| More than twenty years ago I had the pleasure of | | | | affect fishing. This might sound crazy, but it's |
| knowing and fishing with the best trout fisherman | | | | nonetheless true. The weather and moon affect the |
| that I've since met, and through that experience I | | | | behavior of fish, and using this information to your |
| learned some amazing trout fishing strategies that | | | | advantage, will make you a much more successful |
| can help any angler catch more trout when they go | | | | angler. |
| fishing. That's what this article is about. The trout | | | | The man who taught me these strategies also |
| fishing strategies that were taught to me more than | | | | believed that whenever live bait is employed, it |
| twenty years ago and I've been using ever since. | | | | should look as natural as possible. Which obviously |
| These can be employed by anyone, but remember | | | | means that your bait should look as much like it |
| nothing helps any strategy like practice. The more | | | | would in nature, as possible. That's why he used gang |
| time that you can spend on the water practicing | | | | hooks for fishing with live bait (especially live worms). |
| these the better. Never forget what Andre Agassi | | | | Gang hooks are simply a pair of small hooks tied in |
| said of practice, "If you don't practice you don't | | | | tandem, thus enabling live bait (and especially live |
| deserve to win." In our world winning means catching | | | | worms) to be presented in an outstretched and |
| trout. So the more time you can spend practicing, | | | | natural manner. This makes a huge difference when |
| the better. | | | | trout fishing. Which is why sets of pre-tied gang |
| The first strategy has to due with your gear. When I | | | | hooks should always be part of your fishing |
| refer to the word 'gear' I referring specifically to your | | | | repertoire. |
| rod, reel, and line. As far as your rod and reel are | | | | The last strategy was to be as efficient as possible |
| concerned, they should both be ultra light action | | | | when trout fishing. My mentor's line of thought was |
| when trout fishing. My fishing mentor insisted on using | | | | simple: The more time that can be spent with your |
| ultra light rods and reels. Not only that, but your reel | | | | line in the water (where the fish are), the better, |
| should be spooled with four-pound test (or lighter). | | | | rather than having your line out of the water while |
| Trout have very sensitive eyesight and live in cold | | | | you bait up, re-tie, or search for a lure. So anything |
| clear water, so you want to use fishing line that as | | | | that you can do to become more efficient, you |
| light as possible when fishing for trout. | | | | should do. Things like a bait bag for carrying live |
| The next strategy is to make sure that you're fishing | | | | worms, retractors for holding lightweight gear, and |
| at the proper times. What do I mean by this? Simple. | | | | rod rulers for measuring your fish should be |
| You want to be on the water fishing when the fish | | | | employed to make you more efficient on the water. |
| are the most active. You can know when the fish | | | | These simple, yet amazing and effective ones will |
| are the most active by doing a little research on the | | | | make you a much better angler, as soon as you |
| weather and moon, and the way these two factors | | | | implement one or all of them. |