| Seasoned trout fishermen know that early spring | | | | finish would produce more strikes than another |
| is the best time to attend their favorite trout | | | | one day and not the next. Still, the basics are, |
| fishing location. | | | | metal finishes seem to work best for clear or |
| Spring is here and to most die-hard fishermen this | | | | slightly dirty water while very dirty water calls for |
| means the spring trout fishing season has begun. | | | | brightly painted or very flashy holographic strips |
| Seasoned trout fishermen know that start of | | | | on the spoon. Neon colors such as orange and hot |
| March is the best time to visit their favorite trout | | | | pink are designed for the trout to notice in dirty |
| fishing hole. Grabbing their spoons, taking out their | | | | water. On the other hand, black makes an easy |
| fishing lines, and sharpening the hooks o. | | | | to see contrast even in the dirtiest of waters. |
| In the spring, the water is usually higher and much | | | | Tips To Catching Spring Trout On A Spoon |
| murkier due to the spring storms and melting ice. | | | | One of the biggest advantages that the trout |
| The trout are often feeding very aggressively | | | | fisherman has in early spring is that the strong |
| during March and April months, opportunistically | | | | currents that accompany the high water levels will |
| trying to grab anything that resembles food in the | | | | position the fish in obvious areas and make the |
| quickly moving water. To be able to eat though, | | | | feeding alleys very easy to recognize. The trout |
| they must be able to locate it via the mud rich, | | | | should hang out in the only places they can, |
| stained water. | | | | behind obstructions that slow the water current: |
| Flashy Spoons | | | | rocks and logs. |
| The main thing to remember when trout fishing | | | | Spoons can be fished in a variety of ways to |
| early spring is that the flashier the fishing lure, the | | | | catch the trout both near the surface and on the |
| better. The most popular lure among the trout | | | | bottom. The general idea is to cast either |
| fishing experts is the spoon, very flashy by | | | | upstream or cross current. Downstream casts |
| nature, most all spoons put off flash and vibration | | | | equal upstream retrieval, most spoons do not |
| when pulled through the water with every type | | | | operate properly with the constant current |
| of retrieval method. | | | | against them, this also does not suit the genre of |
| The best spoon to use also depends on the type | | | | natural foods that are also floating along with the |
| of water being fished, determining factors are | | | | current. |
| also the spoons weight in relation to its' length. | | | | The best overall way to work a spoon in trout |
| Wide streams, deep holes, and stronger currents | | | | water is to make short casts upstream and cross |
| call for a heavier spoon, which can be cast further | | | | current while practicing a combination of rod |
| and worked faster than lighter spoons. | | | | sweeps and stops that put the bait in action as |
| Water color | | | | the water carries it downstream. This puts the |
| The water color is another determining factor | | | | lure right over the heads of the trout in the |
| when choosing the correct swimming action as | | | | proper direction that they are used to seeing their |
| well as the proper colors and finishes. Tighter | | | | food come from. |
| wobbling spoons are great for clear water, while a | | | | Conclusion |
| wider wobbling spoon is the ace in the hole for | | | | With a bit of practice and a taste for trout, you |
| dirty, murky water. The wider wobbling spoon | | | | should be slaying the springtime trout in no time |
| sends out larger pulses and makes a wider visible | | | | at all. This is THE chance ever to grab a hungry |
| impression in the water; and both these qualities | | | | trout in the whole year. Spring has Sprung for |
| can help the fish to find the spoon. | | | | trout fishing, so grab your best fishing gear and |
| It is difficult to guess why a particular color or | | | | catch as many as possible! |