| As trout fishing gets under way in many area's it | | | | in most situations. Using hooks that are too large |
| means that many people that are new to fishing | | | | is the first mistake that rookie fishermen make. |
| head out in search of these beautiful fish. In many | | | | - Fishing At The Wrong Times - If you are |
| cases the trout these anglers are seeking are | | | | interested in catching trout consistently being on |
| stocked trout, which means that they have been | | | | the water when the trout are the most active is |
| "planted" in a waterway by the local fish | | | | of the utmost importance. If you are fishing at |
| conservation department. Catching stocked trout | | | | the wrong time you will have a very difficult time |
| with consistency means avoiding common | | | | getting trout to bite no matter what trout bait or |
| mistakes that many rookie trout fishermen make. | | | | technique you choose to use. Amazingly, this is |
| It's important to point out that a trout isn't | | | | even the case when catching stocked trout, |
| necessarily a trout, and a stocked trout is a very | | | | considering that "stocked" trout are usually much |
| different animal (or fish as the case may be) than | | | | easier to catch than their native cousins. The |
| a fish that has been born naturally in a particular | | | | easiest way to determine the best times to fish |
| body of water. The biggest difference between | | | | is by paying attention to the weather and moon |
| these two "types" of fish is what they eat. | | | | and planning your fishing trips accordingly. |
| Planted trout tend to be much more susceptible | | | | - Using Line That's Too Heavy - Many rookie |
| to manufactured baits such as Powerbait, | | | | trout fishermen make the mistake of using fishing |
| whereas "native" trout tend to eat more "natural" | | | | line that's entirely too heavy. You always want to |
| baits such as live bait or lures that imitate live | | | | employ light line when fishing for trout. The |
| baits. | | | | heaviest your fishing line should be when fishing |
| In this article I will outline 3 mistakes that rookie | | | | for these fish is six pound test (unless you |
| trout fishermen make when attempting to catch | | | | expect to catch really large trout). Personally I |
| these fish. Avoid these 3 simple mistakes and you | | | | have used four pound test for all of my trout |
| will experience much more success on your next | | | | fishing for more that 20 years and it performs |
| fishing excursion. | | | | wonderfully. And before you think that four pound |
| - Using Hooks That Are Too Large - This is a | | | | test is "too light", consider the fact that I regularly |
| common mistake among rookie fishermen. You | | | | hook and land trout in the twenty plus inch range |
| want to use small hooks anytime that you are | | | | while using four pound test monofilament as my |
| fishing for trout. The best size hooks for fishing | | | | fishing line. These 3 simple mistakes make many |
| for this type of fish are size 8 and 10 fishing | | | | trout fishermen much less successful than they |
| hooks. Size 6 is the largest sized fishing hook that | | | | should be, avoid them and you will experience |
| you want to use when attempting to catch trout | | | | much more fishing success. |