| With the colder nights and that first
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| | dead drift with a indicator simply put on
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| frost brings forth the beginning of
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| | a indicator or small trout bobber about 6
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| steelhead season in Pennsylvania. For
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| | foot up the leader then attach some
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| many anglers the arrival of the steelhead
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| | weight 2 BB sinkers or 1 3/0 sinker about
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| in creeks like Walnut, Elk, and 20 Mile
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| | a foot above the fly. You will need to
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| brings a sense of excitement that is
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| | move your indicator up and down your
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| unmatched by other forms of fishing in
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| | leader to find the depth of the water. To
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| the state. Steelhead Salmon are an
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| | get a true dead drift your indicator
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| extremely powerful fish that can make the
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| | should stand straight up and down and not
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| drag on a reel scream and push your rod
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| | have the appearance of dragging the
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| to it's limits.
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| | bottom. (This is easier said then done;
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| | there are all types of indicators to help
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| Now how do you go about fishing for
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| | with getting a true dead drift)
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| these silver bullets? There are several
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| techniques but the most common forms in
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| | Dead Drifting without an indicator -
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| Pennsylvania are fly fishing and drift
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| | This is my favorite way to fish for
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| fishing. In this article we'll go into
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| | steelhead! I use this method on the
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| detail on how to fish for steelhead in
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| | larger streams of Pennsylvania and New
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| the Pennsylvania streams and what streams
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| | York with great success and you can't
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| to fish in Pennsylvania.
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| | beat the strike you get when a steelhead
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| | slams your fly while it is swinging or at
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| Fly Fishing
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| | the end of the drift. You can use this
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| | technique whether you are fishing egg
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| First, lets talk about fly fishing and
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| | patterns, streamers, or nymphs and is
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| what type of gear you will need to have
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| | extremely versatile in any type of water
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| to tackle these fish. The following is a
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| | depth or current.
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| list of commonly used fly fishing
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| | First, You need to have a leader and
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| equipment for fishing for steelhead in
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| | tippet any where from 10 to 15 feet
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| the PA streams.
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| | depending on the size of the creek you
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| | are fishing. If fishing Elk Creek or
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| Gear
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| | Walnut creek in Erie, PA you will want to
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| Fly Rod = 7 to 8 weight rod from 9 to 10
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| | keep your leader around 10 to 11 feet.
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| foot
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| | Next, depending on the depth of the water
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| Fly Reel = Any fly reel with a good
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| | you want to put a sinker any where from 3
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| drag. Large arbor fly reels are
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| | feet to 6 feet up your line. The sinker
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| preferred, they pick up the fly line a
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| | should be a single 3/0, 7, or 5 depending
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| lot faster and tend to have a better drag
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| | on the depth and speed of the water.
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| system.
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| | Finally, you should cast your fly
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| Fly Line = 7 to 9 weight forward
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| | upstream at about 1 to 2 o'clock then
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| floating fly line
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| | mend your line upstream immediately then
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| Leader = Taper leader from 20 to 15 to
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| | get your fly rod high in the air then let
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| 10 pound test leader material then
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| | it drift and then swing through to the
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| connect 8 to 6 pound fluorocarbon as a
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| | end of the drift. Don't pull the fly out
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| tippet. If water is clear use 6 then 4
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| | of the water to quickly to cast again let
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| pound fluorocarbon as tippet.
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| | it hang for a few seconds. Some of the
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| | most incredible hits are at the end of
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| Flies
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| | the drift. If you prefect this technique
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| Egg Patterns = Sucker Spawn, Blood Dots,
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| | you will have some of the most fun days
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| Crystal Meth Flies, Estez EggsSizes - 12,
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| | you have ever had fishing for steelhead.
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| 14, 16 size nymph hooks 2X strong or 8 or
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| 10 live bait (egg hook)
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| | Spin Fishing with a Drift Rod
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| Streamers = Egg Sucking Leech, Wooly
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| Buggers, Crystal BuggersSizes - 2, 4, 8,
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| | One of the most effective techniques of
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| 10 salmon hooks or streamer hooks
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| | fishing the tributaries of Lake Erie is
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| Nymphs = Stone Flies, Prince Nymphs,
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| | fishing with bait and a dead drift rod.
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| Hairs Ears NymphsSizes - 10, 12, 14 size
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| | I have seen more fish caught on skein,
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| nymph hooks 2X strong
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| | egg sacs, and minnows than any other
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| | technique. Fishing with bait you can
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| Fly Fishing Techniques
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| | consistently catch steelhead and 20 plus
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| | fish days are not uncommon when the fish
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| Dead drifting with an indicator - To
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| | are running.
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