The 3 Best ways to catch Spring Steelhead and Brown Trout

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Eric Haataja

Eric Haataja

5 жыл бұрын

How to fish for Steelhead Fish in Rivers and Creeks. Learning how to Steelhead Fish on Great Lakes Tributaries with spawn sacs, spinner fishing, tube jigs, and bead fishing. How to Steelhead fish with a Float Rod in Rivers. Learning how to river fish for Brown trout. Brown Trout fishing public water shore fishing. How to Brown trout fish in Rivers. Best and easiest ways to catch Steelhead and Brown trout.
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@RH-qk5lt
@RH-qk5lt 5 жыл бұрын
Eric, it's nice to see ya fishing back where it all started and see the genuine love of bank fishing.
@ElDonGato69
@ElDonGato69 5 жыл бұрын
“Nice little brownie” *pulls massive trout out of the water*
@takackman9325
@takackman9325 3 жыл бұрын
You great lakes fisherman are completely spoiled when it comes to your trout and salmon fishery.
@Rob.Brown13
@Rob.Brown13 3 жыл бұрын
compared to what he normally catches it is little, he held the record for biggest brown trout for a while.
5 жыл бұрын
Another beautiful fishing Congratulations Fisherman! Have a very successful week and good fishing! God be with you!👍🎣
@DCBronzies
@DCBronzies 5 жыл бұрын
I’m starting to appreciate river fishing more and more...great tips for us bank fisherman! Thanks, Eric!
@recordhuntertv9921
@recordhuntertv9921 4 жыл бұрын
Above the damn on the river he's fishing is loaded with northern bass catfish and crappie that people barely know about
@gregsatina5853
@gregsatina5853 5 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, thanks for passing on some of your knowledge. I am new to fishing the rivers/tribs, and by new I mean I suck ha ha, getting tangled in trees and snagged every 2 seconds, it just hasn't been my grind. I'll put these tips and tricks to good use out there and hopefully improve. Thanks and tight lines! 👊🤙
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
Impeccable Fishing thanks dude your making some great vids as well!!
@carlos9800921
@carlos9800921 5 жыл бұрын
Good job, I love the rod you always use the best rod the legend fish with the legend!!!
@AnglerSpeaks
@AnglerSpeaks 5 жыл бұрын
wow that's what we call fishing ❤ real Anglers
@Obadiah50
@Obadiah50 5 жыл бұрын
Oooooh!!!! Loving this!!!!!!!!
@jaydenblagg7690
@jaydenblagg7690 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making me and my friend spinners I was juniors friend Jayden in the video just wanted to say thanks.
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
No problem buddy
@danfug3940
@danfug3940 5 жыл бұрын
super epic dude! nice!
@johngeffers9741
@johngeffers9741 5 жыл бұрын
U the man Eric
@TreeClimbersSWMI
@TreeClimbersSWMI 4 жыл бұрын
Subscribed and liked . I live in southwest Michigan around the St. Joe area , I’m going to try these rigs in the paw paw river , also St. Joe river. I almost had my first steelie last week! Also looking at the comments of some people , I feel they didn’t watch the entire video . Thanks
@user-vr2zo6xz1e
@user-vr2zo6xz1e 5 жыл бұрын
Good job man ✌️
@jtbrokenharted
@jtbrokenharted 5 жыл бұрын
Getting ready for Salmon- Steelhead. Thanks for vid. Gunna try floating this year. Lodi Ca. Mokelumne River. +1 on sub.
@jameslane2667
@jameslane2667 5 жыл бұрын
😀😀😀 awesome fishing trip looks like you had a good Monday awesome rainbows I would have had to keep one for them on the smoker Jim Kansas City Missouri Jim enjoyed the video
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong if you want to keep and eat some fish!
@imd1super615
@imd1super615 Жыл бұрын
Great ya taught them young men!🙌🏼🙏🙌🏼
@hunterfishergather6879
@hunterfishergather6879 4 жыл бұрын
Totally jazzed to see you using a light spinning rod for these big fish, just like I do in Eastern Oregon for steel-head. Although ours are a bit smaller: 3-9 lbs........ Way to be a sport and develop your skills!
