Fly fishing is usually done during the sunny days. Even so, there are still avid fans of fly fishing who continues to do their hobby even during winter. This means that fly fishers can enjoy a year-round of fly fishing experience. Let's not disregard though, the possibilities of fishing during a bad weather. Is it still possible? The answer is a straight yes. If you really want it, go ahead and do it. Just make sure though, that you are prepared for whatever could happen.
If you are already in the middle of a fishing activity when suddenly, strong winds start to blow, what will you do? When this happens, you can easily tell that there is going to be a storm coming up. What you need to do is to look out for thunderstorms that are commonly present during these kinds of weather. Thunderstorms are actually your primal concern because it's really dangerous to be out and about in the open in a weather like this. What you need to think of first is to go to places where thunderstorms can't reach you. This should instantaneously tell you to go on higher grounds where it is safe.
If ever this happens, don't just panic and run wildly out of the water (if ever you are half submerged) because you won't only scare the fish away, your thoughts can also skip and you might not be able to think properly any longer. Be sure that you are capable of handling circumstance like this, especially when you are alone.
There are stormy weathers which do not show any sign of thunderstorms too. If it is the case, then you are still good for fishing as it will even increase the chances of catching fish. The wind that is causing the water to move also has an effect on the fish. Expect to catch small fish though even in shallow waters during this type of weather. As for larger ones, you can still too, but you will have to move to the deeper part of the water. When you do, make sure that you have somebody else to help you out in pulling the fish out since it will be twice difficult to retrieve a fish during a windy weather.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Friday, October 19, 2007
4 Trout Fishing Tips For The Fall
As fall approaches faster than a tractor trailer with no brakes coming down a mountain, I decided to write an article revealing 4 trout fishing tips for the fall. Fall is my favorite time of the year to fish for trout and these 4 trout fishing tips are a big reason for my success. You see, in the fall I've always caught my biggest trout of the entire year. Is that because the streams and rivers are so much less crowded? Or because the weather is cooling off so dramatically? I'm not sure of the real answer to the reason I seem to catch bigger trout in the fall, but I do know that these 4 trout fishing tips help, there's no doubt about that.
1. Always Pay Attention To Your Hands - Many anglers overlook their hands and this is a mistake. More than the hands themselves, the smells that might be on their hands. You see, trout have a very sensitive sense of smell and if they detect any unnatural odors, they are much less apt to bite. This is why any unnatural odors that may be on your hands needs to be removed, because of course the scents will transfer to your bait and cost you bites. This is why I make a habit of rubbing my hands with either a lump of grass or handful of dirt every hour or so while fishing. This eliminates any unnatural odors that may be on your hands.
2. The Lighter Your Gear, The Better - When fishing for trout it's always a good idea to use as light of fishing gear as you can get away with. This is why I recommend ultralight rods a reels and either 4 or 6 pound test line. Light action gear is passable, but to have the most success, stick with ultralight fishing gear for trout fishing in the fall. The bottom line is the lighter your gear, the more bites that you'll see.
3. Always Use Gang Hooks - Whenever you're fishing in the fall with live bait (especially worms) always use gang hooks to rig your bait. There is no better way to present live bait than through the use of a set of pre-tied gang hooks. Pre-tied gang hooks can be tied yourself or purchased ready to fish, but they need to be a part of your fall fishing repertoire.
4. Listen To Mother Nature - Listening to Mother Nature when it comes to trout fishing in the fall is important. Specifically the weather and the moon. There are no two factors that effect your fishing success more than the weather and the moon. We're you aware of that? The Weather & Moon are incredibly important to your fishing success. That's why taking a few minutes and educating yourself about the subjects is such a great idea. Believe me, you'll be glad you did.
These 4 trout fishing tips for the fall will help you have a ton more success. They are all amazingly simple and many times over looked, but that doesn't mean that they aren't important. Give them a shot and see what happens? I'm sure you'll be happy with the results. These trout fishing tips can be carried over into the other trout fishing seasons as well, but make sure you take advantage of the beauty and wonderful weather that the fall has to offer. To me, the fall is the best time of year to be standing in a river, looking for trout.
Trevor Kugler is co-founder of JRWfishing.com and an avid angler. He has more than 20 years experience fishing for all types of fish, and 15 years of business and internet experience. He currently raises his three year old daughter in the heart of trout fishing country…..Montana!
1. Always Pay Attention To Your Hands - Many anglers overlook their hands and this is a mistake. More than the hands themselves, the smells that might be on their hands. You see, trout have a very sensitive sense of smell and if they detect any unnatural odors, they are much less apt to bite. This is why any unnatural odors that may be on your hands needs to be removed, because of course the scents will transfer to your bait and cost you bites. This is why I make a habit of rubbing my hands with either a lump of grass or handful of dirt every hour or so while fishing. This eliminates any unnatural odors that may be on your hands.
