STEELHEAD ON TROUT BEADS - THE HUNT FOR EGG HUNTERS | Fishing with Rod

Stamp River on Vancouver Island offers steelhead fishing year round. In October and November, summer steelhead emerge and feed on eggs being deposited by spawning chinook salmon. In this video feature, Kitty Kanhoffen targets these steelhead by a trout bead under a float, with guide Shaun Evans from Murphy Sportfishing in Port Alberni BC.
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[@bikedeefer]

That Cutty at the beginning was beautiful!

[@fan4life34]

Kitty is the real catch here!!

[@toiynhac]

Fantastic background, awesome fishing technique, friendly people, amazing high-quality video clip, fabulous music go well together as one. FWR has become the most popular fishing website of today.

[@gregoryfuzi4745]

That was a giant cutthroat trout. Thumbs up kitty!

[@jonfisher5946]

AMAZING VIDEO ROD!!! Best River fishing channel on KZbin!!!

[@FishingwithRod]

+Jon Fisher Thanks. :)

[@danielwalker5985]

Speechless,the fishing and the scenery. Just incredible.

[@FishingwithRod]

Thank you. :)

[@GOIN2LIVE]

Thank you for taking the time to create another informative and inspirational video. After watching this video, we look forward to our trip to the Stamp River. All the best!

[@FishingwithRod]

+Goin' 2Live You're very welcome. Good luck with your Stamp River trip. :)

[@MrGreenThumbGrows]

The sole beauty and quality that is incorporated in your videos every time always surprises me thank you rod for these beautiful informal videos.

[@FishingwithRod]

+All About Edits Thank you. :)

[@HPfishing_]

I couldn't tell you the amount of times i've watched this video. Anxious to see the new Stamp river episode.

[@FishingwithRod]

Hehe, a few more days! :)

[@HPfishing_]

This is still my absolute favorite episode Rod!

[@FishingwithRod]

I agree. It's hard to beat this one but the next episode we are releasing next week just might... :)

[@HPfishing_]

Looking forward to it.

[@nicholasyebra1988]

@@FishingwithRod how do you match hook size for bead size?

[@HampshireAnglingTV]

Great video Rod, looks like some quality fishing on that river! Tom

[@gwoodward2264]

Great production Rod !Thank you so much.Gerry W. Delta B.C.

[@FishingwithRod]

+G Woodward You're welcome. :) Thanks for watching!

[@GoBlue7171]

going to visit the Stamp River this fall...can't wait!

[@FishingwithRod]

Awesome. We'll be back there in late September.

[@leongtoon62]

Fantastic video Rod, made my day!

[@FishingwithRod]

+LT Tan Thanks! :)

[@andersjensen7132]

Really nice production. Also, that's the nicest Cut ive seen.

[@FishingwithRod]

+Anders Jensen Thanks!

[@surethingsfly]

Magic. Thanks Rod. ATB.

[@FishingwithRod]

+surethingsfly Thanks :)

[@josedavila3434]

thanks rod to you and your team for all the good videos and info about fishing especial thanks to fresh water fisheries of B.C :)

[@FishingwithRod]

+jose DAVILA Thanks for watching! :)

[@minigolfer9]

Great job on the filming!! So jealous of that cuttie!

[@FishingwithRod]

Thank you!! 😊

[@earlkoropatnick1928]

Great vid Rod! I really like your video's, they strike me a being real. Also I grew up fishing the Vedder and Chilliwack rivers so that helps.

[@FishingwithRod]

+Earl K. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching. :)

[@coolestbeans]

More of this host! Great video as always!

[@coolestbeans]

+Markster 321 The shots in this video are amazing! This video is a keeper!

[@DFNW]

wow that was an amazing cut! Good work.

[@FishingwithRod]

+DFNW Thanks! :)

[@troy4219]

Your Killing me, great Video!

[@ModernDaySportsman]

how do you not have like a bajillion subs?your vids are AMAZING

[@FishingwithRod]

+Modern Day Sportsman Thanks... ;)

[@cohenlewis1481]

Finally an upload :):)

[@TheFishingDoctorsAdventures]

Oh man.... Kitty you were so young here!

[@armandoantonioserpasmitjav1131]

love it rod!!

[@FishingwithRod]

+mondo gaming Great to hear. :)

[@TheDeathCheck]

33,000 subscribers :( should be 3,300,000

[@FishingwithRod]

+BC Mercrow Maybe one day... ;)

[@iketutsudiartha7349]

amazing fishing

[@FishingwithRod]

+I Ketut Sudiartha Thanks!