@kurtriedmuller8223
@kurtriedmuller8223 5 жыл бұрын
Love the videos awesome!!!! Great job Eric!!
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
Appreciate it Kurt!
@royholm485
@royholm485 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, you deal with some beautiful browns brother, wish I could say the same about the trout in the Pacific Northwest, far and few between to get anything remotely the size of the fish you battle, love your enthusiasm...keep bringing the videos..!!!
@joeschatz6617
@joeschatz6617 5 жыл бұрын
Lets go! Thanks man.
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
Gotta go!!
@lovesskiingpow
@lovesskiingpow 5 жыл бұрын
Great video, subscribed. Chase that chrome
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
lovesskiingpow thanks I appreciate it
@ChasingGiants23
@ChasingGiants23 5 жыл бұрын
GREAT VID. Watching from Adelaide Australia
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching down under mate!
@markwiza582
@markwiza582 3 жыл бұрын
Mark from Nevada here, I have been enjoying your content for years. My biggest pike was a pickerel haha never caught a pike. My home water is Lake Tahoe, my best laker was 25 pounds and best brown was 11. And I want to win the guide trip!
@cameronash5492
@cameronash5492 3 жыл бұрын
I love this guys Wisconsin accent.
@nattylite-fishing7499
@nattylite-fishing7499 5 жыл бұрын
Who needs coffee when you’ve got steelhead? Lol 👍👊
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@steveschrock6203
@steveschrock6203 5 жыл бұрын
Love the video and the the enthusiasm. I can tell you love what u do!!!
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
Doing what I love buddy thanks for the positive comment
@steveschrock6203
@steveschrock6203 5 жыл бұрын
@@wibigfishcom your welcome would love to come catch big browns and steels. Couple years ago i caught couple 12 pound steels up on the Grand River in Ashtabula Ohio.
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
@@steveschrock6203 We have a world class fishery
@Blktailhunter53
@Blktailhunter53 4 жыл бұрын
Great video
@brandonjohnson7395
@brandonjohnson7395 4 жыл бұрын
I would love to see you make vidoes of november shore fiahing trourt and best things to use at this time of year. I know its fishing and know guarantee but im always getting skunked or is november just a bad time to go but i know thay ice fish this river as well. Wondering would you also do an ice fishing segment on root river
@washburnbilly
@washburnbilly 4 жыл бұрын
Great video man! It's always nice to see how another goes about catching these trophies! And no matter the size it is a trophy.... :) My best from Michigan, under quarantine.
@TheADDFiles-yk4dc
@TheADDFiles-yk4dc 3 жыл бұрын
Great instructional video-glad to see you sharing your knowledge with young anglers. An alternative to treble hooks is siwash hooks with the open eye. You can actually put them on the closed end of the wire shaft, pinch them closed with pliers and build the spinner in the opposite direction of how you did it. I’m just not a fan of the trebles for catch and release. Great job, though.
@tspen3
@tspen3 3 жыл бұрын
He said "unthaw"🤣 sorry just had to. Great video.
@kentmohr9890
@kentmohr9890 2 жыл бұрын
I like your video gonna have to watch more
@AklmFikrimBalkta
@AklmFikrimBalkta 3 жыл бұрын
Wow. Wonderfull fish. You are awesome my friend. Good luck 👏👏👏🦈🦈🦈
@pinoyfishingaddict8452
@pinoyfishingaddict8452 3 жыл бұрын
Best fisherman ever
@chrishamilton2519
@chrishamilton2519 5 жыл бұрын
Your videos are mint dude. Keep pumping me out and you would have no prob hitting 100k
@jeremydelarosa7605
@jeremydelarosa7605 5 жыл бұрын
Nice work on the videos! Thanks for the tips!
