Fishing

Floatin' Spinners For Salmon & Steelhead

When you mention using spinners, the first thing that comes to mind is standing on the edge of your favorite lake, pond or river casting and retrieving spinners. There are several alternative methods that work well too. Traditional float fishing rigs consist of a float, pencil lead or splitshot and your choice of lure. Most common choice of lure would be cured roe, wool combinations , or corkies and small spin n' glo's. Over the last few years, the rivers edge is getting more & more crowded, as fishing pressure increases so does the amount of lures the fish will see in a day. Trying new methods of fishing can sometimes prove to be rewarding. There are three presentation that I like to use, that have all proven to be fruitful. Free floating for fishing slow or transition water, down & across for tailouts or riffles, and last of all dead floating for slow deeper pools. Before I describe these three methods, we need to establish several important facts. Salmon and Steelhead will attack lures at almost any speed . I have found that the slower the blade is turning the more hookups I have. That is not to say you won't be successful with a faster presentation. Light is another important contributor to success. I've had a lot of hookups on bright cloudy days or just when the sun hits the water. In order to have a blade flash you must have some degree of light penetration. The last factor might be the most important to consider before choosing your lure. The greater the speed of water the faster your blade will turn, therefore for slow water use smaller blades, # 2 & 3 for medium flow # 3 & 4's and for fast...
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