With all the crazy rain we’ve had up and down the West Coast lately, I figured it is probably time to talk plunking.

But plunking for steelhead is basically a glorified form of catfishing, right?

Big rod? Check! Forked stick? Check! Bell? Check! Truck? Check! Beer? Check!

Okay, so plunking may not be as technically demanding as casting a dry line 100 feet or deciphering the subtle differences between a rock tap and a bite while side-drifting, but make no mistake about it, this is one deadly technique – particularly in high water.

And again, with plenty of high watwr to go around at the moment, let’s take a closer look at the nuts and bolts of plunking – only this time, from a slightly different angle. While the majority of plunking takes place from shore, there are some merits to doing it from a boat (“blunking?”…Sorry!). Click here to read more…