2. The Lighter Your Gear, The Better - When fishing for trout it's always a good idea to use as light of fishing gear as you can get away with. This is why I recommend ultralight rods a reels and either 4 or 6 pound test line. Light action gear is passable, but to have the most success, stick with ultralight fishing gear for trout fishing in the fall. The bottom line is the lighter your gear, the more bites that you'll see.
3. Always Use Gang Hooks - Whenever you're fishing in the fall with live bait (especially worms) always use gang hooks to rig your bait. There is no better way to present live bait than through the use of a set of pre-tied gang hooks. Pre-tied gang hooks can be tied yourself or purchased ready to fish, but they need to be a part of your fall fishing repertoire.
4. Listen To Mother Nature - Listening to Mother Nature when it comes to trout fishing in the fall is important. Specifically the weather and the moon. There are no two factors that effect your fishing success more than the weather and the moon. We're you aware of that? The Weather & Moon are incredibly important to your fishing success. That's why taking a few minutes and educating yourself about the subjects is such a great idea. Believe me, you'll be glad you did.
These 4 trout fishing tips for the fall will help you have a ton more success. They are all amazingly simple and many times over looked, but that doesn't mean that they aren't important. Give them a shot and see what happens? I'm sure you'll be happy with the results. These trout fishing tips can be carried over into the other trout fishing seasons as well, but make sure you take advantage of the beauty and wonderful weather that the fall has to offer. To me, the fall is the best time of year to be standing in a river, looking for trout.
Trevor Kugler is co-founder of JRWfishing.com and an avid angler. He has more than 20 years experience fishing for all types of fish, and 15 years of business and internet experience. He currently raises his three year old daughter in the heart of trout fishing country…..Montana!
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Are You Excited About Bass Fishing?
Bass fishing is the exciting sport of angling for and outsmarting the North American gamefish known as bass. There are many species of bass.
This challenging sport is so popular that fishing shows and competitions all over the world offer large sums of prize money to the tournament winner.
Bass fishing is the gift that keeps on giving. Today the number of people who are engaged in this challenging and exciting activity is more than the number of people pursuing golf or tennis.
Baits/Lures
If bass fishing interests you, then researching baits and lures that attract them is highly recommended. The amount of effort alone in finding the best combination of bait and lure, is both a vocation and a hobby for bass fishermen.
Understand that having first decided which particular type of Bass you are trying to catch, you can then decide on the appropriate bait and tackle.
It is great fun catching the fish and picking the lures to use. You can choose from a large variety of lures and after you catch a certain amount of fish, you can unlock new special lures.
Colorful lures are used along with other tools to attract bass. Some even use unconventional fishing baits like adding peanut butter or some other type of food to their lures just to capture the largest fish in a particular lake.
Your rods, reels, lines and lures will vary depending on the environment, the nature of the particular species, and your skill level. Bass fishing is both a strategic sporting event as well as an art, and choosing the correct lures to use based on fish behavior, seasonal movements, water conditions and temperature is critical for success.
As time went on, new fly patterns were specifically developed to fish for bass, as well as heavier spinner/fly lures that could be cast by the baitcasting and fixed-spool casting reels and rods available at the time.
Conclusion
Bass fishing is both a strategic sporting event as well as an art, and choosing the correct bass fishing lures to use based on fish behavior, seasonal movements, water conditions and temperature is critical for success.
I'll repeat what I stated earler - Bass fishing is the gift that keeps on giving. It's hard to imagine any sport that is more enjoyable.
It can involve wonderful family experiences. It can bond fathers/mothers with sons and daughters. It can enrich your marriage. Of course, the key to that is the proper attitude and the desire for family involvement. But, it provides great opportunity.
You should know that bass fishing is very addictive because it is highly enjoyable and definitely rewarding regardless of your experience level.
This challenging sport is so popular that fishing shows and competitions all over the world offer large sums of prize money to the tournament winner.
Bass fishing is the gift that keeps on giving. Today the number of people who are engaged in this challenging and exciting activity is more than the number of people pursuing golf or tennis.
Baits/Lures
If bass fishing interests you, then researching baits and lures that attract them is highly recommended. The amount of effort alone in finding the best combination of bait and lure, is both a vocation and a hobby for bass fishermen.
Understand that having first decided which particular type of Bass you are trying to catch, you can then decide on the appropriate bait and tackle.
It is great fun catching the fish and picking the lures to use. You can choose from a large variety of lures and after you catch a certain amount of fish, you can unlock new special lures.
