Steelhead Fishing With Minnows (Ohio Steelhead)

Today me and Blake head out to our main steelhead location and did extremely well. Caught some quality fish and a few of them possibly new PBs. Overall a really fun day of fishing for the both of us. Blake caught his on spoons while I caught mine on minnows.
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[@FishingWitham]

Never seen anyone drift with minnows for steelies before pretty damn cool I might have to try it out this winter.

[@peresieoutdoors]

Never tried it either until that day. It’s definitely worth a shot!

[@dsmith8564]

Were you fishing ,town?

[@dsmith8564]

Awesome job guys !

[@peresieoutdoors]

Up near Cleveland!

[@peresieoutdoors]

@@dsmith8564 thanks ya!

[@terryupperman7264]

New subscriber here, great videos. The one steely was a beauty you thought may be your pb. Are you the only guys catching fish there? Wondering about the spoons you use. I have cleos, kastmasters and kowobblers I use. Wondering what brand of spoons you use. Happy belated bday. Fish on.

[@peresieoutdoors]

Thanks brotha, I appreciate the subscribe. Normally there are people catching fish there but it also depends on the day. Some days we catch up to 8 and I only see a few caught. We use little Cleo’s anywhere from 1/4 oz to 2/5 and just mix up the colors depending on what they are hitting. I’m thinking it was my PB but too late now to tell. Tight lines 🤙

[@terryupperman7264]

Thanks for the info on the spoons. Keep the videos coming.

[@peresieoutdoors]

@@terryupperman7264 Yessir

[@jeremylamovsky3669]

Dunno where this even is. The crowds have always been bad but since covid it just sucks. I have access to a private branch, its the only place ive done well consistently this year. Back when I was a kid you used to see guys using minnows quite a bit. I remember doing decent with them a few times but not really enough to wanna mess with hauling them around. I will say this years been pretty good with good size fish. I dont ever keep those things. I always say im going to keep a good hen for eggs and to cold smoke but its just not natural

[@peresieoutdoors]

In this video we are fishing an Erie trib near Cleveland and the crowds weren’t terrible but still pretty busy. It’s been tough to find spots that haven’t been hammered 24/7. This was our second time using minnows and it worked really well surprisingly catching quality fish. We normally keep a few fish to eat and stock up for the year cause we have limited time at the river.

[@kevinvanatta9190]

what flow do you guys like to fish at?

[@peresieoutdoors]

We normally do best anywhere from 150cfs-250cfs

[@kevinvanatta9190]

cool and thank you

[@tonytoarmino5195]

What part of Ohio of you fishing for trout in if u don’t mind me asking ?

[@peresieoutdoors]

Up near Cleveland!

[@Fishers21]

Great video! Where do you guys fish at ?

[@peresieoutdoors]

Thank you for watching! Sorry, we don’t give out our exact fishing locations, but it was in Northern Ohio!

[@Fishers21]

I get it, I fish up in Rocky River just looking for new spots

[@peresieoutdoors]

@@Fishers21 Rocky isn’t a bad river just hard to beat the crowd to the good spots. I usually go far up river and find spots that are less likely to be fished a lot.

[@NielJ.]

bro reel set up please?i fish in toronto i might try using minnows seems effective

[@peresieoutdoors]

Awesome! President Pflueger size 3000 and 10’6 Okuma Celilo rod.

[@NielJ.]

@@peresieoutdoors thank you whats your mainline is it braid or mono?do you use a flourocarbon leader?

[@peresieoutdoors]

⁠@@NielJ.My mainline is 15lb braid and I use 8lb fluorocarbon leader.

[@mattmacomber5806]

Nice work was this from last week . Is the water clearer in the morning over there?

[@peresieoutdoors]

Yes, this was the day before the big rain. This day the water was fairly clear but if you go up river it may more clear.

[@anthonycreamer1015]

Are these steelhead or rainbow? My understanding is that steelhead are saltwater run rainbows hatched in freshwater. I wouldn't think a trout would be able to hit seawater from ohio? They look like nice rainbows to me though :p

[@jimsheffer3535]

Rainbow trout and steelhead are the same species, but they have different lifestyles. Steelhead are anadromous-meaning they spend part of their lives in the sea before going to rivers to breed-while rainbow trout spend their lives mostly or entirely in freshwater. (Pasted from National wildlife foundation) Steelhead were planted in the Great Lakes years ago. Their is a mix if hatchery and natural fish in the tributaries of the Great Lakes. Steelhead come in from the lake to spawn and return to the lake, unlike salmon which run the river one time in their life cycle and die after spawning.

[@rizzoblam]

Good shit fellas

[@peresieoutdoors]

Thanks brotha! Tight lines 🤙