Every once in a while you need to get outta the office and take a “mental health” day…or three days, as was the case last week when Big Fred Contaoi and I headed north to Eel River country, Monday-Weds for some “chrome therapy.”
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side drifting for steelhead
Okay, so what do Jessica Alba and a driftboat on B.C.’s Kitimat River have in common? Well, aside from a nice fantasy I just had…nothing. It’s just that we’re going to talk about sinkers for drift fishing this time around and I knew I had to get you sucked in somehow! Sinkers aren’t exactly the most exciting topic on the planet, but there’s a lot you really need to know.
So, my cheap advertising campaign aside, let’s get down to it. A lot of getting a proper presentation when drift fishing stems from your sinker selection, so you really need to pick the right stuff. In the old days, choosing which sinker to use was simple – there was pencil lead and, well, pencil lead and that was it. Now, we’ve got quite a few options to choose from. Let’s take a look at the three I use and the pros and cons of each. [click to continue…]
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A great read when you're on one of those long camelback fishing trips!
Quite by accident, I just found an online book story that sells my Side-Drifting book…in India! I’m not so sure that New Delhi is a hotbed of steelhead fishing activity…but…this, my friends, may just be the big break I’ve been looking for…the one that drives sales up and puts me into that King-Clancy-Koontz-Grisham category as an author! Just may be buying my own island in the Bahamas soon!
For those of you nowhere near the Taj Mahal, you can buy the book direct from Portland at Amato Books.
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Northern California’s Smith River may be one of the best steelhead streams on the West Coast, but sometimes I swear I’ll never go back.
A day of fishing here can make you feel like you’ve been in a cage fight. The river’s rocky bottom will do its best to beat your spirits into a pulpy mess and relieve you of every piece of terminal tackle in your box. And seeing the endless parade of professional drift boat guides launching in the morning can give you a sense of being thrown to the lions. The Smith’s famed steelhead will also test your resolve to fight on when they suddenly, without warning, collectively decide to become indifferent towards every last piece of bait that drifts by. And that’s during the best of times.
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