Bottom Bouncing for Steelhead (Chrome) - Boatless Angler

[@AaronHendu]

I love how the steelhead run, even a smaller fish can still give you a good show! Thanks for another great video Ivo!

[@thooke222]

Thank you. Your video has re-kindled the belief within me that it is possible to catch a Steelhead ... have spent many cold hours trying.

[@Themosthumblest]

This is really great. Great vid and thanks for taking the time to film

[@HosseinSangrody]

Great video like always. I can't wait to see your video. The best channel in my opinion.

[@thundermistlures]

Thanks for such great feedback Hossein - really appreciate it :) Good luck on the water

[@graves6deep]

Nice fish, but a heck of alot nicer fellow helping you land and keeping your pole off the rocks. Well done guys!

[@thundermistlures]

...always great to meet such nice people while boatless angling :)

[@LeeGarveyOzwald]

You got a video for every scenario. 👍

[@frankripley5188]

My favorite memory is the day I caught my first steelhead on a crappie rig.

[@FishingFrames]

Beautiful Chrome!

[@bighook9345]

i always enjoy your videos

[@1Troutguy]

Great tips on bottom bouncing, eager to use it, thanks for a great channel. Fantastic tips!!

[@chatimer]

big fan of the t-turns, I use them for pretty much everything from sturgeon to carp.

[@thundermistlures]

So glad you are enjoying the T-turns :) I love them

[@Less1leg2]

nice to see Port Dalhousie east side. its rather insulting that the City of St.Catharines does so little to make angling in its waterways more friendly and accessible.

[@YeahitsMiz]

Thanks for the tips !

[@gregfuzi1069]

I got my long johns on to and it only October 2nd. 2020. Good luck fishing.

[@billknarr4332]

was there last night couldn't get out there till after dark. got skunked. got a nice salmon last week same spot as in this video.

[@shawn4900]

Snag free is key! Keep it bouncin'

[@ihgoldstein6274]

thank you for the great video.

[@philipwood8776]

great video...very informative....ty

[@bkjeong4302]

How heavy should the sinker be to just maintain bottom contact in deep, fast water? I need specific ounces (3/4 ounce?)

[@thundermistlures]

it depends on the strength of the current and how deep you are fishing, but 3/4 oz in general, in the Niagara river, is a good start :)

[@dannyhussamy]

Hi Ivo, Thanks for the video! always the best content what lbs test is your leader to the hook?

[@thundermistlures]

i was using 10 lb test leader that day :)

[@frankmnowickl9010]

Traded in my rod for the rifle this month but I appreciate your video thanks

[@jasonnester9514]

Nice dude

[@MrRedskins0021]

Great information.

[@gregk7116]

Hi Ivo. Another great video. Just wondering what length you run your dropper line and what length you run your line to the hook? Thanks

[@thundermistlures]

as a general rule, use about 2 feet to your sinker and 20 inches to your hook....many people use a short dropper line to their sinker (like a few inches) and then a long leader to their hook - that system works well also, but you tend to get more snags :)

[@treyRob26]

Hey man, I’ve recently become a big fan of your page I love the content on fresh water fishing. I’m from the Bahamas so I’m use to saltwater fishing however I recently moved to St Catharine’s I frequent this spot a lot but with little success what set up do you think is best for fishing that deep fast moving water? Particularly looking to target a nice walleye or catfish I usually carry two rods with me one just to leave in the water and the other I try to troll and jig for the walleye.

[@thundermistlures]

For walleye, you can jig in that current just like we do in the Detroit River, and that is, straight up and down. You can jig a stingnose jigging spoon tipped with an eye drop with great success - use the 1 3/4 size and drop it straight down and start jigging - if the current is lighter, you can use a 1 oz and the stingnose minnow or peanut bunker are both great choices. you can also use the 1 oz Flexi Jig with the Skoolie Minnow and again, drop it straight down and just bounce/jig it off the bottom as you drift - you should do great!!

[@dylanmounsey7515]

Dam I hate when that happens oh well off the the fry pan lol

[@brandonmclean58]

When does the steelhead fishing pick up at the port? Was fishing there friday but not many fish were showing up on the fish finder and didnt see anyone catching anything. And is it worth fishing there after dark because with the time change and work schedule by the time I make it there its already getting dark.

[@thundermistlures]

dusk and dawn are best, but you can also catch them all day long.....the fishing is good right now and will be all winter as well...not sure why Friday was not a good day as the fish are on right now.....but perhaps the water was too murky?

