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Good pools get crowded, especially on weekends. Wading into the creek when it is not necessary tends to scare steelhead.
This steelhead was caught at Sixteenmile Creek, Erie County.
Eggs used for steelhead fishing come in three basic forms, single salmon eggs, egg skein, which may be steelhead or salmon skein, and egg sacks usually made with salmon eggs. Some serious steelhead anglers harvest a female steelhead early in the run mostly for the purpose of collecting the eggs or harvest a salmon to collect its eggs. Then, eggs can be preserved by any of several preservatives made for this purpose. Most add some flavor, and some add color. Preserved this way, eggs will last for an entire run if stored in a refrigerator. Some may even carry over to the following year. Rigging for all three types of skein should be done on single, fine wire hooks. A wide gap hook with off-set point is a good choice. Impaling skein on a single hook is messy and difficult, but it can be done with patience. Add a splitshot about 6 inches up the line from the eggs to keep close to the bottom. Steelhead often rise to take bait early in the run, but by late November, it is best to get the bait in front of their noses. Adding a small float above the bait and splitshot has a couple of advantages. If it is set at the right depth, hang-ups on the bottom will be mostly avoided. And, the bobber gives visual indication when a steelhead takes the bait. A secondary benefit of noodle rods is that the extra length, usually 10 feet to 12 feet, aids in making drifts free from cross currents that cause unnatural drag. Keeping as much line as possible off the water is a basic for drifting baits in current. Often, bait can be drifted right under the rod tip. Equipped with a noodle rod and eggs, a steelhead angler is ready for just about any situation that will be encountered on Pennsylvania’s Lake Erie tributaries.
For more information on Pennsylvania steelhead fishing, go to
www.fishandboat.com/steelhead.htm.
PFBC website: www.fishandboat.com
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012
Straight Talk
Table of Contents
Small Stream Steelhead
Your Fishing Field Guide
Tying the Beadhead Egg
East State Late-Season Trout Waters
How to Capture that Trophy Fish in a Picture
It’s a Dog’s Life (Jacket!)
Best by a Dam Site
Notes from the Stream
A Family of Not So Ordinary Anglers
The Late Fall Metal Bite
Noodles and Eggs
Ice Fishing from Docks
Tackle Maintenance
Coldwater Smallmouth Bass Tactics
Fun Family Fishing, Always an Adventure
Recycling Fish
Choosing the Right Ice Shanty
Eastern Mud Turtle
State Wildlife Action Plan
Zebra Mussels Invade Conneaut Lake
Reflecting on the Water
Currents
Angler’s Notebook
Fishin’ from the Kitchen
Cast & Caught
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - CT1
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - CT2
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Straight Talk
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 3
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 4
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Table of Contents
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Small Stream Steelhead
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 7
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 8
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Your Fishing Field Guide
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Tying the Beadhead Egg
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - East State Late-Season Trout Waters
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 12
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 13
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - How to Capture that Trophy Fish in a Picture
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 15
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 16
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - It’s a Dog’s Life (Jacket!)
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 18
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Best by a Dam Site
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 20
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 21
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Notes from the Stream
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 23
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - A Family of Not So Ordinary Anglers
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 25
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 26
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - The Late Fall Metal Bite
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 28
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 29
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Noodles and Eggs
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 31
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 32
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 33
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Ice Fishing from Docks
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 35
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 36
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Tackle Maintenance
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 38
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 39
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Coldwater Smallmouth Bass Tactics
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 41
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Fun Family Fishing, Always an Adventure
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 43
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Recycling Fish
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 45
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Choosing the Right Ice Shanty
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 47
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Eastern Mud Turtle
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 49
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - State Wildlife Action Plan
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 51
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Zebra Mussels Invade Conneaut Lake
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 53
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Reflecting on the Water
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Currents
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 56
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 57
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 58
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 59
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 60
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 61
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 62
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Fishin’ from the Kitchen
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Cast & Caught
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - CT3
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - CT4
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