Fighting Big Steelhead - Article by Lucas

Salmon Trout Steelheader Podcast · Jan 27, 2021 · 15m

There is a difference between a hot 6lb steelhead and a brutal 17lb buck. That much should be obvious, but it really becomes evident when you’re 10 feet above a giant rapid and that massive line-burner you just hooked turns towards it.

Then what do you do?

Some big fish will get ever-so-close, and then decide to turn around and stay in the hole you’re in. Others have every intention of heading down that rapid and saying goodbye to the elevation they’d just gained. At that point, you’d better make a power move.

Either way, you’d better be prepared for that. So let’s talk big steelhead.

One of…