| I've been fishing for trout for more than two | | | | monofilament, which is effective, but difficult to tie |
| decades and have met many trout fishermen in | | | | knots with. The bottom line is that four pound |
| that time. All too often I notice that trout | | | | test is the perfect light line for trout fishing. |
| fishermen are using fishing line that's entirely too | | | | Depending on your favorite trout fishing technique, |
| heavy for trout fishing. This is not only a pet | | | | the name brand of your fishing line isn't all that |
| peeve of mine; it is also a big reason why trout | | | | important. Any well known name brand fishing line |
| fishermen don't catch trout. Using light line should | | | | should suffice, but I've always found Stren |
| be one of the first things that are learned by | | | | monofilament to be perfect for trout fishing. |
| trout fishermen, a class called trout fishing 101, if | | | | Here's a real world example of how the weight of |
| you will. | | | | your fishing line effects whether or not trout will |
| In the past two decades I've learned that one of | | | | bite your offering. My favorite trout fishing |
| the biggest factors in fishing for trout is the | | | | technique is to use live worms rigged on a set of |
| weight of your fishing line. This is true for two | | | | gang hooks. One day I was fishing in my favorite |
| reasons. Number one trout have very keen | | | | trout river with live worms rigged on gang hooks |
| eyesight and can detect your line under the water | | | | tied on six pound test line and having very little |
| if it's too heavy. Number two trout are found in | | | | success. I had caught a few small trout, but that |
| cold, clear water most of the time, which makes | | | | was about it. I ran out of pre-tied gang hooks and |
| your line that much easier for the trout to see | | | | was going to call it a day, when I decided to tie |
| under the water. | | | | myself a set of gang hooks on the river using |
| For these reasons light line should always be | | | | four pound test, just to see if it would make a |
| employed when trout fishing. I personally use and | | | | difference. I almost immediately hooked and |
| suggest four pound test monofilament. My | | | | landed a 16 inch rainbow. Then five or so minutes |
| favorite name brand is Stren Original in the clear | | | | later landed an eighteen inch rainbow. |
| blue color. This line is invisible under the water, but | | | | That little experiment proved to me that light line |
| visible to the angler out of the water. Being visible | | | | is extremely important when fishing for trout. Use |
| out of the water is key in my favorite trout | | | | this little trout fishing lesson to help you catch |
| fishing technique. Six pound test is passable, | | | | more trout on your next fishing excursion. Using |
| especially for beginning trout anglers, but any line | | | | light line is important when fishing for these multi |
| heavier than six pound test should be avoided. | | | | colored beauties. |
| Some trout fishermen use two pound test | | | | |