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Smith River Steelhead Fishing Video!

January 7, 2010 By JD 10 Comments

The epic, “dream season” that was the Smith River’s fall Chinook run seems to have rolled straight into what looks to be an awesome year of winter steelie fishing! The Team FishwithJD boys headed north earlier in the week with guides John Klar of John’s Guide Service and Mike Stratman of Redwood Coast Fishingto see firsthand how steelhead season on the Smith is shaping up. A selfless act of recon, with you, the reader in mind, you might say…

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Filed Under: Fishing Videos, Where to fish Tagged With: john klar, mike stratman, side drifting, Smith River, Steelhead, steelhead fishing

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  1. Joe Berger says

    January 14, 2010 at 12:59 pm

    I dont like the rig you use a duble hook set up is kinda like snagging, nice eh.
    If your the best go back to single hooks the it puts skill back on angler, vs a snag set up like you use. we all know that fish will come up to bait with mouthes opening and closing so its only natural that the lowwer hook will catch fish most of the time .

    Joe

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    • JD says

      January 15, 2010 at 6:19 am

      First of all, I never said I was “the best,” — you did, so thanks. Secondly, and perhaps most importantly, tell me how you can snag fish when plunking, which is what that rig in the video was for. In case you’ve never heard of plunking, you’re sitting in an anchored drift boat with the rig downstream of you and the rod in the holder. If that makes me a snagger, guilty as charged I guess…

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    • woody says

      July 12, 2010 at 12:44 pm

      jd your awesome, and so is the vid… and why would someone say that you were trying to snag?!! wat a retard. its called plunking,very good method. and if i were trying to snag i would use a F##*IN trebble hook and go at it. not a double hook setup?

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      • JD says

        July 12, 2010 at 5:04 pm

        Thanks Woody…yea, funny. Plunking would definitely not be my preferred snagging method!

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  2. greg says

    January 11, 2010 at 7:21 pm

    good lord! awesome fishin you guys, major jealousy over here!

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  3. Michael Peckham says

    January 9, 2010 at 11:38 am

    Those were great looking fish!! Wish I was there! I loved the Video!! It put me in that boat! What an experence. Great Job. MJP

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    • JD says

      January 10, 2010 at 7:21 pm

      Cool, thanks!

      Reply
  4. Richard Memmel says

    January 8, 2010 at 9:28 am

    Just want to know where and when if at all if there is going to be a Salmon season in North California this year

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    • JD says

      January 8, 2010 at 11:14 am

      Nobody knows yet. Maybe on the Klamath-Trinity system and most likely on the Smith. They may also do a mini season on the Sac again in Nov-Dec. Other than that, I wouldn’t hold my breath. Hope I’m wrong, of course!

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  5. Rudy says

    January 7, 2010 at 10:19 pm

    Glad that you got to fish with a couple of steelhead machines. Both those guys are a couple of animals when it comes to green water and metalheads.

    Congrats on the great trip.

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