Steelhead jigs

[Gus Orviston]

I have taken a 10 year haitus from fishing and upon my return I hear people are using jigs. Are you guys floating or drifting them?

Also I assume marabou is the jig style of joice?

[First Bite]

Hey Gus welocme to the board. I use jigs as my first choice when fishing for Steelhead. I like to use them under a float. Maribou is a popular choice for jigs. Other feathers work fine too.
Mark

[THE REEL HEY_YALL]

Gus, it's my understanding that you can drift them like corkies after I spoke about catching salmon like that last year.

Under a float, supposedly it's an effective way to catch steelies in the calmer slower water, but you have to make sure your float is upright and not leaning. I haven't fished a spot yet where I could have used them this winter season under a float effectively, but I will this weekend. I will let ya know how I faired.

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[Wyndknot]

" The River Why " Good book, should be
required reading for North Coast anglers.

[First Bite]

Gus
For years I've been using the simple cork floats. Recently Thill has come out with Premium Steelheader floats. They come in four sizes and I like them a lot. Their web site is www.thillfloats.com. (http://www.thillfloats.com.) Another option is to try rainbowjigs@aol.com He carries the steelheader floats also. Good luck
Mark

[THE REEL HEY_YALL]

Hey Gus, I got a couple of thill floats at SportCo in Fife, WA last week. I will probably use them this weekend somewhere. Probably at the Blah Blah River. Actually going to try this float fishing buzz for a change to see what the fuss is all about, plus help raise me up a couple of notches in the totem pole of experienced angling.

[Gus Orviston]

good job,
that was way too easy, Uncle Zeke was my 2nd choice. You are right The River Why should be required reading for the NW angler. There are a couple other books that I have enjoyed...Fly Fishing Through Mide Life Crisis, and Pavlov's Trout. These two are much easier reading than Duncan's book.

So any guesses on which river is discussed in the book, it seems like the Nestucca to me?

[Gus Orviston]

thanks for the tip on the floats, they seem sano.

I will give them a try this weekend on the South Fork of the Blah Blah...

later,

[Fuzzybutt & Angel]

Gus,
there are alot of jigs on the market these days, but if you want to try a beautiful custom tied jig, e-mail me for a free sample, or check out my website for more info.

Fuzzy
www.silentapproach.com (http://www.silentapproach.com)

[Jellyhead]

I always imagined the river why as taking place on the Nehalem. What a good read that was. I really thought about pulling the college money stunt with my folks when I graduated. But I didn't. I think I'll dust off my copy and read it again.

[Spot]

I had my first hookup with a jig this weekend. I just had to see what all the fuss was about (Thanks again RT!). I was drifting it with a bobber thru the head of a hole. In the faster water, the pull of the bobber did most of the hook-set for me. I'm off to try it again this weekend!

Hey, Fuzzybutt how do I get some free samples? http://www.ifish.net/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Hoosier Daddy]

Gus, if you read the book close enough, I did get it right with Gust (at least in the chapter where he meets the fisher-girl). That's what I was after. I try to read the book once a year, just to maintain my "zen" mystique-whatchmacallit.

I always thought it was the Nestucca or Nehalem, though lately I've wondered about the Necanicum.

If you liked River Why, check out Duncan's other book, The Brothers K. Its longer, and not fishing related (WHAT???), but it's a great book. Centered around baseball the same way River Why is centered around fishing.

Signed, Bill Bob

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[fishawk]

Gus, If you'd like to try some Fabulous custom made jigs at a good price check out the Rainbow Jigs. They have 6 styles of jigs in 5 sizes on heavy wire hooks designed for salmon and steelhead. They also carry the Thill floats at a good price. You can contact them at rainbowjigs@aol.com and they will send you a catalog. Good Fishing!

[Gus Orviston]

chnookie, you are all too right. You are well read, I don't have that good of a memory...tell the truth you are right in the middle of it now?

geez, I thought it would be a more obscure reference, and you turned it on me. fish on!

thanks for the education.

[dummy]

gus west coast floats are nice winter floats and drennen are prime summer floats. i float a jigs fish 90% of the time. stalker jigs are the best for a buck he has always got the hottie jig for the season. if your using a bait caster a slip float is the best with a three foot leader. heavy weights can be added to stop birds nests. longer rods are important for float fishing at least 10' or longer, the long pole help keep the line off the water, keeping your float at a natural pace. email me and if you are not to close stalker jigs will sell to you. he is a hardcore fisherman and dosent like to sell to locals. they are that deadly. luckly i work with him. good luck floats and jigs is a deadly combo. nightmare is a all around good producer white head, red body, black tail, yarn and load it with scent.

[Fuzzybutt & Angel]

Spot,
If you'd like to e-mail us your postal address plus your colour preference,and jig size (1/16, 1/8 or 1/4oz are avaliable) we'd gladly send you a free sample of our custom made, palmered marabou jigs, or any other preference you may have ie: rabbit fur, grub style, just let us know when you e-mail silentapproach@usa.com
ps: We now have Pearl White, Pearl Pink, and Pearl Purple for the jigheads for those that inquired earlier.
Tight Lines
Angel www.silentapproach.com (http://www.silentapproach.com)

[SSPey]

jigs are so easy to make that I wonder why people don't just make their own? am i missing something here?

[Hoosier Daddy]

Hey Gust, welcome. Love the screen name.

[Gus Orviston]

All,
thanks for the quick feedback on my question. It is really appreciated, I hope if I find myself elbow to elbow on fishing hole you guys are the ones sharing the bank, and not that guy from .... (flash back) I am sure all is serene on the river these days.

Is there a better float to use than others from you experience, never really used them much and it seemed a pain to retie for it. But with the disposable income available relative to my teenage years of running up and down the rivers maybe I can afford a 2nd pole strung up. Next step will be to invest in a drift boat.

Chnookie,
Not sure you got the name right, although Gust would be a great name for a steelheader, I am going by Gus Orviston. Is there a twist in the name? Answer=YES. Not sure if many will get it?

[Hoosier Daddy]

No Gus. It's actually been over a year since I read it last. No wondered I'm starting to lose it and can't catch fish!!

Signed, Perfesser Pockets and Descartes.

(aw geez, that's just sad, isn't it)