circle hooks steelhead float fishing Mustad 39928NP-BN Octopus Inline Hook 7/0 it pairs bait Master the Art of Float

Yarnies, which are a few tufts of drift fishing yarn trimmed into the shape of an egg pattern, are another great option for float fishing

You can use a bobber and a hook with salmon eggs, but for steelhead what is usually used is a bigger hook with an egg loop knot tied on

For West Coast steelhead where sometimes shrimp and large chunks of skein are used as bait, a size 2 hook might be sufficient, but you could go as small as a size 10 for use with beads or plastic worms

Developed with input from Captains Rick Murphy and Jot Owens, it pairs bait-saving rigging with Trokars surgically sharpened triple-sided cutting point for fast penetration with minimal effort