Steelhead & Salmon Drift-Fishing Secrets

Preface 6(2) Introduction 8(4) Most Popular River Drift-Fishing Species 12(2) Chum Coho Chinook Steelhead Anatomy 14(2) Gear 16(18) Spinning Reel Hooks Recycled Hooks Corkies Cheaters Toothpicks Yarn Pencil Lead Slinky Swivels Clippers and Scissors Needlenose Pliers Lighters and Matches Beads Fish Scents Thermometers Knives Stringers Files Flashlights Camera Screwdrivers Gear Oil Small Plastic Bags Tape Measure Gloves Monofilament Fishing Line Leader Holders Waders Hat and Polorized Glasses Raingear Regulation Handbook License Setup Considerations 34(10) Drag Bite Area Hook Setup Knots (egg-loop, improved clinch knot, and blood knot) Leaders Line Abrasion Mainline Swivel Setup Weighting Systems Reading the Water 44(8) Back-eddy Pool Riffle Seams Slot Tailout Drifting Styles of Fishing 52(6) Drifting Spinner Baits Flip Cast Glide Cast Plunking Bottom Bouncing Probing The Process of Fishing 58(8) Wading Casting What the Hit Feels Like Setting the Hook Fighting the Fish Landing the Fish and "Tailing" Catch and Release Understanding Fish 66(4) Dawn to Dusk Pressuring Fish Spawning The Value of the Scale to a Fish Refraction and Perspective Practice 70(4) Knowing Where and When To Go Understanding What You're Looking At Spotting the Fish Recon First-Timers 74(2) Kyle Mike Marcus Not Getting a Hit? 76(1) Shorten Your Leader Lengthen Your Leader Reduce the Weight Increase Your Weight Change Scent Change Your Position in the Water Change Your Corkie to Another Color or Size If You Are Combat Fishing and No One Is Catching Any Fish, Find Out What the Predominant Offering Is and Make Sure You Don't Use It Is the Water Holding Any Fish? Before You Leave For the River 77(1) Checklist Weather 78(4) USGS-Hydrograph Rising and Falling Waters Water Clarity Filleting Your Catch 82 Steps to Prepare Fish for Transport and for Consumption Glossary of Terms 6