| As a beginner fly fishing for the first time you | | | | every other angler used as their wading spot to |
| may notice an interesting contradiction between | | | | cross the river because it was only a foot or 2 |
| boat fishermen and wading anglers on your | | | | deep. |
| favorite trout stream. The next time you're out | | | | A deep run tailed out into a shallow 1-2' riffle that |
| practicing your fly fishing techniques, take a | | | | then connected into a second channel at its |
| moment or two to notice how the two groups of | | | | downstream end. It was a perfect setup for |
| anglers generally fish. What you'll often find is the | | | | trout to be feeding on the caddis that were |
| boat fishermen will be drifting along the edge of | | | | hatching that day, but many anglers waded right |
| the river trying to cast in as close to the bank as | | | | through it mistakenly thinking it was too shallow |
| possible. The wading anglers, on the other hand, | | | | to hold fish. |
| often wade out as far as they can or try to cast | | | | Trout will prefer to feed in shallow water if they |
| their fly line out as far as possible. So which group | | | | are protected. It is easier to locate insects, and |
| catches more fish? Where are all the trout? | | | | they expend less energy eating them. The break |
| The truth is trout are in both places, but when | | | | in the surface of the water in a riffle is the |
| you have the typical mindset of the average boat | | | | perfect cover. Beginner fly fishing lessons often |
| or wading fisherman, I would argue you're missing | | | | teach you how to cast, but they don't always |
| out on a lot of additional fish. One of the best | | | | teach you how to find and locate fish. When |
| beginner fly fishing tips that will help you catch | | | | you're learning how to fly fish, actually catching |
| more trout is to learn to read water. What you're | | | | trout can be a difficult task. You can improve |
| looking for are the holding and feeding lies of | | | | your success by knowing how to find fish. |
| trout. These can be right along the bank, | | | | The easiest way to master this beginner fly |
| midstream, or anywhere in between. | | | | fishing skill is to look for "transitions". This could be |
| Many wading anglers fail to take advantage of | | | | where two channels come together, a boulder in |
| trout hiding along the bank, often wading right | | | | the river, a drop-off, where a pool turns to a |
| through areas that are prime trout feeding spots. | | | | riffle, structures such as a log or stump, a change |
| Similarly, many boat anglers miss trout holding | | | | in current speed, etc. Whenever something |
| along seams out in the current. As an example, | | | | changes or transitions in a river, there's the |
| one day a couple of years ago while fishing the | | | | opportunity to create good trout holding water. |
| headwaters of the Clark Fork River in Montana, | | | | Keep your eyes peeled and you'll catch the trout |
| my brother and I had an excellent day catching | | | | most anglers leave behind. |
| brown trout from a riffle from which almost | | | | |