| One of the most enjoyable ways to catch trout | | | | You know, the fish that tend to bite the tail off |
| is with worms, and in this article I'm going to | | | | of your worm? In any case, if you want to know |
| outline some tips and tricks that will help you be | | | | how to fish for trout with worms, gang hooks |
| much more successful when trout fishing with | | | | are an integral part. |
| worms. When I refer to the word 'worms' that | | | | So how exactly do you fish for trout with |
| would include live worms, Berkley Power Worms, | | | | worms? I'm going to outline exactly how to do it |
| and Berkley Gulp worms. All three of these | | | | when fishing in the flowing waters of a river or |
| options produce results when trout fishing. Is one | | | | stream. Start by taking the end of your line and |
| of the options better than the others? I'll leave | | | | tying on a small barrel swivel. The size of the |
| that up to you, because for me they all work | | | | barrel swivel should correlate with the size of |
| quite well, especially when the tips and tricks in | | | | your line (which incidentally should be no heavier |
| this article are employed. | | | | than six-pound test for trout fishing). Now tie a |
| Let's begin with the basics, and what's more basic | | | | set of gang hooks onto the opposite end of the |
| than your hands? Keeping your hands free of | | | | barrel swivel. Now split shot sinkers are added for |
| unnatural odors is of the utmost importance when | | | | weight, depending on current flow. |
| trout fishing. Trout have a very keen sense of | | | | The goal is to have the offering bounce or "roll" |
| smell and can easily detect unnatural odors such | | | | along the bottom as it flows naturally with the |
| as gasoline residue from filling up your tank or | | | | current. With practice you will easily be able to |
| smoke from choking down cigarettes. Guess | | | | distinguish the difference between the bottom |
| what happens if a trout detects an unnatural | | | | and bites. This can be difficult at first, but you'll |
| odor? Yep, they are much less apt to bite your | | | | get the hang of it. This natural presentation and |
| worm. A great way to make sure that your | | | | technique is a deadly method for catching trout |
| hands are free of any unnatural odors is to grab | | | | (or any other fish) in the flowing water of a river |
| a handful of grass or dirt before baiting up and | | | | or stream. The key is the gang hook rig, baited |
| rubbing it into your hands. This effectively | | | | with your favorite variety of worm. |
| "washes" your hands, and frees them from any | | | | If you want to know how to fish for trout with |
| unnatural odors that might be present. | | | | worms, what I just outlined is it. This technique is |
| The next, and probably most important tip is to | | | | as effective a fish catching technique as you will |
| always use gang hooks fishing for trout with | | | | ever find. Oh, and don't worry about getting |
| worms (no matter what type of worm you | | | | snagged and breaking off. Getting snagged is |
| happen to be using). Gang hooks allow you to | | | | simply part of the technique, and as my mentor |
| present the worm in an outstretched manner, the | | | | used to say, "if you're not getting snagged, you're |
| way God (and the trout) intended. Gang hooks | | | | not fishing in the right place. |
| also help with hooking those 'short striking' fish. | | | | |