| Have you ever dreamed of landing that big trout? | | | | kind. Continue fishing up stream, check and fish all pools |
| Fishing for trout of any size is great fun, but I'm talking | | | | and cut backs in the bank. Make sure after the sun is |
| about those ten to twelve pounders, or even larger. | | | | up your shadow does not show on the water. Don't |
| You can do it, but first you have to find them. | | | | forget to change lures after a while if you are not |
| Unless you live in the remote back country of the | | | | having any luck. A different bait in the same pool might |
| west, or some place where you have access to | | | | get results. You might catch trout any time of day, |
| areas that have not had a lot of fishing pressure, then | | | | although I have found, depending on the pressure, the |
| you have been limited to that kind of trout fishing, and | | | | best fishing is in the first three hours in the morning and |
| like most of us, have settled for catching and releasing | | | | the last two hours before sunset. Sometimes, again |
| countless ten inch stock trout. Today we have to | | | | depending on the pressure, around three in the |
| search out those places where the big fish can be | | | | afternoon can be productive. These fish are likely ones |
| found. Keep in mind almost all waters have a few | | | | that did not compete well in the early morning hours |
| good fish, the trick is how to catch them. If you fish the | | | | for any viable food. The farther you get up stream |
| streams most of the time and have access to say | | | | away from the crowd the better your chances are of |
| three miles of stream, start your fishing a half mile or | | | | catching bigger trout. If the water is high and a little fast |
| so from camp. You will be way ahead of most of the | | | | you might want heavier trout lures, and if the water is |
| other fishermen in camp. Be sure to get out early as | | | | a little murky you might try using a spinner bait that will |
| the best fishing will be right after day light. One other | | | | be easier for the fish to see. Remember, they won't |
| thing, very important, is to have a good selection of | | | | strike if they can't see the lure. Some times all it takes |
| trout lures with you and maybe a few night crawlers. | | | | is the flash of the spinner to get a trout to strike and |
| The fish, most times, will be just off the current, | | | | you never know it just might be that monster trout you |
| feeding. Try casting up stream above any eddy's or | | | | have been dreaming about. |
| any rocks that might be exposed. Keep all slack out of | | | | No matter what, you won't catch anything if you don't |
| the line and make sure your bait is getting down in the | | | | get out there and get your trout lures wet. Good luck |
| water. The bigger trout will be around cover of some | | | | and great fishing! |