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[SteelheadAdict]

STS got one i think in oct with pics to prove

[Humpy]

I didn't catch it, my friend did. He gave me a picture, ill try and find it.

[DionJL]

You heard it here! Steelhead in the Vedder, roe is the ticket. Head on over and try your luck.

[Johnny Canuck]

**BIG swing**

GOOOONNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGG




 

[Brian the fisherman]

I start to find them regularly in dec all the way to may. and pink worm and jigs and roe are my favorite  baits to chuck, if you are a fly fisherman there are a lot of great steelhead flies.

Cover Tons of water is the key. This isn't coho season. the more water you cover the more fish you will get.
Really look into what type of water they hold in. its different than salmon. there are so many good spots on the vedder for steel. Boulder pockets and  in the seam of currents is my ticket.
Best of luck to you in the coming months.

[bigblue]

As mentioned above covering as much water -- likely to hold steelhead -- is key to success.
So best to use durable bait so you won't be waisting time and effort constantly re-baiting in cold weather.
My favourite is shrimp and egg (jensen) combo.
If using roe, best to wrap up in a bag, so they will last longer.

[greyghost]

 The battle starts as a fellow fisher pauses to see all the commotion. Fish jumps, jumps again, rips across the river and back. The angler watching the battle says nice Coho. I reply, yup its a beauty. The fish is slid to the shallow water as I tail it. Hook is removed, fish is revived then released. The angler watching over my shoulder says" Wow, you got that wild Coho on a pink worm!" I reply" yup, the late Coho like them from time to time." As for pics, nope, it was only a Coho.   Tight lines gang!

[adriaticum]

Ol' sea going rainbow trout came back home to spawn

[bigblue]

Ol' sea going rainbow trout came back home to spawn

Nice pic AD. Is that a summer run?

[adriaticum]

Yup

[kalex60]

Flurocarbon is your friend. You don't need to have 30lb test on at all. I use around 12/15with 8 /10leader.

x3

[Stratocaster]

Covering water is the key to steelhead fishing.  Sure you can plant yourself in a meathole and eventually get one but you may be competing with quite a few others doing the same thing.  Do the math.  If you are fishing a spot that holds 10 fish but has 20 guys fishing it, thats 1 to 2.  If you move around and cover more water and find a run that has only 1 or 2 but you are the only one fishing it, your odds are much better.  That said, don't be afraid to go back to a spot that you fished earlier as the fish do move around a bit and that spot that was previously empty may hold a fish in it.  Sometimes all it takes is for the sun to peek through the clouds and wham, the bites on again.  A change in lighting will get the fish to move to a different part of the run.  When they do that, they are much more apt to "bite" again.