| Even though the weather is very suitable to ice | | | | the most effective and realistic way to rig a live |
| fishing during this time of year, in my opinion it's | | | | worm, it's as simple as that. Gang hooks are |
| never a bad time to discuss successful trout | | | | simply a pair of small hooks tied in tandem, thus |
| fishing techniques, which is exactly what I'm going | | | | enabling you to present a live worm in an |
| to do in this article. More than twenty years ago I | | | | outstretched and natural manner. This only makes |
| had the pleasure of knowing the best trout | | | | sense, and the results are dramatic. |
| fisherman I've personally ever met, and before he | | | | The next technique is to always pay attention to |
| passed away, he taught me many of the | | | | the weather and moon. Fishing when the fish are |
| techniques that I'm now going to pass on to you | | | | the most active is of the utmost importance. |
| through this article. | | | | Simply paying attention to the weather, and |
| This man, who I refer to as my 'fishing mentor', | | | | phases of the moon, will increase your catch |
| was able to catch trophy trout out of small rivers | | | | rates dramatically. If you want to catch more and |
| and streams where other anglers didn't think such | | | | bigger trout, start using the weather and moon to |
| trout swam in. It was a remarkable thing to | | | | your advantage when trout fishing. This simple tip, |
| witness, and I've used these techniques to do the | | | | which will only take you about an hour to learn, |
| same thing for the last twenty plus years. Wirth | | | | will do as much for your fishing success as any |
| patience and diligence, I'm sure you can do the | | | | single thing. |
| same. | | | | Another great tip is to have an effective way to |
| The first thing my mentor taught me was to | | | | carry your worms while fishing. This might not |
| always use ultra light fishing gear when trout | | | | sound like much, but makes a huge difference. |
| fishing. What do I mean by the term 'ultra light | | | | Carrying your live worms in something called a |
| fishing gear'? This is pretty self explanatory for | | | | bait bag makes you a much more efficient and |
| rods and reels (ultra light action), and as far as | | | | effective angler. With a bait bag, your live worms |
| other gear is concerned, ultra light means small. | | | | are always literally at your fingertips,so when you |
| So the use of small hooks and light line. I use | | | | need to bait up or re bait it takes seconds, rather |
| four-pound test and lighter for trout fishing, and | | | | than minutes. This means that you're spending |
| no line larger than six-pound test should be | | | | more time with your rig in the water (where the |
| employed. The bottom line is that light line and | | | | trout are), rather than out of the water while you |
| gear needs to be used when fishing for trout | | | | bait up. |
| (especially in small rivers and streams). | | | | Begin using these techniques sooner, rather than |
| To be a truly successful trout angler, you're going | | | | later, and you will become a much more |
| to want to use live worms as bait. My mentor | | | | successful trout angler. How am I so sure of this? |
| believed in using live worms as bait as much or | | | | Because these techniques work, and have |
| more than any other single bait. Live worms are a | | | | worked for me for more than twenty years, and |
| great trout bait, especially when rigged on a set | | | | I know the will do the same for you. |
| of pre-tied gang hooks. Gang hooks are simply | | | | |