Steelhead Fishing is Challenging but These Tips Make It Easier | Fishing with Rod

Chilliwack River's winter steelhead fishing is not the easiest fishery because there aren't many of them, but there are things you can do to make it less challenging.
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[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Nice video Rodney. You mentioned that steelhead spend a year in the river before heading out. The Ptolemy study from 1987 concluded that steelhead smolts spend 2 to 3 years in the river, with those rearing in the upper reaches and small tributaries more likely to spend 3 years in fresh water and returning as 5 year old fish. Other things I found interesting in that study were the fact that the available rearing habitat in the river was found to be saturated with wild coho and steelhead smolts and therefore adding hatchery smolts to the mix only hurts the wild fish by adding competition for scarce food. I assume that's why steelhead smolts are reared at the hatchery till they're ready to head out to the ocean and released low in the system. That study also recommended opening the upper river to angling, which I don't agree with. These fish need some sort of refuge from the relentless angling pressure they face.

[@andrewwood4013]

That was great. Thanks Rod

[@griffinchhina4296]

Amazing video Rod!!!!

[@jordanwinch]

Your videos help anglers of all experience levels! Thanks to your past videos I had the understanding and preparedness to land my first steelhead ever the other week. Thanks for all you do!

[@FishingwithRod]

That's awesome Jordan! Happy to hear that. 😊

[@dragonflytoo]

Wow! What a beautiful fish! ❤️❤️ I find wild fight a whole lot more. ❤️

[@sharmisthadas4803]

Great video as always. Haven’t been back at the water. Looks beautiful.

[@FishingwithRod]

You'll have to come out again soon. 😊

[@gregoryolson998]

14:47 I have been watching your videos for approximately one month. You should know I have enjoyed learning from you because of your overall fishing philosophy as well as your sincerity of attitude as displayed through your etiquette. Please keep up your contribution to this wonderful experience and thank you.

[@FishingwithRod]

Great to hear! Thanks for watching. 😊

[@Jay-to2cn]

There's a great video by catfish Dave the great bait deficit of 2023. Totally worth a look 🤠🎣🐟🐠

[@afishingmagician]

Jackpot Rod! Beautiful fish. I have been out but no Steelhead yet. You give me hope!

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks! Saw you in the last split second when you drove by this morning. 😅

[@danny7954]

Ever been to the gold for silver bullets? That was a nice one and great release

[@FishingwithRod]

Gold River's winter steelhead populations have declined to the point of extinction in the past 6 or 7 years.

[@icam_keco]

Mantap pakne

[@wogysnl13]

Thank you for the video Rod!! I was about to take a break after my 8th trip with no action but, I don't think I can after watching another good video like this :) great job!!

[@FishingwithRod]

Keep trying! The best part of the season is still to come (between now and early April).

[@wogysnl13]

Thank you very much!! hope to see you out there again :)

[@bankmaster5104]

Love it... can you do some fly fishing for steelhead next, too... would love to see it on flys

[@FishingwithRod]

Maybe one day. :)

[@4Runner123]

Nice fish Rod👍

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks 👍

[@MTBLures]

Totally hooked now.caught a 44 inch last year.up on kispiox. Wow it was the biggest I ever saw.enjoy all your videos

[@FishingwithRod]

44in! That is an awesome fish. Fantastic Michelle. 😊

[@williamcooke6056]

Awesome fish, Rod, chrome tank! Great video! I agree, filming steelhead videos is hard. Catching steelhead can be hard, much less getting it all on camera!

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks 👍

[@davidaguilar2151]

Amazing Rod!!! I have never tried this fishery before, I might give it a try this season Can I use just soft beads? or basically salmon set up?

[@FishingwithRod]

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[@davidaguilar2151]

@@FishingwithRod Thanks !

[@NWfishin]

Very nice fish! It’s been a challenging season here in Oregon. Do you use raw shrimp and if so do you cure or brine them to stay on the hook better?

[@FishingwithRod]

The shrimp I use are cooked already and come in a bag in the frozen section. Cooked so they are firmer. I always salt them and let them dry further until the firmness I want.

[@MrKveite1]

You are one of the EXTREMELY few youtubers that actually know how to do a proper C/R, cred for that Rod:)

[@topramen647]

Nice fish

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks 👍

[@adventureswithrichandowen2122]

Great video Rod! Is that Final Cut you're using?

[@FishingwithRod]

Yep. 🙂

[@justinyen8290]

Notice any difference between the amount of morning and afternoon bites? And if fishing in the afternoon do you work a run/tailout slower than you would in the morning (if no one is behind you)?

[@FishingwithRod]

I cannot say definitively that more bites occur in the afternoon than in the morning, but what I can say though is that fishing pressure is often much higher in the morning and in the past twenty years I’ve had way more success in the afternoon out there by myself than fishing among others in the morning.

[@connordouglas8115]

Do you bobber dog the shrimp or have it suspended a couple inches off the bottom like a worm jig?

[@FishingwithRod]

What's bobber dog? I usually adjust my float depth so the jig with the shrimp is drifting around a foot or less off the bottom.

[@jasonchivis9911]

What did and reel set up do you have?

[@FishingwithRod]

I was using a Shimano Curado 200 low profile reel, with a G.Loomis E6X 1205-2C WTR baitcasting rod.

[@rafabonati7757]

That steelhead was powerful. You had it almost on shore and then it turned back into the deeper current to fight you! Nice catch. But does Nina know that you took the shrimp cocktail?

[@FishingwithRod]

Yeah that first time it came up, it was more to see if it was a wild or hatchery fish. If that was a hatchery fish I probably would have just slid it up the bank when it came close to shore again. Once I could identify it as a wild, out came the net to make sure she stays safe. 😅

[@johnsonzuo7417]

first one, havent catch a steelhead yet;(

[@braedonlutz7059]

Been 7 times this year with nothing took my buddy and he got one after hour

[@FishingwithRod]

That's the way it goes most of the time. 😅 Keep trying!

[@ryancoleman1]

beautiful chrome football bullet hen of a steelhead!

[@slytaurus5958]

Hey rod i was wondering if you had an email I can reach you at I had a personal question love your content keep up the good catches

[@FishingwithRod]

My email is listed in the "about" section of this channel, but it's much easier to reach me by DM on Instagram or Facebook. 😅