Spring Fishing For Trout

Posted by Magic Fishing on Saturday, March 19, 2011

In spring, just after ice out, Brook trout can be caught in a variety of areas. River fishing and stream fishing can be very productive at this time of year. But you need to keep an eye out for suckers. They will pool at the mouth of rivers where they enter the lake. Their eggs will provide Brookies with food source which will sometimes make you travel further upstream. You will need to move away from their food source to give you a better chance of hooking them.

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Having the proper bait and equipment is just as important as the location Invest in a pair of chestwaders in order for you to get into the water which will increase your chance of catch in rivers and streams.
Here are 5 Tips for trout fishing:

1) Use a dry fly because it is less likely to sink or drag.

2) Don't grease your leader. It will not sink far enough. A greased leader that floats will cast a shadow in the water which will scare the fish away from your lure.

3) Its better to fish downstream or at one side of the stream again as to not have the line and leader shadow spook the fish.

4) Fish the lower end of pools first, and make that first cast the best cast. Trout are more likely to strike at a lure that lands just over his private space. Even if you see trout in the middle or upper end of the pool, you'll have better luck if you cast to the lower end.

5) Trout are very picky and moody about the lure they will strike. You may have better luck with a fly with less hackle or with a spent-wing or fan-wing lure.