Colorful lures are used along with other tools to attract bass. Some even use unconventional fishing baits like adding peanut butter or some other type of food to their lures just to capture the largest fish in a particular lake.
Your rods, reels, lines and lures will vary depending on the environment, the nature of the particular species, and your skill level. Bass fishing is both a strategic sporting event as well as an art, and choosing the correct lures to use based on fish behavior, seasonal movements, water conditions and temperature is critical for success.
As time went on, new fly patterns were specifically developed to fish for bass, as well as heavier spinner/fly lures that could be cast by the baitcasting and fixed-spool casting reels and rods available at the time.
Conclusion
Bass fishing is both a strategic sporting event as well as an art, and choosing the correct bass fishing lures to use based on fish behavior, seasonal movements, water conditions and temperature is critical for success.
I'll repeat what I stated earler - Bass fishing is the gift that keeps on giving. It's hard to imagine any sport that is more enjoyable.
It can involve wonderful family experiences. It can bond fathers/mothers with sons and daughters. It can enrich your marriage. Of course, the key to that is the proper attitude and the desire for family involvement. But, it provides great opportunity.
You should know that bass fishing is very addictive because it is highly enjoyable and definitely rewarding regardless of your experience level.
A Good Fishing Story
Now, this is not about something that happened to me, but rather to a friend of mine who lives, eats, and breathes fishing on a daily basis. I have his permission to write the story, and it’s just too good not to relay it to all those folks out there that work so hard to get good fishing stories. Just keep in mind that I’m telling the story of someone else.
My friend goes fishing out on the local lakes at least two to three times a week. He has a big truck, a nice boat, and more fishing rods than you can shake a stick at. He estimates that he spends some 18-20 hours per week hunting those ever-elusive creatures of the deep.
At any rate, this friend of mine decided to take yet another friend out fishing as he had expressed an interest in it. Large-mouth bass was the object of desire for that particular outing. The two of them spent some seven hours out on the water drinking beer, getting a sunburn, and bringing home a whopping 15 lbs of fish in the form of 3 large-mouths to show for the day. At the end of the day, the seemingly new fisherman said to my friend “You work too hard at fishing…Come over to my place next week and I’ll show you how I go fishing!”
So, the eventful day comes and my friend pays a visit to this man’s 20 acre ranch with it’s very own fully stocked pond. They walk together down to the dock and the man says, “Now I’m going to show you how to fish the easy way!” He pulls out a child size spider-man pole that he has stashed on the side of the dock, and drops the hook in the water sans bait, lure, or anything recognizable as a tempting treat for a bass. Just a bare hook. Within 2 minutes, the guy is pulling a sizeable bass from the pond! In the space of 15 minutes, the man had pulled four fish totaling about 20 lbs out of that pond. He looked at my friend and says “Like I told you, you work too hard at fishing!”
The next time you’re out scrambling around in your bass boat, trying to get those elusive buggers to bite so you can have a nice dinner that night, think about how easy this guy has it. It’s almost laughable to think that it could be so easy, if only we all had a nice big ranch with a fully stocked pond. But then again, where’s the challenge? Right?
My friend goes fishing out on the local lakes at least two to three times a week. He has a big truck, a nice boat, and more fishing rods than you can shake a stick at. He estimates that he spends some 18-20 hours per week hunting those ever-elusive creatures of the deep.
At any rate, this friend of mine decided to take yet another friend out fishing as he had expressed an interest in it. Large-mouth bass was the object of desire for that particular outing. The two of them spent some seven hours out on the water drinking beer, getting a sunburn, and bringing home a whopping 15 lbs of fish in the form of 3 large-mouths to show for the day. At the end of the day, the seemingly new fisherman said to my friend “You work too hard at fishing…Come over to my place next week and I’ll show you how I go fishing!”
So, the eventful day comes and my friend pays a visit to this man’s 20 acre ranch with it’s very own fully stocked pond. They walk together down to the dock and the man says, “Now I’m going to show you how to fish the easy way!” He pulls out a child size spider-man pole that he has stashed on the side of the dock, and drops the hook in the water sans bait, lure, or anything recognizable as a tempting treat for a bass. Just a bare hook. Within 2 minutes, the guy is pulling a sizeable bass from the pond! In the space of 15 minutes, the man had pulled four fish totaling about 20 lbs out of that pond. He looked at my friend and says “Like I told you, you work too hard at fishing!”
The next time you’re out scrambling around in your bass boat, trying to get those elusive buggers to bite so you can have a nice dinner that night, think about how easy this guy has it. It’s almost laughable to think that it could be so easy, if only we all had a nice big ranch with a fully stocked pond. But then again, where’s the challenge? Right?
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