| There is no better time of the year to fish | | | | mentor (who incidentally was the best trout |
| than the fall in my opinion. Fishing in the | | | | angler I've ever known) believed |
| fall has always been my most productive time | | | | wholeheartedly in fishing for trophy trout in |
| of the year as well. I'm not sure of the | | | | the fall. He fished for trout all year long, |
| scientific reason for this, but it's always | | | | but concentrated his efforts for BIG trout, |
| seemed to me that the fish are "stocking up" | | | | in the fall of the year. This may not be a |
| on food before the really cold weather sets | | | | bad idea fore you, if you like catching |
| in. At least this is how it seems in the | | | | trophy fish? |
| rivers and streams of the west. Once the | | | | |
| really cold weather sets in, the fishes | | | | In the fall, as the weather starts to cool, |
| metabolism slows to a point that they simply | | | | it becomes increasingly important to pay |
| don't eat as much (which obviously means that | | | | attention to both the weather and moon as |
| catching them is that much more difficult). | | | | well. There may be no two more important |
| This is surely how it seems to be in the | | | | factors than the weather nad the moon, when |
| rivers and streams, which is why fishing in | | | | it comes to fishing. Many anglers don't |
| the fall (before the really cold weather) is | | | | realize this, and you can get more |
| so productive. | | | | information about the the weather, moon, & |
| | | | fishing here. Honestly, these two factors |
| Another big selling point for fishing in the | | | | can make as much difference in the amount and |
| fall is the fact that the scenery is so | | | | size of the fish you catch as what type of |
| beautiful. As the leaves begin changing | | | | bait you use. |
| color, it sometimes seems as if you're | | | | |
| fishing inside of a painting, which is always | | | | The bottom line in all of this is that |
| a cool feeling. Yep, for me fishing in the | | | | fishing in the fall can be as good as it |
| fall is as good as it gets. So while other | | | | gets. As the fish stock up on food before |
| outdoors people are turning their attention | | | | winter, you can have some of your best |
| to chasing animals in the woods and birds in | | | | fishing days of the entire year. Don't |
| the fields, you may want to get serious about | | | | forget to have some pre-tied gang hooks with |
| fishing as the fall kicks into gear? | | | | you as well. Remember, there is no better |
| | | | way to present a live worm as bait than a set |
| I know I've caught almost all of my trophy | | | | of gang hooks. Not only this, but you'll |
| fish in the fall as well. Fishing in the | | | | also be fishing in some of the most beautiful |
| fall can be incredibly productive, and as far | | | | scenery of the entire year when you go |
| as big fish go, there may be no better time | | | | fishing in the fall. |
| of the year to wet a line. My fishing | | | | |