Float fishing help

[Dewy]

Float down, GB and Huron salmon sure do inhale roe, not sure if this is instinct, aggression or what, but it works. But like Float down has suggested, try different things. I always try to change things up, if roe doesnt work I may try flies, pink plastics etc. Also when drifting I stall the float periodically to make sure the bait is presented infront of my float. Also shotting patterns differ based on the clarity of the water. Finally, I find that it is alright fishing larger hooks shorter lead when there is a lot of water colour, but as soon as the water is clear, I really size down. My first two steelies this year were out of clear water with size 14 hooks and 3 foot leaders.

 

[Klik]

just fish them like bass, save your self snagging and you get better action. save your roe and float fishing for trout.

 

[beef]

Best advice I can give you is get out there practice and play around and you will answer your own questions anddont be in a rush it takes time I have been pinning 12yrs now and steelheading 22yrs and I'm always learning good luck

 

[beef]

im going to have to respectfully disagree with you, it is incredibly unlikely that georgian bay salmon have developed a taste for roe more so than lake ontario chinook salmon. the more logical approach to your argument would be that less pressured fish are more likely to bite. despite fishing pressure most fish taken out of 2 feet of gin clear water are lined reason being is salmon have incredible eyesight and huge sensory organs compared to that of say a bass or pike, they can see your line your hook your shot and your float and will shy away from your roe almost every single time. i challenge you two run 1.5 feet below your float in even 3 feet of water and see how many chinook salmon rise to grab your roe. in low clear water salmon hit out of aggression 90 percent of the time and every now and then seem to slam the odd roe bag. unless you have some sort of magical roe cure that i dont know about i have to disagree with salmon taking roe in clear shallow water. trout on the other hand is a total different story

ill have to disagree with you I fish lake o tribs 4 days a week and the salmon defiantly smash roe come fishing with me next season and I will show you the proof you will quickly change your thoughts

 

[AaronKrick]

Thanks guys, just figured out that if i loosen the centre bolt on my pin it has a better startup

 

[Float_down]

Steelhead101, i wish I could prove my prior statement, maybe next year I'll try and get some videos. There are a couple of pools I fish where the water is almost still. When the fish have been waiting to come up for a quite a while they sit about 2-4 feet under the surface, we run 2-3 feet under our floats, and you can literally watch them on occasion take a roe bag or chunk of skein. I gave up on fishing down south for chinnys because it's just too much fun up here. Most pools we get them in you can't see them or the bottom, just like with steelys they will smash a bait if presented properly.

 

[Rain-Bow]

I remember watching salmon chase people's roe bags on Lake O tribs, so I would guess that they do bite naturally drifting baits. I remember seeing one guy fish a roe + yarn combo just underneath his float over fairly deep water on a day where the water was stained and he would get legit strikes from salmon.

 

[steelhead101]

ive had salmon go 4 feet out of their way and slam flys and lures, but when it comes to roe bags in the shallows i just dont have any luck( they seem to just dodge the roe bag]. i notice if you get a big rain with fresh fish the jacks, and big males tend to hit roe a fair bit but can never seem to get them to hit roe consistently. id love to see it happen but just never have, had so many people say they're hitting like crazy but really they're just unintentionally lining fish.