If you're looking for a reliable strategy guide on how to trout fish, then you've come to the right place. This article will cover 7 of the best tips that I've gotten in my life from other fisherman. These tips and tricks have helped me catch tons of trout since I was a small child, and now I hope they can help you too.
Tip #1: Live Bait Is Best
Live bait will catch you the most trout, it's simple, but true. In recent years I have gotten very fond of fly fishing, which is useful if you want to release the fish and don't want to worry about carrying around bait. But in the long run, if you just want to catch some fish, have some fun and have a nice meal that night, then live bait is the way to go. This includes worms, minnows, salmon eggs and so on.
Tip #2: When Handling Live Bait, Use Dirty Hands
This tip seems kind of counterintuitive, but let me explain. Before you go trout fishing, you want to wash your hands with a completely scentless soap. Then when you're out fishing and need to put bait on your hook, before you handle the bait, scoop up some of the dirt near the stream or some of the river muck along the riverbed. Move it around in your hands a bit, and then put the bait on your hook. This way, the bait's scent won't be contaminated with your own.
Tip #3: Wear Earth-Toned Colored Clothing
When trout fishing, avoid the very dark (black) and very light or bright (yellow, white) colors. You want your clothing to blend in with the natural environment around you as much as possible. This means you want to match with the colors of earth, trees and grass. Remember that often times, you will be fishing for trout in relatively shallow, crystal clear streams, and that if you can see them, they can most certainly see you. Save your bright shirts for the club.
Tip #4: Don't Be Afraid To Get Your Feet Wet
I remember times where I've had to wade about 20 feet out into a river in 2-foot deep water in order to get within casting distance of an 8-foot deep hole. If you restrict yourself to the shoreline, then you will catch significantly more fish. Be mobile. Move up and down the shore, as well as out into the water when you have the chance. The Corollary to this tip is Don't Wear Your Good Shoes Trout Fishing, an important tip not only for trout fishing but for life in general, as my mother taught me when I was 8 years old.
Tip #5: Go Out Early
Ideally, you want to be out of the house at 5 AM. You need to be up when the fish are up, and trout are often most active as the sun rises. Get out there and get fishing! If you have the day for it, then take the day and do it. The Corollary to this tip is Stay Out Late, as trout also become more active as the sun sets, especially with the higher level of insect activity.
Tip #6: The Faster The Water, The Better
You want to find where the water has heavy flows. This is where the water flows rapidly. This is the hub of life in a stream of river, and many of the trout actively feeding can be found in fast flowing water, or directly downstream from the heavy flow where food is washed downstream and the trout wait to feed on it.
Tip #7: Be Patient
I know, it's cliche. However this is the best piece of trout fishing advice that I've ever gotten. Being patient is even harder in trout fishing than other kinds of fishing though. The reason is because often times, you can see the trout in the water! You can cast your bait or flies right over the top of their heads, and watch in pained frustration as they show absolutely no interest. Stick with it, be persistent, and above all be patient!
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