| There is no other feeling that equals the
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| | and will not let anything go by them.
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| sheer excitement of hooking into and
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| | 4: Any successful angler will tell you
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| landing or releasing a steelhead trout.
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| | that when you have hooked a fresh
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| If you are looking to increase your
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| | steelhead, it will do anything in it's
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| chances of hooking into a steelhead,
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| | power to get un-hooked. They will most
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| below are a few techniques that might
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| | certainly leap out of the water twisting
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| work for you:
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| | and turning to get free. An experienced
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| 1: Some steelhead fishermen will say
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| | steelheader will know when the steelhead
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| that the best way to fish for them is to
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| | is about to jump so they can be ready to
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| drift the tail-out of pools. This is
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| | "bow to the fish" with the tip of their
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| where steelies like to be located because
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| | rod so the line doesn't break. If you
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| the water is a little more shallow and
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| | forget to do this, you might lose the one
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| they can intercept anything that comes
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| | steelie of the day.
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| their way. When drifting, bounce your
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| | 5: Study the water you are going to fish
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| lure or fly along the bottom and be sure
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| | and try to pick out the likely holding
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| to set the hook at the slightest change
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| | areas where steelhead will be. Fishing
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| in the speed or feel of the line. Using
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| | every piece of water that looks good is
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| this technique will cause you to
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| | going to very tiring and probably a waste
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| sometimes snag something like a rock or
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| | of valuable time. Once you have located a
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| log but if you are persistent and
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| | holding area, study it well and look for
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| patient, your efforts will be rewarded
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| | other spots on the water that look
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| with a hook-up with many call the
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| | similar. Once you have found a good
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| ultimate fresh water gamefish!
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| | location, fish it as much as you can
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| 2: Sometimes a lure that is moving or
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| | during the steelhead season as the winter
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| brightly colored is enough to entice the
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| | water levels, ice and current can
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| strike of a steelhead. When fishing from
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| | dramatically change the bottom of the
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| a drift boat, many fishermen prefer to
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| | river thus removing a steelheads favorite
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| use spin and glow lures which have both
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| | holding area.
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| movement and bright color. Don't be
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| | 6: Even if you are an experienced
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| afraid to change things up if a certain
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| | steelheader, know how to read the water
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| color or lure isn't producing.
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| | and have all your own flys and lures,
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| 3: If you are lucky enough to find a
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| | hiring a local guide could be the best
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| pool or spot that produces a hookup with
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| | thing you ever do. He or she will have
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| a steelhead, and you have released it,
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| | intimate knowledge of the river, the
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| don't give up on the spot just yet. Many
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| | holding areas and also what lures or flys
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| times a steelie will strike again if you
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| | to use to maybe contribute to the best
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| rest the spot for about 15 minutes or so.
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| | steelhead fishing adventure you have ever
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| Steelhead are at times very aggressive
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| | had!
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