Chapter Five: Great Lakes Steelhead

Tips for fishing large rainbow trout

Great Lakes Steelhead Chapter 5 - Advanced Fly Fishing How To Videos From Orvis

Call the steelhead, call them lake-run rainbows, call them anything you want. Large rainbow trout that live in the Great Lakes ascend rivers from early fall through spring and they are great tagets on the fly, whether you fish with nymphs, eggs, or swing streamers for them. We’ll give you some tips on how to find them, how to fish for them, and the tackle you’ll need for Great Lakes steelhead

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1. Steelhead introduction.
0:35
2. What are Great Lakes steelhead and where are they found?
2:37
3. It’s all about timing.
0:56
4. Where to find steelhead in rivers.
9:17
5. It’s all about position.
0:41
6. How to remove a hook from your skin.
0:59
7. The difference between tightline and indicator fishing.
3:45
8. How to rig for tightline fishing.
0:37
9. How to set up an indicator rig for steelhead.
7:47
10. How to break off a snagged fly.
0:45
11. Rods and flies for Great Lakes steelhead.
1:29
12. Why we love swinging flies.
3:10
13. How to get the fly to swing effectively.
5:47
14. Swinging with a single-handed rod.
1:12
15. When to use a two-handed rod.
0:39
16. Best conditions for swinging a fly.
1:47
17. Best water types for swinging a fly.
4:30
18. Choosing flies for swinging.
1:38
19. The two casts you need for two-handed fishing.
6:18
20. How to set the hook and play a steelhead.
3:07

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Chapter Five: Great Lakes Steelhead

Tips for fishing large rainbow trout

1. Steelhead introduction.

2. What are Great Lakes steelhead and where are they found?

3. It’s all about timing.

4. Where to find steelhead in rivers.

5. It’s all about position.

6. How to remove a hook from your skin.

7. The difference between tightline and indicator fishing.

8. How to rig for tightline fishing.

9. How to set up an indicator rig for steelhead.

10. How to break off a snagged fly.

11. Rods and flies for Great Lakes steelhead.

12. Why we love swinging flies.

13. How to get the fly to swing effectively.

14. Swinging with a single-handed rod.

15. When to use a two-handed rod.

16. Best conditions for swinging a fly.

17. Best water types for swinging a fly.

18. Choosing flies for swinging.

19. The two casts you need for two-handed fishing.

20. How to set the hook and play a steelhead.

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