salmon and steelhead help.

[Maverick]

I've been wanting to get started in this great sport. I'm a big bass and walleye fisherman but have no idea where to start. I know about needing s catch record card and I know places where to fish, but no idea what kind of tackle and gear are required.  Would love to start putting a little bit more fish in the freezer. Thanks

[JODakota]

Where you located? Many different ways to fish for them. Drift, bobber, Troll. My favorite is drift fishing. Get some eggs or a corky and a worm, some split shot about a foot away from the hook. Just enough split shot so the current still carries it. Keep your line taught and wait for the hit. Takes a little practice between feeling the river bottom and a fish but sure is a lot of fun. Then there's bobber fishing. Get a jig some shrimp and a slip bobber and have fun! Or you could just go plunking. That works well for salmon in my opinion. Spin and glows and shrimp or herring. My advice is get on Ifish.net and read read read. Talk to the locals. Watch what they use. Every river seems to have their own little tricks to them. Tricks I use on one river I will kill them on all day but switch to the next river and might not even get a hit. When I was learning I just talked to everybody I saw fishing. Most people are friendly and will help especially if you tell them your new to it. Very rarely was anybody rude. If your on the east side I know of a couple good rivers that I fish regularly that hold a large amount of fish.

[Maverick]

I live in tri cities. Thanks for all the info!

[Camp David]

Don’t start would be my advice  You want to fish from a bank, boat of both? There is a lot of people that are always looking for someone to share expenses with and go out fishing on this site. Start with Salmon. There is a ton of opportunities for them all over the state. You can go simple with a nice rod/reel and minimal terminal gear and do well. Unless you have a good mentor it will be a little frustrating at first till you start to figure it out. It is a sport where you can keep it simple of spends thousands to put some fish in the freezer. Steelhead are getting harder and harder to catch; just not a lot of them any more.   

[Bone_Collector]

Hire a guide it will save you a lot of headache! They can teach you where to fish and what to use otherwise it is a long uphill climb!

B_C

[RightPlace-RightTime]

Only way to go is flyfishing for steelhead,  Best ever and---
Your hands dont smell like fish unless you catch one. :-)

[JODakota]

lol not for a beginner its not, he'd be out there forever trying to nail one

[Maverick]

I do fly fish for rainbows in a stream.

[JODakota]

Oh that was by no means me doubting your skill as I am an avid fly fisher myself, for me It just seems easier to hook up with steelies gear fishing. I have troubles hooking some steel on a fly myself.

[TommyH]

Where you located? Many different ways to fish for them. Drift, bobber, Troll. My favorite is drift fishing. Get some eggs or a corky and a worm, some split shot about a foot away from the hook. Just enough split shot so the current still carries it. Keep your line taught and wait for the hit. Takes a little practice between feeling the river bottom and a fish but sure is a lot of fun. Then there's bobber fishing. Get a jig some shrimp and a slip bobber and have fun! Or you could just go plunking. That works well for salmon in my opinion. Spin and glows and shrimp or herring. My advice is get on Ifish.net and read read read. Talk to the locals. Watch what they use. Every river seems to have their own little tricks to them. Tricks I use on one river I will kill them on all day but switch to the next river and might not even get a hit. When I was learning I just talked to everybody I saw fishing. Most people are friendly and will help especially if you tell them your new to it. Very rarely was anybody rude. If your on the east side I know of a couple good rivers that I fish regularly that hold a large amount of fish.



Im on the east side! where they at!

[Rick]

The easiest way for a beginner to catch a steelhead is with a float and jig. Its as easy as casting it slightly upstream and waiting for the float to go under.

KISS...master one technique instead of trying to learn a bunch of others.

[Cap.Silver]

You can start by checking web like "Salmonuniversity.com"or "Steelheader.net" -there is ton of information to begin with .Get ready to spend some $$$$

[JODakota]

Where you located? Many different ways to fish for them. Drift, bobber, Troll. My favorite is drift fishing. Get some eggs or a corky and a worm, some split shot about a foot away from the hook. Just enough split shot so the current still carries it. Keep your line taught and wait for the hit. Takes a little practice between feeling the river bottom and a fish but sure is a lot of fun. Then there's bobber fishing. Get a jig some shrimp and a slip bobber and have fun! Or you could just go plunking. That works well for salmon in my opinion. Spin and glows and shrimp or herring. My advice is get on Ifish.net and read read read. Talk to the locals. Watch what they use. Every river seems to have their own little tricks to them. Tricks I use on one river I will kill them on all day but switch to the next river and might not even get a hit. When I was learning I just talked to everybody I saw fishing. Most people are friendly and will help especially if you tell them your new to it. Very rarely was anybody rude. If your on the east side I know of a couple good rivers that I fish regularly that hold a large amount of fish.

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Im on the east side! where they at!

Pm me and we will talk lol

[Ripper]

I would definitly go out with a guide a few times If I were you. The knowledge you will learn will more than make up for the cost. I didn't do that when I started and it took me forever to catch my first one.  Good luck

[GEARHEAD]

i say dont even think about it. if its about filling the freezer, you can choose to pay a thousand dollars a pound or 4.99 a pound. just think of all the cool smoked salmon, halibut and sturgeon, marlin etc etc,  you can buy for a hundred times less, lol.