Different styles of fishing.

[tedr]

Tough one, for me it depends on the day.  When I get to the water I want to fish and determine the clarity and flow, that is when I can of figure out what I would have most fun fishing.  Lately, fishing eggs or a jig under a bobber has been my go to method and watching a bobber go down is pretty darn fun.  But man, I love jigging too, every pull up could be a fish!  But I must admit that I am really in the mood to chuck some spoons and current clarity and flows in my favorite creeks are just about perfect for spooning.  Gotta get out!

[BigCohoTom]

Hmmmmm.....
Let me think here a minute...........

The last 4 steelies I caught were on spoons.

[Koka]

Drift fishing is still my favorite for steelhead. I get dizzy sometimes watching the float go by when I bobber and jig for too long. I feel like I am getting off a treadmill or something. 

[CrazyRuskie]

I've only caught steelhead on jigs & spinners... Don't know much about free-drifting bait or using rags etc.

[RB]

I've only caught steelhead on jigs & spinners... Don't know much about free-drifting bait or using rags etc.

When the water drops a bit I might take you to where I got my float and egg confidence. Not sure of the late run timing just yet for that spot but there's only one way to find out.

[Chum Man]

i've got a problem.  it seems like every time the fishing gets good, i make it hard on myself.  hook a couple fish on eggs?  time to put on a gooey bob, spinner, etc.

when this thread was started, i don't think there would be any doubt that my vice(so to speak) would have been drift fishing.  however, over the past 5 or 6 years i've really grown, and along with the electrifying take when drifting, i've also developed an addiction to the slam-dunk "whack" of a spinner bite, as well as the thrill of seeing a float disappear while meandering its way downstream.

still, i don't think anything tops drift fishing for me, like many say, i feel it's the hardest tactic(aside from the realm of fly-flicking, which i still haven't yet been tainted by) to become proficient at and master.  hell, i don't think i'll ever master it, nor do i ever hope to.  it'll always give me something that i can get better at, and in the end, that's what really drives me.

[round2]

my newest addiction side drifting out of a boat!

[dardevle]

For everyone that thinks driftfishing is difficult they forget the one fact the makes it much easier than all other methods...your "stuff" is always in the zone.

[Rossiman]

Steelhead: Spoons, Fly fishing, Drift fishing, Float fishing in that order.
Salmon, Spinners/Spoons, Float fishing, Drift fishing yarn/bait.

[sawcutter]

I fish more floats and baits/jigs, but i do like being on anchor with my hands by the heater watching the kwickfish/taddpolly getting smashed.

[Bunker]

Gotta go with spoon fishing. Got out today for the first time in a month after having the Flu and then the chicken pox right as I was getting over the flu. Sure wish I would Of got them when I was a kid. Nailed a nice chrome six pound winter brat on the spoon, a few chum and a coho on the float and jig, and a beautiful two pound src on the drift gear. But theres nothing like a chromer hammering your spoon on the swing.

Bunker

[SR paca]

For me, nothing beats standing in a stream with a flyrod...... using flies that I have tied up and or created.  If its a brand new river for me and I manage to bump a fish or two, all the better.  But I have to admit throwing spoons has its excitement ( thanks Joe ).

M.C.