[@fordraven5884]

Great awesome video🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣👍

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks 👍

[@littlegoobie]

not to be a gear head nerd but this guiding outfit provides some great gear. I've watched a few vids and all kinds of rod/reel combo's have come out, better casting reels than average fishermen buy for themselves.. after watching her fish, I would say she needs a left hand reel which would probably end up with fewer lost fish. great videos. I like how well they're edited and the format is tv show style with a beginning, middle and end.

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks! Most of the gear used in the video is ours actually, but both the guide and us love and appreciate good gear. :) Kitty reels with her left hand normally but we managed to leave all the left hand reels at home for this particular trip. :)

[@msapostle]

Very well done.

[@FishingwithRod]

+msapostle Thanks!

[@bradystoffer1009]

Bunch of thirsty MFR's lmao Love days like these, My happy place. I love when the Browns come in right behind the slammin's as well 8) GREAT video!!

[@rencabz1811]

Thanks rod no problem

[@suimengher]

big fan of you and the lady anglers, wonder videos ..

[@suimengher]

wonderful video .*

[@FishingwithRod]

+TOUMENG HER Thank you! :)

[@suimengher]

Make.more !!! Hahhaha ..always looking and waiting for more since i am a trout and salmon angler also ..

[@reelfishermen]

Great video.

[@FishingwithRod]

Thank you for watching. :)

[@reelfishermen]

Fishing with Rod no need to thank me. I also have a passion for fishing. Just started my fishing channel a little over a month ago now. I mainly fish on Vancouver island. I was interested in doing some winter steelhead so I know that going to your channel I’ll get good information. So if anything. Thank you.

[@billpham821]

Love it

[@FishingwithRod]

Great!

[@geoffrobson2493]

Thanks for the video Rod! Kinda missed seeing you in the video, i was wondering why you weren't hosting. But with that said, she was fabulous. Will she be a regular? Beautiful fish as well! I live in Victoria but have never fished the Stamp, i must!!

[@FishingwithRod]

+Geoff Robson Thanks. Kitty has hosted a few videos in the past year or so and there'll be more as she's quite good at it. That doesn't mean I won't be behind the cameras all the time of course. :) It really depends on which fisheries we are featuring etc.

[@upperleftangling5789]

Wow she is gorgeous, and likes to fish for steelhead talk about a catch.

[@DmRushed]

shes more beautiful than any fish they caught, im in love

[@jcoops4911]

ink she still is

[@volitanttitan8127]

She sure is..in person she is even more gorgeous

[@TheVidWatcher223]

nice video. lovely host and hostess. beautiful fish

[@FishingwithRod]

+TheVidWatcher223 Thanks. :)

[@stevejet64]

awesome fishing video. You can probably use Jensen single eggs as they are softer and more natural than beads.

[@FishingwithRod]

+stevejet64 Yep, Jesen eggs work too if they are unscented since there is a bait ban in the stretch where we were fishing. One advantage with the trout beads is that they come in different colours and sizes, and the size differences are down to a millimetre, which allows you to really match the size of the eggs in the river.

[@JeremyPiz]

Another awesome video Rod!!! Just the standard sliding float setup for the beads?

[@FishingwithRod]

+JeremyPiz Yep. :) We got float stoppers at both ends of the sliding float so it doesn't actually slide.

[@JeremyPiz]

+Fishing with Rod Oh ok cool. I'm going to give that a try! Thanks for always replying!!!

[@AJ-ln4sm]

I want to become a guide so I can take Kitty fishing! Great video!

[@weswolf73]

Hawt! the fish too!

[@FrankTheRabbit]

I really enjoyed the video and have watched quite a few on here. Just a quick question: Some of the beads were tied with wool or is it a spawn mesh? I was trying to get a good glimpse of that setup and it kinda looked like it was stuffed into the bead hole? Could you provide a little insight to that? Thanks.

[@FishingwithRod]

+FrankTheRabbit Thanks! It's a piece of wool tied on. The idea is that the fluff of the wool makes the bead stand out just a bit more in the water.

[@FrankTheRabbit]

Appreciate it! Will give it a try and experiment that with beads.

[@grimskull416]

It kinda gives it that old egg look too. Like leftover skein membrane

[@dragonflytoo]

What baitcaster were you using in this video? Thoroughly enjoyed this video.

[@FishingwithRod]

That's a Curado 70. A little low profile reel that I find great for coho and steelhead.

[@DirtyD613]

More fishing with Kitty please.