@darrendrake1116
@darrendrake1116 5 жыл бұрын
Great video bro!!!! Beautiful fish and like how you were showing the next generation of steelheaders some pointers.... We gotta get the video game controls out of young men's hands and replace it with a rod. I'll start sharing your vids to try and help you get to 100,000
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
Darren drake thanks dude I appreciate it!👊👊
@robertbeaver7695
@robertbeaver7695 5 жыл бұрын
hi eric can u tell us the month when u make a vidieo on fishing Milwaukee harbor for browns. also make one for perch.
@J_Jim-mo3ub
@J_Jim-mo3ub 3 жыл бұрын
Could i use a slip bobber also? What about a weighted slip?
@stephenrodriguez7181
@stephenrodriguez7181 5 жыл бұрын
Just wondering where is that parking lot located where you were fishing the creek..I know the first location you were at by the steelhead facility but had no luck yesterday.
@walktheline5115
@walktheline5115 3 жыл бұрын
I would have like to see how you set up the bead bobber weight ect,..
@joshwindom7882
@joshwindom7882 4 жыл бұрын
Sorry if this has been asked already, but where do you purchase the bits to build your spinners?
@TheADDFiles-yk4dc
@TheADDFiles-yk4dc 3 жыл бұрын
www.jannsnetcraft.com and Barlows tackle (don’t know the web address)
@368degreefishing4
@368degreefishing4 3 жыл бұрын
Where’s the second place I went ? Is that the pike River?
@jeffdillon870
@jeffdillon870 5 жыл бұрын
Curious about the treble hooks on your spinners. Do WI regs allow trebles in the tribs? NY Great Lake tribs prohibit them because of all the snagging. Great video!
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
Jeff Dillon yes perfectly legal in our state thanks
@omerkubic8390
@omerkubic8390 4 жыл бұрын
👍
@kennedyyang5731
@kennedyyang5731 5 жыл бұрын
Do you use a split shot under your float?
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
Yes a few down the line to make the bait float correctly in the currents
@scycosnake3964
@scycosnake3964 4 жыл бұрын
Why do you put the hook below the bead?
@truenorthcafe5090
@truenorthcafe5090 5 жыл бұрын
You know your doing something right when ya got haters! Keep up the good work Eric!
@GottaWannaDance
@GottaWannaDance 5 жыл бұрын
That's really a dumb saying. People hate the guy _______ beating his wife and kids, for instance. But to say he's doing something right is just crazy. Insert anything in that space ( i.e. stealing your gear, car, running their sled through your ice shack, shooting at you, stealing a kids Halloween bucket, catching over 300 lbs of walleye in a day and keeping them, throwing a 5 yr. old kid over the balcony at Mall of America, ad infinitum).
@jdallavall161
@jdallavall161 5 жыл бұрын
Great video Eric! On your way to 100k with the content and enthusiasm you provide. Good work and tight lines brother!
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy I appreciate it!!
@pacificdynamicbuilders4380
@pacificdynamicbuilders4380 5 жыл бұрын
Get Blacktip up there to fish with you! He has a million subscribers! You two and ndyakangler are the best!
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
Yes we are planning on it!!
@teresabowen3317
@teresabowen3317 5 жыл бұрын
Fish in the water are fair game LEGALLY
@veroman007
@veroman007 5 жыл бұрын
grew up in NW IN. can you eat the fish again?
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
Yes if you wanted to keep some.
@82rocksolid
@82rocksolid 5 жыл бұрын
What rod are you using there Eric?
@darrendrake1116
@darrendrake1116 5 жыл бұрын
Looked to be a lamiglass redline
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
Lamiglas redline 9’ 8 6-10
@82rocksolid
@82rocksolid 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks bud, think it would make a nice trout rod as well? I'm in Co. the fishing is pretty good here pretty much catch anything from .5# to 25#ers, I fish a lot here and then help my dad guide charters in Mexico so it would be kinda nice to have a rod I can take up to Alaska to salmon fish with and use here in Co. as well when I'm not in Cabo. Thanks @@wibigfishcom
@joshborgen4880
@joshborgen4880 5 жыл бұрын
Looked like trail creek
@kuschthomas5255
@kuschthomas5255 4 жыл бұрын
I live in GB. Ive been trying to get into trout fishing but dont know any good spots. 😞 How much would it cost to take me out?
