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2008/04/02 10:15:27 (permalink)

Heading to find Steel...

Coming 10+ hrs to get home this week, will be heading up to Erie area on Tuesday looking for some Steelhead. Fished there in Dec for the first time and Im now hooked! Trading the Red's of SC for the Steel of PA..
Any advice on what to start with.. Nymph, Sucker Spawn, Y2K bugs????
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    jlh42581
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    RE: Heading to find Steel... 2008/04/03 13:53:20 (permalink)
    start with getting out of the car

    progress to putting on your gear

    then look at water and weather

    then, take a guess of everything you got in your boxes and fish.




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    Loomis
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    RE: Heading to find Steel... 2008/04/03 19:02:21 (permalink)
    eggs and nymphs both will work, what size depends on the water clarity.  Look from the middle of tribs down and you should be able to find fish if you stay on the move. 
     
    Also be nice to the little smolty smolts.
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    RE: Heading to find Steel... 2008/04/03 20:58:18 (permalink)
    It's April.  Swing some big streamers.

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    RE: Heading to find Steel... 2008/04/03 22:37:05 (permalink)
    Streamers and/or ss
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    RE: Heading to find Steel... 2008/04/04 11:09:16 (permalink)
    When you think your streamer is to big, go up another size. Not many know how cool a 5" string leech looks hanging out a steelheads mouth.

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    RE: Heading to find Steel... 2008/04/04 12:05:10 (permalink)
    dreamcather and i were out last sunday. pink sucker spawn worked for us. i couldn't get a hit on a bugger but dreamcatcher caught a couple on minnows later in the day. ~dt 

    http://streamsidetales.bl...015/05/helles-yea.html
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    if success is consistent 





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    RE: Heading to find Steel... 2008/04/04 12:22:26 (permalink)
    Don't count out the white bead head nymph , who knows what they think it is ????? but I know it works for me anyway . I believe someone referenced it as "the steelhead fly" a few months ago. but I like to run that white nymph on the bottom of my dropper 9" below a light colored SS in clear water or a brighter egg  pattern as clearity gets closer to chocolate milk. Also fish seemed to stay deep early and as the water warmed were hitting up higher the latter part of the day . Its all variable to conditions - hope that helps Tight lines -DC 
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    RE: Heading to find Steel... 2008/04/06 13:16:49 (permalink)
    Your always such a big help. Either try to help this guy or don't bother wasting the space.
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    RE: Heading to find Steel... 2008/04/07 20:59:09 (permalink)
    you are exactly right. especially with the smolt hatch
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