[@FishingwithRod]

Check back in September. :)

[@edboutdoors3632]

What's that song called in the intro I love it

[@Calgaryifacation]

Fishing with Rod, come in Rod!Hey Rod who is the manufacturer of the boats that Murphy's is using in the rivers??Thanks,Chris

[@FishingwithRod]

I have no idea what the make of that boat is. You can try finding out by emailing them directly. Their contact info should be on the website murphysportfishing.com

[@valentinfurrerCH]

Hi Rod, an other awesome video! Is it a new intro? Very nice by the way. Keep going!

[@FishingwithRod]

+Valentin Furr Thanks! :)

[@FishingwithRod]

+Valentin Furr Yep the intro format will be like this one most of the time in the future.

[@glintsscion1288]

New to Steelhead/Beads, what mm beads were you using here? Thanks!

[@FishingwithRod]

I don't remember exactly, but I think 5mm and 7mm were the ones being used here. Basically we are matching the size of the beads to the eggs being deposited by which salmon species are spawning. In this case, majority of the eggs found are chinook salmon eggs which are typically bigger.

[@glintsscion1288]

Fishing with Rod Thanks! :)

[@mcriser]

A trick when fishing with beads is to sweep down stream and across on the hook set. Often times the bead is in but the hook isn't.

[@flyman451]

Good point but also it is important to not have the bead pegged so tightly that when the steelhead eats the bead the tippet doesn't slide through the bead allowing the hook to move upward. I use those tapered silicone pegs and just pull them through to keep the bead about 3" above the hook but not so tight that the bead doesn't move. Obviously different diameters of tippet with require adjusting how tightly you secure the bead with the peg.

[@sergueiserboz4185]

Great video and stunning lady....!!! Regards from Argentina.....

[@FishingwithRod]

Thank you for watching! We want to come fishing in Argentina. ;)

[@sergueiserboz4185]

@@FishingwithRod You can be sure you won´t be disappointed, Patagonia is a superb trout fishing heaven....You´re welcome to Argentina.!!!

[@jonnyherft2939]

Amazing video, what kind of rod was she using?

[@FishingwithRod]

+Jonny Herft That rod is the new Gloomis E6X series. The exact model is E6X 1084-2C STR. It's 9' long, rated 8 to 12lb.

[@jonnyherft2939]

+Fishing with Rod thanks Rod!

[@LachlanThistlethwaite]

i was out at Kamloops lake today and the guy beside me pulled out a 7 pound rainbow! I was drop shotting and only got a northern pikeminnow and a pea mouth chub, but near sunset I rigged up my salmon rod with a glow in the dark jighead and two large roe bags. What i hooked I think was a burbot, but may have been something else. How it fought was weird; it was sort of pulling and rolling at the same time, and it doubled my rod over. i got it about 20 feet from shore when I lost it. I think you should make a video fishing off shore on Kamloops Lake. I was at Cooney Bay.

[@FishingwithRod]

+Lachlan Thistlethwaite Obviously a 20lb pikeminnow... ;) A video on shore fishing at Kamloops Lake indeed sounds like a good idea. I've thought about it for a few years now and will get it done one of these days.

[@LachlanThistlethwaite]

this was a great video by the way.

[@toiynhac]

+Fishing with Rod 20lb minnow ? Lol, unbelievable

[@jamiileamoriim3273]

+Lachlanb Thistlethwaite tt

[@bcfishing1876]

Rodney, I'm curious how Kitty distinguishes a "rainbow" from a "steelhead" in that river. They appeared to be very similar in size. If it's a young steelhead that hasn't even entered the ocean once it its life, it would be exactly the same as a rainbow? Or are they slightly different strains? I noticed huge and medium sized wild & hatchery rainbows in the Vedder & Chilliwack lake that have really long portruded fish faces & mouths, when compared to the stocked rainbows & wild cutthroat from around the lower mainland.. Would a steelhead live in a river & lake for a while, and then live in the ocean for a while, or do steelhead come up only to spawn and feed on salmon eggs and then retreat immediately? Can a steelhead decide to spend 1.5 years in a lake for some reason? Oh, the combinations.. It's driving me crazy!

[@LachlanThistlethwaite]

+BC Fishing They seem similar, but I think it's the strain that distinguishes them. I have never had to tell the difference though, since I've never caught a rainbow large enough on a river to need to tell the difference.

