Where to find salmon and steelhead

This video is all about showing you how to do research from your phone or computer using digital tools to figure out where and when to go fishing for salmon and steelhead, even on rivers you are unfamiliar with.
While you still need to know how to read water and how to apply the right fishing techniques to the situation, there's a lot of videos out there which help you with that question.
If you can time the run to show up at the right time, you can be on the one making reports vs chasing the ones you find on social media which are rarely reliable.
I also discuss optimizing your approach for the highest food quality salmon and steelhead.
As always, please drop me questions in the comments section and I will do my best to help you short of dropping names and locations to rivers in far flung locations.
You should leverage my guide to river fishing for salmon if you want to read a more in-depth explanation of these techniques and the knowledge associated: pnwbestlife.com/river-fishing...

[@kyleoden3015]

Knowing the right speed of water to fish helped me really start whacking fish very consistently. Thank you sir!

[@PNWBestLife]

Yes! That’s huge! Glad you’re having success!

[@armondfelix1676]

I got really into salmon fishing about 8 or 9 years ago. I grew up in Skagit County and I now live in Whatcom County I frequently go upriver more than Downriver on all the strings here. Basically for a couple reasons first reason is the further upriver you go no matter how bad the water looks it always clears up the farther you go up River and it usually does. And when the rivers blowout in my personal experience it's always best to go upriver as far as you can and of course as far as regulations well allow you to. After my first year of fishing, I learned a lot of my fishing skills from Jordan/ and addictive fishing channel. One of the most helpful things Jordan spoke of was learning how to read the river. If you learn to read the river then you basically learn to read the fish as well. I personally fish about three different styles bottom drifting,spinner casting and my favorite..twitching jigs!

[@PNWBestLife]

Excellent points! Not only is upriver a great way to get to clearer water, smaller tribs usually blow out and clear faster

[@charlesutley4539]

Thank you brother ❤ Fish on

[@PNWBestLife]

You bet! I’ve already thought of a part 2 to this

[@wojomojo]

Can you talk about how to spot Riffles, Pools, Runs, and Tailouts, and what is each of these types good for?

[@PNWBestLife]

Yes! This has been on my list for awhile to make a video about. I think your comment put me over the top, thanks!

[@CatDaddySteve]

Finding a place to fish for Steelhead on foot is VERY different than launching a boat. It took me months of driving and scouting to find those Steelhead runs accessible by foot without driving a long, long way. If you have $ then hire a guide for the day on the closest good river and document all the public access points to walk into a run.....PS : I'm a Spey casting fly fisherman......cheers from southern Oregon

[@PNWBestLife]

Excellent! Yes, it can take some serious time, but what a payoff when you figure it out! I’ve got spots now on rivers all over the place, very rewarding.

[@kyleoden3015]

I find that being on the bank forces me to disect a hole more thoroughly thus yielding more fish and learning the pockets of fishable water in a run that boaters pass right on by. Tight lines!

[@PNWBestLife]

Very true