Anybody know where to find any good info on how to fish steelies with jigs.I`ve got a couple of them but have never used them because of a low knowledge base on the use of jigs.

There are a couple of good books available on jig fishing, 1 written by Jim Bradbury and 1 written by Dave vedder & Drew Hawthorn. Without getting too in depth you tie the jig on and put a float above it and fish it a foot or so above the bottom. Rigging my require some extra shot to get the float to stand up straight. Watch the float and when it goes under your in!

Howdy, Jig and bobber is a great addition to a steelheader's bag of trick's. Have you ever noticed how the other side of the river look's better. My advice is to use a fixed bobber about waist deep with your jig. position yourself upstream of the holding water and make short lob's in front of you, then position your bobber, and start freespooling keeping your line mended to a straight line toward's the bobber. don't worry about missing the hit, the tension of the bobber will keep the jig in the fishes mouth untill you pick up the slack. Just never assume that it's a rock and try to wiggle it off set and wait and see if it starts pumping.

I have a section on float fishing and a section on how to make your own jigs to hang below your floats.
http://www.steelheader.net/steelhead/steelhead.htm

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Marty
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marty@steelheader.net

All is good advice! A couple of notes though:
One, "we don't call them bobbers." Vedder would tell you. " Bobbers are for guys going to family reunions looking to meet someone."
We call them Floats. ( basically a glorified bobber in my opinion) Trust me, I hear it from Vedder all the time. I've been "float" and jig fishing for a long time now, it is absolutely deadly and there are many different jigs on the market to choose from, all deadly on different water. Both of Vedders books are a good start, " Float Fishing For Steelhead" and " Jig Fishing For Steelhead" , I'd strongly recommend them to anyone interested in getting into float fishing. Another bit of advice is to talk to guys in your area that fish the same rivers as you do and see what they use. What rivers do you fish? Maybee I can point you in the right direction.

In addition to all of the above (in particular, treat it as a fish EVERY TIME the float goes under), don't neglect a bright 1/4 oz. jig when you fish on water that is high, brown and seemingly blown out. Fish it near the bank, literally 3 to 10 feet off the bank, with the jig only 2 to 3 feet under the float. This has worked for me often, even in water where a lot of fishermen have been working the water farther out.

thanks a lot again guys,
Marty, cool website.
This sport of steelheading does get a little spendy does`nt it?.,heh-heh,

Just stopped by Ted's today and they have Zak's bottomfish curly tails on sale $1.99 for the 25 pack. They are killer under the float. These are made with a "tougher" rubber than the bass models. I have caught as many as six winter-runs on the same worm before retiring it to the Shelf of Fame in my fishing room. Hurry up before all the pink ones are gone.