| The winter Steelhead season is in full swing. With | | | | at this time as well. |
| the holidays almost past us it's a great time to | | | | Float fishing is another very effective way to fish |
| plan a trip to the Salmon River in Pulaski New | | | | in the winter for Steelhead. The deeper slower |
| York in early 2009. Fishing is what we do here in | | | | water is fished with egg sacs or Trout Beads |
| upstate New York on the Famed Salmon River | | | | along with Berkley Power Worms to produce |
| through the winter months. | | | | some action. Either center pin or conventional |
| Fishing with a guide in a heated drift boat is a | | | | spinning gear is best suited for this style of fishing. |
| great way to see the river and things you just | | | | The center pin is the deadliest technique to make |
| wouldn't see from your office. Find a friend who | | | | it to the area in a long time. Center pin fishing |
| enjoys fishing and the chance to catch the fish of | | | | allows you to present the bait in the most natural |
| a lifetime and start making plans to head to the | | | | way possible and their is no drag on the reel so |
| area for and exciting trip down the Salmon River. | | | | it's entirely up to the angler to fight the fish |
| We fish several different methods to catch | | | | instead of the reel doing all the work. |
| steelhead through the winter. Fist tactic is bottom | | | | Plugging from the boat using diving rattling plugs to |
| bouncing, using conventional spinning gear we cast | | | | produce strikes is very popular among veteran |
| in the various runs and pools that hold Steelhead | | | | guides along the Salmon River. This time of year |
| throughout the winter using eggs baits or yarn | | | | some of the longer slower runs are best fished |
| flies. This is a vary productive way of enticing the | | | | using plugs to cover more water. Luhr Jensen Hot |
| Steelhead to bite. | | | | Shots seem to be the bait of choice this time of |
| Fly fishing would be the next tactic used to fish | | | | year. |
| Steelhead. This technique we would cast small | | | | It's all about getting outdoors in the winter instead |
| nymph patterns and egg imitation flies through the | | | | of dealing with cabin fever. Try it for a |
| tail out of the deeper pools to catch Steelhead. | | | | memorable experience. |
| Some soft tackle flies and streamers work well | | | | |