Jig Fishing for Steelhead & Salmon

by Dave Vedder

If you love to catch steelhead and salmon this may be the most important book you will ever read. Between these covers is all the information you need to find and catch steelhead, coho, chinook, pink and chum salmon in rivers. In addition, there are complete chapters on making your own jigs and on fishing lead jigs in the ocean for salmon. Jig fishing has become very popular recently because many guides and top rods know that many times in many places there is no more effective way to catch steelhead and salmon than with a properly presented jig. Not only is jig fishing extremely effective, it is also a ton of fun. Few thrills in angling match the feel of your line coming tight as a steelhead or salmon inhales a jig you made yourself. If you want to catch more fish and have more fun doing it this book is a must.

96 pages, Paperback

First published November 30, 2006

Reviews

[Phillip · Rating 3 out of 5]

The information in this book is very useful and for a budding river fisherman a good place to start. But I dropped it to a 3 star book because some of the writing seems lazy, such as Me. Vedder's chapter on reading water is taken verbatim from his book "Float fishing for steelhead techniques and tackle" as well as other areas where he repeated himself by changing the name of the fish. And finally his conclusion almost turned me of to finishing the last two pages. I understand his call to arms about the release of wild fish, though I don't agree with berating wildlife officials who have dedicated their careers to the study of these fish. I don't see the correlation between protecting the species and the monatization of a technique to put stress on more fish. If there is a concern perhaps putting another hole in a fish should be negated all together.