Thursday, August 20, 2009

A Beginners Guide to Trout Fishing

In this article I'm going to outline some tips and techniques that will help the beginning trout angler catch more trout and have more fun. Trout fishing can be a very challenging exercise when you're trying to do it "blind" without any experience. When I began trout fishing, more than 25 year ago, I had the good fortune of learning from a true trout 'master'. Many of the tips he taught me are contained in this article.
Most of these tips are best applied in the flowing waters of both rivers and streams, although they can be easily modified for lake fishing as well. As a beginner, the first thing to pay attention to is your hands. Yep, I said your hands. You see, any scents that are on your hands will transfer to your bait or lure. If these scents are in any way unnatural, trout will smell them and tend not to bite. For this reason you want to make sure that your hands are free from any unnatural scents. This is accomplished by simply grabbing a handful of dirt and rubbing it into your hands before touching your bait or lure. By making sure that your hands are free of unnatural scents, you will experience many more bites.
The next thing the beginning trout angler should keep in mind is their fishing line. Trout are found in cold clear water (in most cases) and this makes your fishing line much more visible to the trout. Using fishing line that's too heavy is a mistake beginning trout anglers make all the time. My rule has always been that any line heavier than six pound test monofilament is complete overkill for trout fishing. I personally prefer four pound test, but six pound test is passable. The bottom line is that no line heavier than six pound test should ever be employed while trout fishing.
As you can probably already tell, as a beginning trout fisherman, the simple things are the most important. If the simple things are being handled, in most cases the rest will fall into place. How about when you are trout fishing? As a beginner you may not give much consideration to when you are fishing, by you should. By learning the simple ways in which the weather and moon impact fishing, you will be able to make sure that you're trout fishing at the most opportune times.
These simple tips will help you become a much more successful beginning trout angler There is simply no substitute for digesting good information and putting that information into practice. You've undoubtedly heard the old adage that practice makes perfect. Well, nothing will make you a better trout angler like spending time practicing your craft. Practice by studying and spending time on the water.
Through this quick beginners guide to trout fishing you will be a much more successful angler. How am I so sure of this? Because I used these exact tips when I started trout fishing more than 25 years ago and I know how effective they are, and if they worked for me I also know they will work for anyone.
Trevor Kugler is co-founder of JRWfishing.com and an avid angler. He has more than 20 years experience fishing for all types of fish, and 15 years of business and internet experience. He currently raises his three year old daughter in the heart of trout fishing country.....Montana!
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