[@brandonmclean58]

hmm, maybe the fish are too close to the bottom to be picked up on a fish finder, not sure if that is a thing or not. The salmon showed up pretty well when they were there. Maybe, the fish arnt as big, plus the water is always murky and they are close to the bottom. Maybe thats why they arent showing up on a fish finder? I was only there for a couple hours, I cant say for sure no one caught anything, just not that I noticed.I barely had any fish come up on the sonar compared to how it was there a month or 2 ago. I wonder if they become more active after a good rain. Either way Im not interested in putting my kayak away yet.

[@garrettlauzon1656]

Probably should be prepared to keep the trout if you bottom fish for them. They tend to swallow the hook. I'm usually not concerned about killing a trout as I usually take most trout home to eat

[@HeartOfMetalx11]

Not true at all. I bottom.bounce for trout. It's not still fishing I rarely get a deep hooked fish. This isnt still fishing bottom in a pond.

[@etoirelav]

You don’t know what you’re doing then, I rarely get anything but a corner mouth hook set bottom bouncing.

[@steelhead6313]

great catch Ivo.

[@joelkoepfler]

Do you find that all of the browns leave by early Dec or will you find multi species throughout the full winter ? Great videos !!!

[@thundermistlures]

They are there all winter, as are the steelhead and lakers :)

[@joelkoepfler]

@@thundermistlures just a note, I was able to grab a few size #4 spinners today and test them out in the whirlpool. Fish were more set on dead drifted white minnows, but I'm looking forward to casting these more when the weather has them more active. Nice and heavy and look great!

[@thundermistlures]

@@joelkoepfler ...yes...save those for march/april :)

[@BlackWarriorLures]

Man, I wish we had steelhead down here.

[@BlackWarriorLures]

Yeah, I like the pencil weight type sinkers.

[@strikeforcek9149]

I live right off of Lake Erie in Lorain, Ohio and the ODNR releases around 250k-500,000 steelhead in tributaries all around me. But, I STILLLLL have yet to actually catch a steelhead! Haha I have walleye down pat, Smallmouth bass, crappie, and catfish are no problem either. But, I just cannot seem to get the hang of steelhead fishing. I just don't have the knowledge of experience yet really. I feel like such a waste because many anglers would KILL to be in my position, and they'd make awesome with the fishing I have around me. Lol

[@thooke222]

OSP K9 I know the feeling ... fished several times for Steelhead in the Rocky River when I lived in Ohio ... never caught one!! Lots of other species caught in there though.

[@mikhailpalchey848]

How do you cure your roe?

[@thundermistlures]

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[@randyr6610]

Were did you get the hat Fromm I been looking for one just like that.

[@thundermistlures]

ThundermistLures.com for this one in particular, but you should be able to find this style hat at most of your larger sporting goods store :)

[@shaynehurd3561]

I love fishing at Port but there are some real pricks there to. Like today some guy was drifting into my retrieves I was running stick bait on a three way because its been effective for me. And he says yeah anywhere whose been there today has been causing me to snag up. In a rude voice like he owns port dalhousie then him and his friend keep looking at me the entire time and when I went to switch rods at the car and came back he was pointing me out again because they got excited and thought I was leaving. I just get upset when people act like they own the shores.

[@ericwedge9579]

I here yeah same issue on Georgian bay, I enjoy casting spoons you actually feel the hit. Better than just staring at your rod

[@jimbeam7248]

Think they would still be biting this weekend?

[@gustanner4163]

Now through May.

[@thundermistlures]

....just like Gus mentioned, they bite all winter long and into the spring :)

[@Trashboat1979]

Great video we’re having fun with the stocked chromers here in Ohio. On a different note looks like the handle is missing from the end of your reel.

[@thundermistlures]

LOL....I lost the handle a while ago - it came unscrewed and fell in the water :)

[@italiantroutaholic8926]

Think the gill got damaged???. Great fish the same!!

[@thundermistlures]

....not sure, but really bleeding bad.....

[@ryannlarge8414]

Haven't seen many fish caught in there. Sometimes I wonder why people still bother. Dad caught a decent brown on the other side and last year we smoked a rainbow that swallowed the hook.

[@DAfonsoHenriquesReidePortugal]

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[@fasx56]

What state do you hail from, is this in Alaska or the lower 48.?Enjoyed watching you catch that real nice steelhead trout.

