| Fishing for Trout on a river can be difficult, but | | | | results I find it works best to find a spot in the |
| there are some tips that can help you catch | | | | river were the ripples form a line between either |
| more trout, bigger trout, and have more fun | | | | a calm spot or a backward current. By casting in |
| fishing for trout on a river. | | | | this line and retreating your lure toward you while |
| The first thing that you should do when fishing for | | | | trying to keep it in the line you will bring your bait |
| trout on a river is to determine what type of | | | | closer to the trout's natural feeding area. Trout |
| gear you are going to use. What I mean by this is | | | | are attracted to these lines in the river because |
| are you going to use a standard fishing rod, or | | | | they do not want to waste more energy than |
| are you going to use a fly rod, etc.? What tackle | | | | they have to in the feeding process. These lines |
| are you going to use? Since I like to fly fish I | | | | allow them to feed on the food as it passes by in |
| would chose the fly rod, and I recommend fly | | | | the swift current while maintaining a slower |
| fishing if you know how since it mimics what | | | | metabolism due to the slower current they are |
| trout eat in a river better. If you do not know | | | | swimming in. |
| how to fly fish then I would recommend the | | | | The final tip I have for you is known in the fly |
| standard rod and either live bait, or spinner which | | | | fishing world as matching the hatch. Fish are very |
| you can pick up at any local sporting goods store. | | | | picky eaters, and are very good at determining |
| Once you have carefully selected your gear, you | | | | what is to their taste and what is not. They have |
| need to study the location that you are going to | | | | a very good sense of color, size, texture, and |
| fish. Determine what places on the river you want | | | | movement. Being able to make your lure look |
| to fish. If it is winter or early spring try to find | | | | edible is challenging enough, but when you add the |
| places on the river that have deep pools in which | | | | factor of time to the mix it becomes even more |
| the trout are likely to be "pooled" up because of | | | | difficult. Fish, especially trout tend to feed on |
| the poor oxygen content in the river. During the | | | | different things during certain times of the year, |
| summer and fall months look for areas were the | | | | and if your not matching what they are feeding |
| fast moving water in the river turns slower. Trout | | | | on at that moment your not going to catch as |
| like to feed in these areas so they will not expend | | | | many fish. Try looking for signs of what they are |
| as much energy during the feeding process. Try | | | | eating. Bugs are their number one source of food, |
| looking for these areas along the banks, behind | | | | so look around rocks and in the air for these |
| large boulders in the river, at bends or forks in | | | | critters. Try matching color and size first, then |
| the river, and around deep pools were the river | | | | match shape and texture. This is more important |
| empties into. Mouths of streams, creeks, and | | | | if your fishing a fly, but color and movement are |
| other tributaries are an excellent place to find | | | | important in spinner and spoon fishing. Match |
| breaks in the rivers flow and are great feeding | | | | these and you will like the outcome. |
| grounds for large trout because of the over | | | | If your fishing with live bait try using a bobber |
| abundance of food due to the two water bodies | | | | when fishing for trout as this will increase your |
| joining. | | | | odds for determining a strike or bite. If you |
| After selecting your fishing grounds you are now | | | | decide to fish without a bobber keep your line |
| ready to fish. However, getting these picky trout | | | | fairly tight so you can see or feel the bite as |
| to bite is the hardest part of trout fishing on a | | | | early as possible. |
| river. I have found that the best way to catch | | | | I hope these tips will help your on your upcoming |
| these fish is to cast your line up stream and | | | | trout fishing trips. Good luck and happy fishing! |
| retrieve it back down toward you. For the best | | | | |