Friends,
I've been fishing this one river for steelhead recently and have had consistent trouble landing fish in this particular situation (2 nice fish lost at this spot). Where the fish hold is a small depression about 15-20 feet above a tailout where the water drops into shallow rapids. When I hook the fish, it will make several upstream runs and I'm in good shape. But if the fish makes a downstream run and appears to rest at the tailout, it often ends up in the rapids and I can't run downstream fast enough to keep from losing the fish. I think might need to tighten the drag to help. Any suggestions on how I should change my approach (e.g. follow the fish upstream during its initial runs)?
Thanks
I've been fishing this one river for steelhead recently and have had consistent trouble landing fish in this particular situation (2 nice fish lost at this spot). Where the fish hold is a small depression about 15-20 feet above a tailout where the water drops into shallow rapids. When I hook the fish, it will make several upstream runs and I'm in good shape. But if the fish makes a downstream run and appears to rest at the tailout, it often ends up in the rapids and I can't run downstream fast enough to keep from losing the fish. I think might need to tighten the drag to help. Any suggestions on how I should change my approach (e.g. follow the fish upstream during its initial runs)?
Thanks