| -- End Ad Box ---> | | | | uses their senses. Why? Quite simply, by knowing how |
| When fly fishing for trout, it is of crucial importance to | | | | a trout uses their senses, your approach and |
| understand their senses. Trout are fish, after all, and | | | | presentation will be better, leading to less spooked fish |
| make different use of their senses than we do. | | | | and thus better results in the stream. While hatchery |
| Understanding these senses can greatly increase the | | | | born fish are rather stupid, they aren't so stupid as to |
| prospects of a successful fly fishing trip. Many anglers | | | | sit right on top of an anglers foot, patiently waiting for |
| make the common mistake of thinking trout are not | | | | that fake fly to float right by. |
| very smart. As far as hatchery born fish are | | | | It’s also worth remembering that compared to |
| concerned, this is mostly correct. | | | | other fish, trout tend to be smarter than most, |
| However, in Montana and many other prime rivers in | | | | especially the cunning Brown Trout. Because of this, |
| the world, most of the rivers are not stocked with | | | | when fly fishing for trout, don’t go about it like |
| hatchery born fish. Instead, the trout found will generally | | | | you would go about bluegill fishing. If an angler goes |
| be wild trout. And wild trout, whether they be rainbows, | | | | about fishing for trout on the basis that they are stupid, |
| browns or brookies, are always smarter than their | | | | the angler is likely to be disappointed. A trout that can |
| hatchery born counterparts. | | | | survive the rigors of a trout stream, especially a Brown |
| Additionally, even if you are fly fishing primarily for | | | | Trout, is a very cunning animal indeed. |
| hatchery born fish, it is still good to know how a trout | | | | |