Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- Baits
- Fishing Fly Box
- Fishing Fly Kit
- Fly-fishing Lines
- Fly-fishing Nets
- Fly-fishing Reels
- Fly-fishing Rods
- Fly-fishing Vests
- Waders
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Step 1
Talk to a local bait shop about state rules and special trout stamps.
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Step 2
Move quietly toward a stream. Avoid letting your shadow cover the water - trout in small streams can be skittish.
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Step 3
Select a good trout spot, such as an eddy in a stream. Trout love to hide behind rocks as the water swirls food right to them.
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Step 4
Watch the water for signs of fish: a change in water flow, a flash of fin.
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Step 5
Use just enough weight on your line to bump the bottom and float along.
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Step 6
Choose bait: Trout love flies, salmon eggs and worms.
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Step 7
Use a cast-and-retrieve method of fishing.
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Step 8
Let the bait move downstream with the current.
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Step 9
Set the hook quickly once the trout bites.
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Step 10
Reel it in to shore.
Comments
snookheaven said
on 7/31/2009 I am from the NJ area, do you feel it is OK to eat the fresh water trout from this state?
trouthunter said
on 7/28/2009 I catch a lot of brookies on #8 hooks with spinners and dillies, half way between a worm and a crawler. I absolutely love to fish trout streams.
kohuether said
on 8/17/2007 Trout is one of my favorite fishes but I've never had the opportunity to catch my own. Perhaps now I will! :)
mellenjuice said
on 3/18/2007 I have a lot of success with an orange jig and a nightcrawler dipped in corn dip.especially when drift trolling just bounce the jig around a little bit and wait for a strike they usually will occurr very often on a pause. Good luck!!!
mellenjuice said
on 3/18/2007 I like to use powerbait corn dip and orange and black rapalas. They work really well for cuts and kokanees and bows