| After a long winter longing for the warmer days | | | | Take live worms for example. When you use a |
| and fighting trout, many anglers are "chomping at | | | | live worm as bait in the spring (or any time of the |
| the bit" waiting for trout fishing season to begin. | | | | year for that matter) you want your hooked |
| The problem is that spring trout fishing can be a | | | | worm to look like, well a worm. This simply |
| difficult task especially for river and stream | | | | means that your worm should be outstretched |
| anglers. The problem isn't that the trout aren't | | | | when you use them as bait, just the way they |
| hungry; they most certainly are hungry after a | | | | look in nature. This is accomplished by employing |
| long cold winter. The biggest problem is that rivers | | | | gang hooks. Gang hooks are a pair of small hooks |
| and streams are often high and muddy in the | | | | tied in tandem, which allow worms (either live or |
| spring of the year. | | | | synthetic) to be rigged outstretched, the way |
| In this article I'll outline a few tips and techniques | | | | God (and the trout) intended. |
| that will make your spring trout fishing a little | | | | The final thing to consider during spring trout |
| more successful. The first thing to consider when | | | | fishing is when you are fishing. What do I mean |
| fishing for trout in the spring of the year is the | | | | by this? Mainly that there are times of the day |
| length of your fishing rod. For example, I have a | | | | and month that are better than others for trout |
| separate rod for trout fishing in the spring. Rather | | | | fishing (as a matter of fact all fishing). The easiest |
| than a five foot ultra light rod, in the spring I | | | | way to know when the fishing will be best is by |
| employ a six foot six inch ultra light rod. The | | | | paying attention to the weather & moon. |
| extra length gives you added casting distance as | | | | These two forces of Mother Nature have an |
| well as added feel, which are both important in | | | | incredible impact on the feeding behavior of trout. |
| high water conditions. | | | | These simple, yet extremely effective spring |
| The next spring trout fishing tip is to consider the | | | | trout fishing tips will make anyone a more |
| way you present your bait. You always want | | | | successful trout fisherman. Give one or all of |
| your bait to appear as natural as possible. This is | | | | them a shot sooner, rather than later. You won't |
| obviously especially true in the case of live bait. | | | | be disappointed. |