Is There A Steelhead In Your Future?
It won’t be long and I’ll be back on the Big Manistee looking to land some great eating steel head. This was my second trip from a few years ago, and we landed three of these great fighters. I had taken a trip earlier in the year, when snow was on the ground, and we landed four that time! I’m telling you it was cold, and my hands about froze off! You couldn’t keep your gloves on, due to all the activity. I’m glad I had a couple of those little pocket warmers on me!
This particular fish, in the picture, pulled us a quarter mile downstream, then swam back upstream, just to make it interesting. You certainly don’t land all you hook, as you have to fight the fish, dodge other boats, keep away from log-jams, give the line no slack, work around others in your boat, and pray he “gets tired” before you do! If you are fortunate enough to land this “worthy opponent” you will have earned your “dinner!” If you’ve never given steelhead a try-make this your year to “just do it!” There are some great runs along the streams and rivers of Lake Michigan’s shoreline. Check out the DNR fishing guide or go to their web-site for regulations, license information, and “hotspots!”
Mike
March 11th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Maybe not catching one, but definitely eating one.
My Dad does the catching. He’s quite good at it.
March 11th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
I love steelheading. We go up to the Pere Marquette and try our luck there along with trying out a few secret spots that we have more locally. I think that steelhead are probably my favorite fish to catch hands down. They are such fighters and I just love every minute of it.