9ft 8wt single hander right now for those two fishand it works pretty good even alnded a chinook on it and hooked a few other chromers that popped off, the extra length would be nice though. an 8wt rio indicator line and an 8wt switch rod...man that thign would shoot line and the mending would be effortless

yeah buddy, you can actually step up the line on the switch, so say you got the 8 go with the 9 wt line, all the extra ummphh with the tall switch and heavier line will really turnover an indicator and all the heavy flys you can tie below that indicator. you should go nymph the applegate some time, so much fun especially with the above mentioned set-up.
 
The A-gate, shhhhhhhhush, just watch out for the "Locals"
 
I am studying for finals right now but this steelhead forum is a much needed break, thanks, I LOVE THE A !!!!!!!!!!!!!! caught my first winter on it a couple years back, I live like 20 minutes from it, The indegenious tribes people of the applegate valley can get very interesting, especially with all that good dope they grow out there;) They love charteuse green on that river, a lot of bait guys bounce big chunks of guts on the A but I just clean up right behind them with a size 10, 20 incher.
 
that video is pretty funny, is it yours ? i posted it on my facebook fish group thingy, ha ha SLammin the steel that is the sweet stuff.
 
I catch as many winters swinging as I do nymphing the water determines the gear. Anyone can catch a summer... On anything.
 
Fish aren't all that smart! It is US, who over complicate even some of the simplest things :)
 
halibuthitman said:
I catch as many winters swinging as I do nymphing the water determines the gear. Anyone can catch a summer... On anything.

congratulations, and the water I fish determines I nymph like a stealthy assassin, I can also catch herpes just like anyone else but at least I can somewhat choose how I can catch it:cool:
 
FlyBum said:
Fish aren't all that smart! It is US, who over complicate even some of the simplest things :)

how insightful flybum, you sound like a salmonid philosopher, one must float like a leaf on river of life or something or other.:lol:
 
Great... Another self loathing nympher.. Get some counseling, we love you and want to see you get better-
 
:lol: nice, thank you for the kind words, why so serious, being a college student I can't afford a shrink currently, but I have psych class on tuesday I can talk to my professor and tell her someone from the oregon fishin forum diagnosed me as needing help, I will let you know what she says, hopefully i will find the help I need:D
 
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I'm bi-polar somedays I swing, some I nymph and some I dredge... I,ll never find the help I need! Lol
 
LoL :confused: You can take things out of context and make it even more funny. Riddle me this: What if you, say, set up a big stone with an egg under it then followed by a swing fly on point. Then fish a dead drift and swing it in at the end? :think: or just fagit the egg.

Kinda like fishing nymphs on a spay rod, it works, but boy it's gay.
 
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If you hit yourself with that it's gonna hurt... So would that be a truck and trailer with a pup set up?
 
no hold on fly bum werent you just philosophising about how less is more and then you come up with an intruder following a nymphing rig, sure lets throw some split shot on that wonderful hot mess just to top it off and then I can run a sink tip from my indicator to my fly line:lol: You were right early about how they are really easier then we give them credit for because i have connected with winters on the applegate by swinging the end of my drift, but the swing is different, instead of a horizontal traditional swing, this obviosly swung vertically because of the bulky bubble indicator, but if you could make an indicator that dove at the end of a drift, um like it had some kind of geometrical shape that would catch water and depress into the water table. then you could be the very first swimpher;)
 
Punching the kitten... Your killing me! Funny! Oh yeh Brandon i iAlways use 12 lb segaur fluoro nymphing for the winter steel, it's the same diameter of 8 lb maxima... It lets u land fish on smaller water faster and I feel like I'm being kinder to the natives
 
:lol::lol::lol:

How did I miss this thread? lol.


Brandon, I've had success using 15lb P-Line Flouroclear as leader while drifting for Winters (not on fly), along with two of my buddies, but then again, we have a fast tailout nearby that leads to private property that we gotta worry about the fish running to. I'll probably have to try that Seaguar stuff finally, it is spendy.
 
yah I rock the 15 pound tippet and 25 pound leader. take no chances!
 
With that hookset of yours Brandon, I'd recommend 20lb ;) :lol:.
 

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