How to Fish: River Float Fishing with Lures for Salmon, Trout and Steelhead

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8 жыл бұрын

In this fishing video tutorial, we demonstrate how to fish a spoon or spinner effectively in a river for trout and salmon.
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@09mrtutt 3 жыл бұрын

Just got into fishing on the Vedder River recently Rod. Really appreciate your videos! Been watching many of them! Hopefully, one day, I can see you down on the river and say thanks in person! :)

@FishingwithRod 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! See you out there! 😊

@EastBayEd 5 жыл бұрын

Rod, I've watched most of your videos and find them most helpful. I'm getting a little too old to wade aggressively for steelhead fly fishing. Over the past two years I have been transitioning into float fishing. You speak very clearly and explain what you are doing well. As an old retired school teacher I appreciate that. Keep doing what you are doing.

@FishingwithRod 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for those kind words Ed! I really appreciate it. Many more videos to come and I hope you'll keep enjoying them. Regards, Rod

@patkelly7501 8 жыл бұрын

Rod, I'm new to float fishing and I'm going to use this for steelhead this year. Great video man!

@gord2358 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent video Rod!

@mentalnoob6097 8 жыл бұрын

Very well made video and exactly what i was lookingfor! thank you!

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@gee3883 6 жыл бұрын

nice video and good idea I will try that one dude

@los2133 4 жыл бұрын

Wow i just started doing this exact method for catching chinook in very shallow rivers great to see its a real technique

@FishingwithRod 4 жыл бұрын

Carlos R Great!

@fishon_inpnw 8 жыл бұрын

Awsome, thank for the video!

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

+quoc anh Nguyen You're welcome!

@davidpugh9947 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the video! I just started fishing and yesterday I tried fishing with weights and a spoon but kept getting snagged over and over. Going to try with a floater like you showed on your video!

@14798940 8 жыл бұрын

Hi, Rod! Thanks for the tips! Great Video! watched this one and the one you were using Islander IS reel... i am not very sure which one to buy now... Much appreciated!

@thomasjtn4232 8 жыл бұрын

this technique with soft plastic craws on jigheads under a float works really well also.

@MegaNafo 6 жыл бұрын

Nice! I was looking for this video , have you fish with this set up at lakes from the bank ?

@thomasbridget9485 4 жыл бұрын

Wow what a awesome video

@FishingwithRod 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Slipvayne1908 8 жыл бұрын

down here in north texas i use spoons primarily for sand bass....they seem to really like them. but i have snagged all kinds of fish on them. very versatile lure!

@natangwapo 8 жыл бұрын

Great vid rod

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

+Glazer143 Thanks!

@fishon_inpnw 8 жыл бұрын

Hi rod, thank again for great video. I have used all the brand that you prefer in your video such as shimano reel and rod, maxima line,etc. I would like to ask why are u prefer maxima ultra line than others brand name like P-line or berkley and simm wader instead of others?

@stevenvail2564 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome technique, I am definitely gonna try this in Montana.

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

+Steven Vail Great! Good luck. :)

@stevenvail2564 8 жыл бұрын

THanks Rod, your awesome.

@fishwithcarl 8 жыл бұрын

I wonder if this would work for river pike....

@nickwilliams2645 8 жыл бұрын

Can you make a video about how to cast with a centrepin reel..techniques etc...?

@TheDeathCheck 8 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video Rod! Loved it as usual :)

@Thibeinn 8 жыл бұрын

I fish streams, ponds, and lakes. When using lures which aren't designed to go down to a specific depth (such as spoons, spinnerbaits, etc), I always use a float so I can set them to consistently run at the depth I want them to. I've been doing that for a long time now.

@paulweezy138 7 жыл бұрын

Thibeinn i just rigged a setup for my local pond with a baby simon at the end of a floro leader below a swivel with a small slip bobber with stops top and bottom. I think it should do well except the trout at this pond tend to be lazy. i have hooked up allot with a standard slip rig with small jigs but i want to expand my methods a bit. Im going to have to play with split weight a bit to see what makes the spoon run correctly.

@joeblass8040 6 жыл бұрын

DAMM GOOD IDEA:

@DEREKYES 8 жыл бұрын

Love the video rod, I tried my best today to use this technique on the vedder. We caught and released one non hatchery coho and a nice rainbow trout while losing the others we had on the line. Could I ask what rod and reel you are using in this video? I would love to get a level wind set up for the river.

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

+Derek Pole The reel is a Shimano Chronarch low profile baitcasting/levelwind reel. These reels have a smaller spool capacity which I think is more than enough for targeting fish in the Vedder, even for chinook salmon. This way I don't end up with excessive amount of line on the bottom half of the spool which never gets used. The rod used in this video is a custom built rod, 10'6" rated 8 to 12lb, but you can find rods in similar specs quite easily. Shimano Convergence has a couple of models which are around the $100 mark or less, or Gloomis IMX if you are looking for a higher end model.

