| I've been trout fishing for quite a long time, and | | | | sure that your hands are free of unnatural odors |
| during the past twenty five years I've learned a | | | | is to grab a handful of grass or dirt and rub it into |
| ton of tips that enable me to catch trout. I even | | | | your hands before baiting up. "Washing" your |
| had the pleasure of learning from someone I | | | | hands in this way will eliminate any unnatural odors |
| consider to be a trout fishing master. This man | | | | from your hands. |
| was able to catch trophy trout out of small rivers | | | | 4. Use Gang Hooks - What are gang hooks? Gang |
| and streams where no one thought trout of that | | | | hooks are simply a pair of small hooks tied in |
| size lived. | | | | tandem, which enables live worms (and other live |
| My point is that I've learned many trout fishing | | | | bait) to be presented in a completely natural |
| tips during the last 25 years of trout fishing, and in | | | | manner. This makes a big difference when trout |
| this article I'm going to reveal what I consider to | | | | fishing. You always want your bait to look as |
| be the "top 5". These five tips will most certainly | | | | natural as possible. This is why carrying and using |
| help you catch more trout and generally become | | | | pre-tied gang hooks is important to trout fishing |
| a much better trout angler. They aren't | | | | success. Without gang hooks, live worms end up |
| complicated and can be implemented very easily | | | | looking like a worm ball rather than a natural |
| and quickly. Let's get down to business, shall we? | | | | worm. |
| | | | 5. Pay Attention To Mother Nature - paying |
| 1. Use Light Line - Many trout fishermen make the | | | | attention to Mother Nature, and more specifically |
| mistake of using fishing line that's much too | | | | the weather and moon, will have a dramatic |
| heavy. Trout have very keen eyesight, and can | | | | affect on your trout fishing. These two forces of |
| easily detect fishing line under the water if it's too | | | | Mother Nature have a huge impact on the |
| heavy. And guess what happens if the trout can | | | | behavior of fish, and understanding exactly how |
| see your line? Yep, they are much less apt to | | | | will make a huge difference in your catch rates. |
| bite. That's why the first tip is to use light line. For | | | | Believe it or not, paying attention to Mother |
| most trout fishing, fishing line shouldn't be heavier | | | | Nature may be the most important tip in this |
| than six-pound test. I personally use only | | | | article. |
| four-pound test, but six pound is passable. | | | | There you have it, the Top 5 trout fishing tips, in |
| 2. Your Clothing | | | | my estimation. How do I know these tips will help |
| 3. Pay Attention To Your Hands - This may sound | | | | you catch more trout? Mostly because I've been |
| strange, but as a trout angler, you want to pay | | | | using ever one of these tips in my own trout |
| attention to your hands, and more specifically the | | | | fishing for more than 25 years, and know they |
| scents that may be on your hands. You see, | | | | work. These exact tips have been helping me |
| trout can smell very well, and if they detect | | | | catch more trout for a long time, and I'm |
| unnatural odors on your bait or lure, they are | | | | confident they will do the same for you. |
| much less apt to bite. The best way to make | | | | |