[@thundermistlures]

great to hear from you fasx56 and we are from Canada :)

[@ryannlarge8414]

Southern Ontario to be slightly more exact. About 4 minutes from my house in this video.

[@italiantroutaholic8926]

sinker is what>> 24 inches from the snap and the hook line is what 12 Inches???

[@thundermistlures]

...sinker is about 24 inches and the hook can be 2 - 4 inches above the sinker...the key with this rig is to have the sinker about 2 - 4 inches below the hook :)

[@dennisedwards8954]

@@thundermistlures ? If the drop line to the sinker is 24 inches and the hook line tied to the "T" then, distance from hook to sinker IS the length of the drop line.... (Learning here. Haven't really fished much since childhood.) What did I misunderstand where you say a 24 inch drop line gives a 2 - 4 (inch) distance between sinker and hook? Maybe the operative words are "can be."

[@thundermistlures]

@@dennisedwards8954 Hi Dennis Edwards - We like to run a slightly longer line to the sinker as opposed to the hook line. For example, if the line to the sinker is 24 inches, then the line to your hook can be 22 inches. This will allow you to bottom bounce the sinker while keeping the hook off the bottom, but still in the strike zone - hope this helps :)

[@dennisedwards8954]

@@thundermistlures I have the visualization now. I saw/heard in another vid of your's the answer to my question. This present reply further clarifies. Looking forward to applying your insight real soon on the Finger Lakes and maybe Ontario, and their tribs. This is all either new to me or jogging long ago memories on fishing methods. Thundermist is being a fantastic source for my "schooling"! I may not get to do much of what Thundermist does but, surely I can vicariously experience via your vids. LOL. Over. Out.

[@bestbuddy4613]

Hi how you cure the eggs for fishing

[@thundermistlures]

here is short video showing how we do it :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYSniGiZeLeAjsk

[@ermannodangelo1062]

Nice fish, where about are you fishing. Niagara?

[@thundermistlures]

port delhousie ontario :)

[@gabrielfelixmunoz739]

it was david but 6:56

[@josephrancourt5050]

Unicorns where I live :)

[@Jfldhr]

Actually David wanted that fish

[@keiranrooker7981]

Salmon or brown roe?

[@thundermistlures]

salmon

[@NFiltr8Red]

3 way swivels are a waste of money. Bank sinkers and Dropshot weights are best. 7ft St Croix Avid surf rod is best!

[@sqwerlhunter2656]

I feel like David kinda stole the show. My question is, Evo do you hold a grudge considering "Big Net Dave" ended up as the alpha male heart throb in this video rather then yourself?

[@thundermistlures]

Hi JJ....no grudge at all.....it was nice of him to help me - Always great to meet nice people while boatless angling :)

[@kiavahid]

I have no idea whatsoever how you came to that conclusion j j !!

[@dennisedwards8954]

@@kiavahid I interpreted, hopefully, he was facetious.

[@billyc2572]

And THAT folks is why you don't bottom bounce for these fish, or use such large hooks. If you cant fish for these properly with a pin reel and float, stick to your bass and catfish. Sorry for the elitist attitude but suck it up.

[@bradmoulton2585]

Billy C can you clarify what you mean by "fishing for them properly"?? Bottom bouncing AND float fishing are both proper ways to fish for trout. Bottom bouncing is the more challanging way to fish for them because of the amount of times you can get caught up and snagged in the rocks. Just curious as to what you meant

[@Jimbo12716]

Thanks Billy

[@brentinchley4798]

donweb thank you bud. There’s many different ways to catch fish

[@dennisedwards8954]

@@donweb9689 like and a hearty LOL!

[@dennisedwards8954]

Yes, Billy C your post does read elitist. Please educate me, sincerely, because I truly do not have much fishing technique knowledge thus quite limited experience. I want to learn so while I soak up the insights I find a Thundermist et al, I relish others' insight such as your own. Educate me, bitte. I "fathom" that drop shotting and pinning both are methods of getting terminal tackle at depths for presentation to Dora. How she ingests that terminal tackle or how deeply ain't up to you nor me nor Thundermist. I'm kinda grasping the importance of hook size but, that too, is somewhat grey to me. A smaller hook or larger one in the mouth the diameter of a chrome, brown, bass or like sized fish seems equally subject to swallowing. Potential damage seems of equal risk to Dora if she swallows vs just taking it on her lip. Gotta lot to learn my few years yet to come and I can learn something from both elitists and non.