@g-beartwo6two954
@g-beartwo6two954 3 жыл бұрын
Kick me a 50 I'll show you the Racine wi river system been fishing here my whole life bro
@mrpvpz_5801
@mrpvpz_5801 5 жыл бұрын
Hey Eric! Very nice video, but I have a quick qustion. What size float where you using first this video?
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks 6-7 gram floats thanks
@utahfishing3917
@utahfishing3917 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah its just a gopro, definetly dont need to spend alot of money on one of them😂lol
@street1013
@street1013 4 жыл бұрын
If u ever come across the original gopro 1 or 2 then u can fet one under 100. I got mine for 80. But all the nicer ones are outrageously priced
@g-beartwo6two954
@g-beartwo6two954 3 жыл бұрын
Also I Think you were shooting a vid when I fell off of the cliff next to river run lol 430 am too dark and slick I went down like a sack of potatoes
@alext.7517
@alext.7517 5 жыл бұрын
How much for you to take me out on the tribs and catch some steelhead. I’m willing to pay.
@Obadiah50
@Obadiah50 5 жыл бұрын
Brother I'm with you on this one!!!!!!
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
Get a hold of me on my website is www.wibigfish.com
@cliffcampbell8827
@cliffcampbell8827 5 жыл бұрын
If you catch and release, you can increase the life expectancy of the fish if you have it out of the water a maximum of 10 seconds. Pull the fish out of the water, show the camera, back in the water. On the other hand, browns are one of the best tasting trout species out there.
@coopersemmens7220
@coopersemmens7220 5 жыл бұрын
Hey Eric just wondering if you have a P.O box👍
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
No I do not shoot me a message
@coopersemmens7220
@coopersemmens7220 5 жыл бұрын
@@wibigfishcom I did on Instagram@coopsemo
@enitenveli
@enitenveli 5 жыл бұрын
are you finnish?
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@tomthompson8875
@tomthompson8875 2 жыл бұрын
New to all of this trying to figure it all out. Don't they dye after they spawn. Steel head/salmon. I get the sport of things. I do they will be dead anyway. Just trying to figure out what the hate is all about.
@mrs3lfd3structx57
@mrs3lfd3structx57 2 жыл бұрын
Salmon die after spawning one time. Steelhead can spawn 2-3 sometimes 4 times before they die
@charlesmadden2097
@charlesmadden2097 5 жыл бұрын
Use this as the I like fishing button
@drtdbbt2588
@drtdbbt2588 5 жыл бұрын
Lamiglass, that's not one old rod brand you here about much anymore!!!
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
They Make some awesome float rods!!
@drtdbbt2588
@drtdbbt2588 5 жыл бұрын
@@wibigfishcom My earlier Musky days I wanted one soooo bad, but never did buy one.
@drtdbbt2588
@drtdbbt2588 5 жыл бұрын
@@wibigfishcom Wanted one soooo bad back in my earlier days fishing Musky's!!! Love your new dedication's to your YTube goals, great channel and great fisherman.
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
@@drtdbbt2588 giving it a full send and going all in!!
@drtdbbt2588
@drtdbbt2588 5 жыл бұрын
@@wibigfishcom KUDO'S!!!
@g-beartwo6two954
@g-beartwo6two954 3 жыл бұрын
Want to meet up? I'll kick you some cash? There's a tree to the left there under the second bridge I know the entire area up by colonial as well.
@ericluscombe3272
@ericluscombe3272 3 жыл бұрын
The bleeding hearts who say leave them be. Alot of the fish there seeing wouldn't be there I it wasn't for fisherman like Pacific salmon steelhead in great lakes. Not to mention if done properly catch and release is perfectly fine. Even if just wild fish I fish them the amount of money from fisherman for guides hotels restaurants etc. They never think of that
@CeeEmmz
@CeeEmmz 5 жыл бұрын
that first fish a Brown?.... looks like a Rainbow/ steelhead though
@jodybasham5351
@jodybasham5351 4 жыл бұрын
Dump the Gamagatsu's, Owner cutting point trebele's are by far better.