@DEREKYES 8 жыл бұрын

Sweet Thanks so much for the reply!

@StevensPassRider91 8 жыл бұрын

Rod I've been trying drift fishing spoons without the float and have felt the nasty snags, or my pencil led getting sticky, about what size float do you run usually? Thanks for another awesome video, and fish on!!!

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

+Blake Wintch I usually run 20 or 25g floats when doing this, should have mentioned that in the video. Thanks for watching!

@joecarpenter8808 8 жыл бұрын

Hey rod where do you get your floats for lakes and where do you get them for rivers. TIGHT LINES!!!

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

+Joe Carpenter I get my floats from the local fishing tackle stores.

@mradios4671 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Video, learn so much and tank you. Have one question? for the first three second of your video " It showing some people learning the Fly fishing" , can you please let me know the name of the place. Many thanks in advance.

@mradios4671 6 жыл бұрын

Have one question? for the first three second of your video " It showing some people learning the Fly fishing" , can you please let me know the name of the place. Many thanks in advance

@FishingwithRod 6 жыл бұрын

The instructor in the first few seconds of the introduction is April Vokey. You'll be able to find lots of information on her by Googling. ;) She does not do fly casting lessons very often now, if any. That particular event took place in Chilliwack.

@willman5230 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Rod, I've been float fishing from the river bank for a while now. The biggest drawback is getting snagged from the river bottom on boulders, weeds, etc. What techniques would you recommend to get the hook unsnagged? Or could you perhaps make a video on unsnagging. Thanks!

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

+Will Man There really isn't one perfect way to free your rig from a snag. The hook can be embedded in a branch, which would be almost impossible to detach. The weight could be wedged between pebbles, then it'd be easy to free. The best way is to avoid getting snagged up in the first place by not fishing too deep.

@Aiafati 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Rod. It's the fishing beginner here again. About Pink Salmon, when can they be retained? I noticed that people keep on releasing them whenever they caught them on Vedder River.

@FishingwithRod 6 жыл бұрын

The pink salmon season is over this year. There wasn't an opening for retention in most fisheries due to low returns.

@waspkye6812 8 жыл бұрын

Hey it's me again and I was wondering if I should go fishing now or wait a bit

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

+Wasp Kye You should always go fishing.

@johnyhansen1362 4 жыл бұрын

you should wait a little longer

@dimitrikatsionis4039 5 жыл бұрын

If you are using monofilament main line should you use a fluorocarbon leader or just use the same monofilament for the leader?

@FishingwithRod 5 жыл бұрын

In the past couple of years I have been using fluorocarbon (Seaguar STS to be specific) for leaders. It seems to work much better.

@LuBearr 8 жыл бұрын

whats a good brand of clear floats? the ones I bought were pretty shitty and leaked after a few casts. still nothing like retrieving and maneuvering spoons/spinners/worms with light tackle though. slide it right under log jams in front of coho's face for best results.

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

+LuBearr Personally I prefer Drennan Pikers.

@anim604 8 жыл бұрын

coincidently, I went out fishing today on the Vedder for the first time. did spinning with lures and I can attest that it definitely works and you get bites, but beware of Snag City. I lost 5 lures so it may not be the most effective way to fish so this method will be what i'm trying next. was this out at the Vedder too, Rod?

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

+Andrew Nguyen Yeah this was filmed at the Chilliwack/Vedder River. Definitely give the float option a try to avoid the snags. :)

@seanbooth754 8 жыл бұрын

Hi can you please make a video on the vedder this year catching/coho chum and Chinook. Thx

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

+Sean Booth Stay tuned! There might be one...

@seanbooth754 8 жыл бұрын

Thx

@stevenvail2564 8 жыл бұрын

Hey Rod what do you think about that reel you got in this video, I am really thinking of buying it but was wondering what you thought of it. Good things and bad, thanks Rod and awesome videos.

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

+Steven Vail The Shimano Chronarch? I love it! I generally prefer low profile baitcasting reels for this type of fishing than a larger round baitcaster. This particular one is the higher end model by Shimano so it's very smooth as expected, and with proper maintenance after each season, they can last forever. This one I've had for four seasons now and still working great. The only thing I probably don't like is the colour lol... Dark metallic, silver are my preferred colours.

@stevenvail2564 8 жыл бұрын

Ya that's the one! Thanks Rod.

@AR162x1 7 жыл бұрын

Steven Vai

@JeremyPiz 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Rod! Thanks for another awesome video!! Are you measuring the float depth from the float to the weight or from the float to the spoon? I always have a hard time with this hahaha Any help you can offer would be awesome. Thank you very much and keep up the good work!

@Kremlin60 8 жыл бұрын

+JeremyPiz It's from the float/float stop to the hook/bait/lure

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

+JeremyPiz From float to the hook. Keep in mind that the hook/lure/bait will float up a bit, depending on how strong the current is and how much you hold back the line when it is drifting downstream, so that float depth has to be adjusted a few times to get it right if you are fishing a new spot.