[@FishingwithRod]

+BC Fishing Essentially steelhead and rainbow trout are the same species, that's why they share the same scientific name, Oncorhynchus mykiss. The key difference is the anadromous part of the steelhead lifecycle, whereas rainbow trout reside in rivers throughout their lives. In coastal rivers like the Stamp, both can be found and the key differences are the size and colourations. Rainbow trout are obviously much smaller as the amount of food available for them in a river is significantly lower than what's available for steelhead to eat in the ocean. Steelhead undergo smoltification when they head into the ocean as juveniles, which results in the metallic body colouration which you see as they return as adults. Resident rainbow trout tend to be spottier and more colourful. With that said, steelhead which have been in a river for some time can regain most of those characteristics. The two populations can interbreed, and offsprings can either become anadromous steelhead or resident rainbow trout. They can indeed "decide" to stay in the river or lake instead of smoltify and head to the ocean if condition does not favour that process. Either life cycles are strategies to keep them alive, so whichever works better at the time will be more preferred, that's why the ratio of steelhead and rainbow trout can change from year to year. If you are talking about the little silver fish caught and slipped out of the hand when she talks about "possibly losing a steelhead" in the video, that fish was in fact a coho jack. I was just showing what were caught during that period, perhaps should have overlaid that part a bit earlier when she says "chinook and coho", we never saw the first steelhead she hooked. I hope that helps! :)

[@bcfishing1876]

***** Thanks Rodney for the in depth explanation. Much appreciated. A topic to think about: have you heard of landlocked chum & chinook & coho salmon? How would releasing chinook salmon into the depths of the Okanagan work out for the well being of the released fish as well as them competing with other salmonoids and coarse fish? Would they have enough to eat? Would they adopt other food sources?

[@FishingwithRod]

+BC Fishing Yep, landlocked coho, chinook salmon do occur if conditions favour it. In the Lower Mainland, landlocked coho salmon are found in the Seymour River, Cultus Lake, Kawkawa Lake, and I'm sure quite a few other watersheds all have them but just not known as no one targets them. Landlocked sockeye salmon/kokanee are already well known as they are widely targeted as a gamefish, so the same can easily take place for other species. One good/bad example of the introduction of landlocked chinook, coho salmon is the Great Lakes in Ontario. Done to create new sport fishing opportunities, they have actually displaced native species in the lake such as lake trout. How it would affect the Okanagan Lake ecosystem, I really don't know as I am not familiar with the system.

[@bigron8346]

What a cutie!!

[@FishingwithRod]

Shaun is definitely a pretty good looking guide!

[@Coastalfishes]

LOL Everybody in the comments is only talking about Kitty

[@rondill8429]

The video was great by the way... lol

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks. 😊

[@changminchi2316]

Nice fish & beautiful river ! Few tips may help your landing : 1.If you setup the drag of ur baitcasting reel properly before you cast.You don't put ur thumb above the spool (holding ur line) always. 2.Try to use ur right hand to hold upper cork of ur handle. It's much easier to band ur rod then easier to handle ur fish that way. 3.Try to use ur left-hand elbow against lower part of lower cork of the handle. 4. First moment when you get fish bite, hold ur rod vertically high (just like fishing guide said).There are so many things we always keep learning in fishing. Hope these tips will help.If you don't really understand my tips - then ask the cameraman. He's a good fisherman. Anyway, beautiful river beautiful steelhead and nice jobs done.

[@robbybrant]

U ever fish for steelhead in the Cattaraugus creek?

[@FishingwithRod]

No.

[@robbybrant]

U should check it out there's some videos on KZbin to check it out. Land of the giants

[@FishingwithRod]

I will, thanks Rob. :)

[@PeasantPB]

dont worry Kitty thats just bead fishing, you can loose a lot or miss a lot, takes time, patience, and practice.

[@FishingwithRod]

Yep, her persistence always pays off for sure. :)

[@waikikitaiyaki6229]

Stamp River fishery is quality. Beautiful scenery and loaded with fish. Kitty needs to work on her fishing skills if she is making fishing videos. Especially hooksets and remembering to keep the line tight and rod bent. Also keep your thumb off the spool when the fish is running. Those steelhead are beautiful though

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks for the feedbacks.

[@wolverinex4243]

Looks easy. I don't even think you need beads. JS.

[@FishingwithRod]

Looks easy? What would you use instead?

[@choochyalater]

Peanut Butter and Jealous

[@bazlur-Vancouver]

The guide people should use the rubber net at least and keep the caught fish not over the shallow water underneath stones, but in deeper water to keep the fish in better condition, when the fishes are for catch and release

[@FishingwithRod]

+Bazlur Rahman Rest assured that these fish are handled safely. The net mesh being used is a new vinyl material which has been developed by Gibbs-Delta Tackle. The coating is similar to rubber but more flexible, and designed for the purpose of catching and releasing. You should stop by their booth at the Abbotsford trade show later this winter to check them out.

