Comments on: North Shore Steelhead Initiation http://www.nodakoutdoors.com/north-shore-steelhead.php Hunting and Fishing Resource & Community Center Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:11:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: DP http://www.nodakoutdoors.com/north-shore-steelhead.php/comment-page-1#comment-2074 DP Wed, 26 May 2010 16:53:36 +0000 http://www.nodakoutdoors.com/nodak/?p=669#comment-2074 Hey, I'm a walleye, northern, panfish angler from southwestern minnesota whose never tried to catch any cold water fish. Do you have any tips in regards to shore fishing or maybe how I might try going after anything with non-fly gear? I'll be there about a week in mid june. I'm not particular to any specific species- would be fun to catch anything. Thanks! Hey, I’m a walleye, northern, panfish angler from southwestern minnesota whose never tried to catch any cold water fish. Do you have any tips in regards to shore fishing or maybe how I might try going after anything with non-fly gear? I’ll be there about a week in mid june. I’m not particular to any specific species- would be fun to catch anything. Thanks!

]]> By: Nick http://www.nodakoutdoors.com/north-shore-steelhead.php/comment-page-1#comment-2049 Nick Sun, 09 May 2010 12:30:53 +0000 http://www.nodakoutdoors.com/nodak/?p=669#comment-2049 John - I fish with a drift rig, either slinkies or split shot, using egg flies or yarn on a fly rod. I haven't fished spawn bags in my three seasons on the shore, so I'm afraid I'm not much help in that department. What I have seen is folks fishing them on center pin fly reels or on drift rods, and they generally adjust their presentation (depth, length between hook and shot and size of offering) based on the conditions of the water. There are a good number of spawn anglers early on, when fish are just coming into the rivers and making that first charge in the cold water - Mid-March (this year) through Mid-April. I wish I could be of more assistance than that. But there's a lot of great local advice up and down the shore. Marine General in Duluth has a good staff, as does the local Gander Mtn. Beaver Bay Sports is also a good stop along the 61 corridor, if you're in those areas stop in and find out what people have been using and chat with the folks, they're friendly and helpful and can give you suggestions and what presentations are working on the rivers in their immediate areas. Best of luck! Nick John –

I fish with a drift rig, either slinkies or split shot, using egg flies or yarn on a fly rod. I haven’t fished spawn bags in my three seasons on the shore, so I’m afraid I’m not much help in that department.

What I have seen is folks fishing them on center pin fly reels or on drift rods, and they generally adjust their presentation (depth, length between hook and shot and size of offering) based on the conditions of the water. There are a good number of spawn anglers early on, when fish are just coming into the rivers and making that first charge in the cold water – Mid-March (this year) through Mid-April.

I wish I could be of more assistance than that. But there’s a lot of great local advice up and down the shore. Marine General in Duluth has a good staff, as does the local Gander Mtn. Beaver Bay Sports is also a good stop along the 61 corridor, if you’re in those areas stop in and find out what people have been using and chat with the folks, they’re friendly and helpful and can give you suggestions and what presentations are working on the rivers in their immediate areas.

Best of luck!
Nick

]]> By: John http://www.nodakoutdoors.com/north-shore-steelhead.php/comment-page-1#comment-2045 John Sun, 09 May 2010 01:48:11 +0000 http://www.nodakoutdoors.com/nodak/?p=669#comment-2045 For the first time I fished the north shore during the beginning of May 2010. I have been missing out. I am familiar with nymph fishing on western streams, but when I moved back to MN I could shure use some input. When using a split shot, slip bobber and a spawn bag what distance do you recommend between each? What size hook? What weight shot, and the distance between the line and the shot? Thanks for the nice articles and I sure would appreciate the advice. For the first time I fished the north shore during the beginning of May 2010. I have been missing out. I am familiar with nymph fishing on western streams, but when I moved back to MN I could shure use some input. When using a split shot, slip bobber and a spawn bag what distance do you recommend between each? What size hook? What weight shot, and the distance between the line and the shot? Thanks for the nice articles and I sure would appreciate the advice.

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