Spoons and spinners must be among the most popular hard body trout lures, and the reason is simple. They catch trout and they catch them consistently. I always consider it a good idea to have both types of lures when fishing because a trout’s preference can easily change hour from to hour, day to day….
Quite a common sentiment is that the fly line is more important than the rod. Hence it is more important to spend more money on the line than on the rod. It is a sentiment I broadly agree with, and have probably even suggested doing exactly that in other articles. But, at the same time,…
Penn is one of the biggest names in offshore reels, they built their reputation on classics like the Senator, International, and the Spinfisher. These are all heavy duty reels designed for catching powerful fighting fish in the salt. So whether you are a Penn loyalist, or just want to try something a little different, what…
Let’s discuss hooks, sharpness, and rust. When is the right time to replace a rusty hook, or give it a shapen? I know some fishermen who will only fish razor sharp, pristine hooks. Some even ‘sharpen’ the hooks between fish to make sure the hook is perfectly sharp. On the other hand, there are fishermen…
Most fishermen will claim you need to fish low visibility or clear lines when targeting trout. Is this true, or just confirmation bias? Do the trout actually care? For new anglers, there is no need to take risks when trout fishing. The best color fishing line for trout is clear or green. The clearer, and…
The use of gloves when handling trout is very controversial to say the less, like many fishermen I have seen photos and videos of badly injured trout with visible ‘burns’ or ‘fungal’ marks in the exact position a person holds a trout. I have also seen wild trout with palm size fungal marks sulking in…
I have been kayak fishing for years, and most of the time I do not use a fish finder but I can still consistently get onto trout and many other species of fish. The reason why I don,t use a fish finder is that I often kill mine, and also out of stubbornness. I like…
Fall is normally a time of cool nights, sunny days, and little rainfall. This great weather, means many trout streams are flowing low and clear which gives the trout plenty of opportunities to inspect their prey. The level of difficulty is increased further because most trout streams have been heavily pressured over the summer, the…
With inflation in the United States surging over 8%, and over 6% in most of the western world money is becoming increasingly tight in many households. This basically means less money to spend on a discretionary product, and for many of us, that includes fishing tackle. In this article, I am going to discuss areas…
Fly fishing reels range in price from around $20 at the low end, to around $2500 for a high end Abel, some limited edition hardy reels are more expensive still. But just how much does someone need to spend to get a fly reel up to the task of landing trout? I have been fly…