[@guitardavepdx]

How can you tell if they are male or female?

[@FishingwithRod]

guitardavepdx Depending on the stage of these fish in the river, there are several physical differences between males and females. Males tend to have a longer head/jaw, while females often have a wider girth due to eggs. These aren’t exact of course, every fish can be slightly different. The more you catch, easier you’ll find it to differentiate the two.

[@guitardavepdx]

Fishing with Rod thanks!!!

[@nealkinevil]

Stamp River is small. Only big enough for locals so you out of towners stay home and catch your own steelhead.

[@FishingwithRod]

That’s cute.

[@Plasma216]

where is rod?

[@FishingwithRod]

Here.

[@Plasma216]

@@FishingwithRod I hope so, hate how internet splitup go..

[@Plasma216]

we all see it... , like little kids in a divorce... , frakin sucks, it was so good, but, no stabilty, when she, go her own channel, frick it, called life... budd...

[@Plasma216]

not going too lie, did follow her channel, .. then got bored...

[@FishingwithRod]

@@Plasma216 👍

[@salimkhan007]

like it but why u people dont eat them can some one take few fish for eating

[@FishingwithRod]

+FlamsON Flams It depends on what fisheries we are participating in, and have no problem retaining fish for eating if the regulations allow. In this particular fishery, it is mainly catch and release unless the fish is a hatchery marked fish. Even so, we were unlikely to keep any as we have already been harvesting enough fish from the salmon season a few weeks prior to that.

[@adrianalvarado7407]

And shes using a baitcaster

[@FishingwithRod]

She is indeed.

[@flyman451]

Maybe I've not watched enough of your videos but is Kitty Kanhoffen your wife?

[@FishingwithRod]

Hi matt, Kitty is a good friend who works on about half of these videos you see. My wife Nina is in some of the videos.

[@flyman451]

Your wife must be a gem considering Kitty is a knockout. Many women would never let there husbands go away on extended fishing trips with another woman and especially one as attractive as she is. Is it politically correct to say she is attractive?

[@FishingwithRod]

:)

[@justincase8533]

Oh, you met Arthur! He always gets a pass..

[@FishingwithRod]

Who's Arthur?

[@justincase8533]

@@FishingwithRod that's the big cutthroat you landed n released respectfully. I named him Arthur..lol

[@FishingwithRod]

😃😃😃

[@rosepark222]

I have lost my thrill at 6:50 because of so many fish I can see in the water. Half water, half fish.

[@FishingwithRod]

+rosepark222 The fish you are seeing in the water, are chinook salmon which are spawning. Those are not what we were targeting.

[@tysonseafoot7834]

rosepark222 those are spawning salmon lol clearly someone’s never fished on the coast..... steelhead are ghosts, for us fly guys , it’ll sometimes take years to get your first steelhead. If I catch one a month I’m more than happy. I actually caught my first steelhead on this river right above the falls.

[@rondill8429]

Well...one can hope..... LOL

[@FishingwithRod]

😊

[@garymerrick7811]

K

[@kaosaechao2659]

Good jobs sister kitty you are hot fishing babe that was awesome fishing trips you got a great fishing guide that was great i like it thanks for the fishing show

[@rencabz1811]

Hi rod, my is renato I want to invite you salmon fishing with me.Trolling at capilano river under lions gate bridge. ThanksRenato

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks for the invite Renato, I do really appreciate it. The only problem is our trip/filming schedule is pretty much set for the year and I don't really have time to come out on trips like this unfortunately. :)

[@Claykoy]

does she have instagram?

[@FishingwithRod]

+joe budden No she doesn't.

[@realhardballify]

dead egg bead is what?? a white cream like colored bead????

[@FishingwithRod]

+Trouta Holic We should have shown a picture of it. It's like a pale pink colour, but white cream should be pretty close to it too.

[@realhardballify]

thanks

[@leolldankology]

I need to find me a Canadian girl.

[@Let_It_Be_______]

Хороша евреечка

[@ontheflyoutdoors2267]

Be cooler if the girl actually knew how to fish

[@FishingwithRod]

+TroutKings - Fishing & Outdoors Ouch...

[@eryman17]

On The Fly Outdoors would it be better if she was at the mall or at home?... think before you speak because if you don’t you’ll tend to make a fool of yourself.