@JeremyPiz 8 жыл бұрын

+Fishing with Rod Thank you very much for the reply Rod! I'll keep all this in mind. I always have a hard time with float depth, so hopefully next time I'm on the water, I'll get it right sooner. Hope you're having a good pink year. And I can't wait for the next video!!!

@wadewanner914 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rod - Would a Gibbs Koho spoon work using this method and if so what size for trout would be best?

@FishingwithRod 3 жыл бұрын

Not really, Gibbs Koho spoons are pretty heavy casting spoons and not meant to be fished under a float. It is also mainly a salmon lure, too big for trout. You're better off using a Gibbs Croc spoon in the 1/16, 1/8 or 1/4oz size for trout.

@harbeh 8 жыл бұрын

will this technique work for a spin casting reel?

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

+Harvey Labro You can use the first and third technique with a spinning reel, but it'll be difficult to feed the line out smoothly with a spinning reel for that second technique.

@thomasjtn4232 8 жыл бұрын

+Fishing with Rod you can open the bail and keep your thumb on the spool just like the baitcasting reel- and then set the hook with your thumb on the spool and close the bail afterwards.

@waspkye6812 8 жыл бұрын

Hey man I'm a new fisherman, and I wanted to go fishing in the vedder river and I was wondering if your catching and fish? And what the rate it's? Thanks

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

+Wasp Kye The Chilliwack/Vedder River produces fish almost year round and you can fish it throughout the year except June. There is an overview on our website about it actually, you should check it out. The next two months should be good for salmon.

@waspkye6812 8 жыл бұрын

+Fishing with Rod ok thanks great video

@Mriceman604 8 жыл бұрын

Is that a new hat, Mr. Fishingwithrod?

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

+M. Wong I can be creative at times. ;)

@Mriceman604 8 жыл бұрын

haha

@5ive1ne9ine 8 жыл бұрын

Can you apply this same technique but with a centre pin reel/float rod?

@UcranianoUKR 6 жыл бұрын

Ray Hamel yes, you can use this technique on any reel

@Kempem 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Rod, for this technique, how crucial is it to have a long rod (10ft +)with a level wind reel? I want to give this a go with my 7 ft spin cast. Quite the difference, but wondering you've tried it before! thanks!

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

+Matthias Kempe The longer 10ft+ rod definitely gives you an advantage as you can keep more line from the rod tip to the float off the water. This creates less drag and allows you to have better hook-sets. Having the level wind reel is also important as you need the free spooling function to feed the line out smoothly as the float drifts down. You certainly can open the bail of your spinning reel and keep feeding line that way but you're going to have too much loose line and find yourself missing most of the bites.

@akintomeatloaf 8 жыл бұрын

What waders were you using, Rod? Thanks for the tips!

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

+AkinToMeatloaf I use Frogg Toggs waders. Check them out, pretty awesome. They are cheaper than other breathable waders, a little thicker so a bit more durable, and they are also a bit wider so more space for the legs to move, more comfortable.

@akintomeatloaf 8 жыл бұрын

+Fishing with Rod Yeah, I use their Hellbender Wading Jacket, the same brown one I've seen you use in your videos. It was really inexpensive and had everything I wanted in a wading jacket. I'll have to check out their waders too!

@M.Redsky Жыл бұрын

what about just keeping it in one place, down stream, the spoon fluttering under the float due to the current, the line pulled taught? Just sit and wait type fishing but with spoon.

@FishingwithRod Жыл бұрын

Well, if you could keep the float sitting at one place then back trolling would work too.

@M.Redsky Жыл бұрын

@@FishingwithRod what is back trolling?

@marianaroyal5185 5 жыл бұрын

they were casting a my cousins school

@tomc.6073 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rod. I use Dick Nite spoons with this technique next to log jams and other obstructions. Coho cannot resist the urge to stike a fluttering spoon. Cheers,

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

+Tom C. Yep for sure, same thing with steelhead. :) Thanks for watching!

@MiladKhosravi 8 жыл бұрын

what if you use casting spoon instead of using trolling+weight?

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

+Milad Khosravi Nothing wrong with that.

@MiladKhosravi 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. you are awesome.

@AR162x1 7 жыл бұрын

Milad Khosravi

@Gary0s92 8 жыл бұрын

Hey rod! ever fish in Ireland?

@FishingwithRod 8 жыл бұрын

+Gary o shea Not yet. :)

@Gary0s92 8 жыл бұрын

+Fishing with Rod you'll have to come to kerry so!

@mrlifetime64 5 жыл бұрын

rooster tail spinners are hot

@adventureswithfrodo2721 6 жыл бұрын

At the point your fishing the salmon are not laying eggs. Salmon will lay their eggs in very shallow water.. The salmon are not feeding. They strike out from instinct.