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Trout Fly Fishing Tips for Beginners

Trout Fly Fishing Tips - Hiding Places for Trout

Fly fishing for trout is an art form, and there is a lot of material providing trout fly fishing tips and techniques for any beginner fly fisherman. The following trout fly fishing tips will help you become a more successful trout fly fishing angler:

  • When approaching the water you intend fishing in, make sure that you walk slowly and quietly. Sound is transmitted more rapidly through water than air.
  • Wearing drab clothing with muted colors will help you to blend more effectively into your surroundings. Your chances of spooking the trout will be reduced.
  • Take a thermometer with you and check the water temperature before fishing for trout. When the water temperature is between 55 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit, the trout are far more active. Trout become lazy and inactive outside this temperature range, and your chances of catching them are reduced.
  • A good quality fly rod that provides accurate casting and good feedback and line feel can make all the difference for trout fly fishing – check out the Sage Z-Axis range of fly rods for some of the best fly fishing rods that money can buy.
  • To be successful at trout fly fishing, its important that you use the correct type of fly. The water temperature determines the size of the fly you should use. In cold water you should use larger flies. With clear, warm water, you should use smaller flies. Yellow, orange or black flies tend to work better at the beginning of the season. Different flies work best in different locations, as the prey that trout feed on will vary from location to location. A good suggestion is to speak to the local fishermen, or visit local fly fishing shops to find out which trout flies work best in that geographic area.
  • Keep your fly line clean. A fly fishing line that is not clean creates more friction in the guides of the fly rod, and will tangle more frequently. You can buy products which are used specifically to clean fly lines.
  • Learn to roll cast. When fishing for trout in rivers and streams, there will be times where there is not enough space behind you to perform the back cast using the standard overhead casting technique. The roll casting technique does not require any space behind you, and is also useful when fly fishing in strong wind.
  • Always cast upstream when fishing in rivers and streams. Then allow your fly to drift backwards towards you. The trout find sheltered areas of the river to lie and wait for their prey. By staying out of the main current of the river, the trout expend less energy. These areas may be in front of or behind rocks jutting up from the riverbed.
  • You will be more successful trout fly fishing in lakes and dams if there is a small breeze blowing across the water. Trout are more easily spooked in still waters.
  • When using a fly fishing net, do not swipe at the fish. The trout may be spooked by this sudden movement, and then break the fly line tippet and manage to escape.

More useful fly fishing tips can be found in the article: beginners fly fishing tips

 

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