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Trout fishing in the heat of summer
With the recent waves of hot weather, I find even walking the dog is exhausting. When it is hot the trout we love to catch also struggle as water temperature raises. In the middle of summer with high temperatures and low flow trout are difficult to catch. They are not being fussy, they are fighting…
We Rate the 8 Best Fly Fishing Indicators
A fly-fishing strike indicator needs to perform three roles. It must be buoyant, visible, and not spook wary fish. Ideally, it will also be durable and easy to attach to a leader. Strike indicators serve several key purposes. They aid in the detection of a strike. When a trout or fish grabs the fly the…
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The Main Reasons Why You Can,t Catch Trout?
The challenge of trout fishing makes it rewarding. But, many new, and experienced fishermen still wonder why they can’t catch trout. In this guide, I will cover many of the main reasons why trout can be so difficult to catch. So in this guide, I will provide some answers which might just help to catch…
Do You Need To Wear Waders When Fly Fishing? (Answered!)
Waders are not essential kit for fly-fishing. While they do keep fishermen warm and dry when fishing in cold conditions it is still possible to catch trout year round without them. Arrive at any popular trout river early in the season, and it might seem like everyone is dressed in chest waders. This was certainly…
What is the difference between trout and salmon?
Trout and Salmon both belong to the ‘salmonidae’ Family. (They also share the family with Chars, Graylings and several other types of fish). The names trout and salmon are a human concepts used to group species of fish into predefined categories. Unfourntatly, the Salmonidae population is so diverse that there is a lot of overlap…
13 Hints To Catch Heavily Pressured Trout
Many trout fishermen learn to fish targeting innocent stock trout. They are hungry and usually associate humans with food. My fly fishing story began at the other extreme, I learned to fly fishing by targeting wary wild brown trout living in pristine, crystal clear water. The difficulty was dialed up to 10 by the fact…
Why Mill Stream, Spring Creek and Long Lake are among the most popular trout fisheries in the country?
I spent my childhood playing in Mill Stream, I use to build rock dams and harass the fish living in the shaded pools. After college, I honed my fly casting skills on the crystal clear waters of Spring Creek. So these two trout streams have a place close to my heart. I suspect many other…
13 Trout Fishing Superstitions (Are they costing is fish)
Fishermen have many superstitions, we often use them to explain a bad days fishing. In this topic, I will discuss 13 of the main superstitions held onto by trout fishermen. Fishing often comes down to confidence, if someone is fishing with confidence they are more likely to catch fish. If someone’s confidence is wrecked, maybe…
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Trout fishing in snow melt?
The spring thaw is often associated with Warm days and roaring streams. Spring can be a difficult time to trout fish in the mountains. But it is also a time full of opportunities. When fishing during the thaw. I like to fish deep, and fish slow. That is because the trout tend to hold towards…
What Is a Ned Rig and Can You Catch Trout on Them?
Ned rig can be a very effective technique for catching trout. It works particularly well when targeting cruising trout over shallow flats.
How to catch trout in dirty water
One of the most productive rivers where I grew up nearly always flows dirty. During the summer, the water is constantly eroding mudstones, so the water is cloudy with sediment. Over winter, and spring the sediment is mixed even further by cloudy snow melt from the peaks behind. This river, seems to only flows clear…
Spin Fishing for Sea Run Brown Trout
As the sun sinks behind the horizon, the only ripple on the vast river flat was some distant fish raising. I stalked my way upriver, restricted to the narrowest margin between tall river reeds and the deeply shelving river. The river bed quickly drops away to chest deep. Maybe more, I did not check. I…
Which New Zealand River Has the Most Trout?
With the borders still closed due to corona, I have not seen much point about writing much about trout fishing in New Zealand, but there are now a few signs that border restrictions are to be relaxed throughout 2022, and in doing so, many world class trout rivers will be accessible by international anglers again….
What is the best time of day to go trout fishing?
The best time to go trout fishing is determined by the water temperature. In hot weather, it is best to fish early in the morning or the evening. While in the winter, trout usually only start to feed after 10 am or when the water starts to warm. At times trout can be sluggish will…
