Trout
Fishing Tips
There
have been enough books written on how to catch trout to fill several
libraries. And most of them say all the same things. "Read
the water....", "Make Quartering Casts.....", "Match
the Hatch...",
yadaah, yadaah, yadaah... The same old trout fishing tips that the
ancient Macedonians used. Don't get me wrong. All this information is
great...the first 50 or 60 times you hear it, but in over 2500 years
of trout fishing, can't anyone come up with something new? Not
everyone wants to learn to fly fish, or learn entymology
(all
about bugs...), and it is not necessary to do so just to catch trout.
I have caught many a Rainbow Trout on nothing more than a worm and a
cane pole. I love fly fishing, and tying flies, but it is not the
end-all of trout fishing. It has just as much to do with tactics as
it does tackle.
Here
are some trout fishing tips you will probably never see in a book:
- Trout have incredible hearing. No matter what you have read, it is not always necessary to wade, and it is better if you don't. Humans cannot move through water silently, no matter how hard we try. We are not aquatic creatures. Stay on the bank, and at least 10 feet from the edge of the water as much as possible. When you do wade, take small, slow steps, not lifting your feet any more than absolutely necessary. Even when you are standing still in the water, the trout can hear the water rushing past your legs.
- Trout can smell even better than they can hear. The night before you plan to fish, do not smoke, use deodorant, soap, or aftershave. As soon as you get to the river, lake, or stream, run your hands and any other exposed parts of your body through the stream or bank mud to hide your scent. It's a good idea to put scent on your lures as well, such as Smelly Jelly, or BaitMate, to cover up any human smell. And always fish upstream, as smell will be carried downstream with the current.
- Trout have wonderful vision, and can see colors. Your waders may be OD Green, but trout look up for things falling in the water, and they can see that bright orange hula shirt you like to fish in from several yards away. Stick to subdued colors that will blend into the background. Camouflage is great. Try to stay low as much as possible, and use cover when you can, such as tree limbs, rocks, etc....
Stalking trout is a
great challenge, and also can make one become somewhat reflective,
because we all know that trout don't live in ugly places. Be that as
it may, the idea is to catch fish, and by applying these trout
fishing tips, your odds of success will increase greatly.
Happy Fishing.
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Trout Fishing Tips You May Never See in a Book