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 4 жыл бұрын
Jody Basham nope they break easier than a Gamakatsu that’s a fact and the gamakatsu 2x is the strongest treble. Go fish salt water for a month then you’ll see why. Every year the past 10 years we fish salt water a month and I replace all my hooks with the strongest sharpest hooks and I’ve tried Owner and they are solid but they break due to alloy in the hooks is brittle. Still a solid hook but not as good as a gamakatsu
@jodybasham5351
@jodybasham5351 4 жыл бұрын
@@wibigfishcom You have your opinion and I have mine.I switched to Owners for winter steelhead here in Oregon after losing multiple fish on Gamakatsu's. Owners are by far sharper and penetrate much better. After switching I didn't lose another fish.
@ronj9003
@ronj9003 5 жыл бұрын
not steelhead if theyve never been in the ocean
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
They live in the lakes and move into the rivers to spawn. So actually yes they are steelhead.
@blakefollett
@blakefollett 5 жыл бұрын
If you are drifting a bead with the hook 2-3 inches below bead, then I'm sorry you are flossing fish. Especially if you are site casting to them, and trying to drift in the face. The big hen at 28 min, looked to be flossed. Hook was in outside of mouth. I can't prove it, but seems "fishy".
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
If you actually watch the video you can clearly see the fish has gone out of its way several times to eat the bead. Watch closely you can see it’s mouth open up and clearly see her eat the bead. I could have lined 20 fish this day but choose to leave fish that were not interested in eating. Don’t hate bro I don’t line them or floss them, yea years ago when I was a kid I used to but it’s way more challenging and fun getting them to eat!
@lovesskiingpow
@lovesskiingpow 5 жыл бұрын
Blake Follett I don’t believe it’s flossing if the fish actively hits the presentation opposed to having the line dragged through its mouth. I think most steelhead fisherman would agree that most bead fish are hooked outside the mouth. It’s just the way it is. If he was ripping the hook through the water at the end of every drift, I’d agree with you 100%
@Tiggitytye
@Tiggitytye 5 жыл бұрын
Those are landlocked rainbows. It does not matter if their parents were true steelhead. If they never see saltwater they are NOT steelhead.
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
Actually that is incorrect. They live in Lake Michigan all year and then run up the rivers to spawn and repeat the cycle
@damianb4155
@damianb4155 5 жыл бұрын
All these west coast people getting mad lol.
@Swollenfishy
@Swollenfishy 5 жыл бұрын
Please tell me you’re wetting your hands before you touch the fish they’re delicate if you don’t wet your hands you’re pretty much killing the fish along with that net which also damages the fish there’s a lot of mishandling going on here you’re not setting a good example for other trout/salmon fishermen...🤦🏽‍♂️
@zachszafranski7039
@zachszafranski7039 5 жыл бұрын
It won't hurt the bigger trout like steelhead and big browns you don't need to wet your hand unless they are smaller.
@wibigfishcom
@wibigfishcom 5 жыл бұрын
Axel tristan please tell me you wet your hands before you eat or touch a potato 🥔
@fishingflatbodyofwaterflat1940
@fishingflatbodyofwaterflat1940 5 жыл бұрын
@@Swollenfishy you have Snoop Dogg wearing a baby hat and an ecstasy pill with a :-) on it on your KZfaq channel you're a troll
@timconnor8534
@timconnor8534 Жыл бұрын
Isn’t it alarming that you said what you said about non native fish? The fact that you are fishing, solely on stocked fish is because of what these folks are preaching about, but they’re too late! Water quality and or fishing is why you’re, unfortunately, stating that in your video. Can you please start talking about water quality and native ecosystems that we are destroying? It might be good for both you and your audience…
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