| Trout fishing is fun way to enjoy your free | | | | forward as well. Release the slack in the |
| time and it can be very rewarding to your | | | | line as you flick your wrist. Flicking your |
| diet. There are many places that you can | | | | wrist just about doubles the speed of your |
| catch trout around the USA. Salt water trout | | | | cast with minimal effort...much like a golf |
| are abundant and do not really require much | | | | swing, casting should be effortless. You |
| different equipment than the normal rod and | | | | will be casting a lot and force may spook the |
| reel found at any sporting goods store. They | | | | fish. Try aiming for opposite edges of the |
| are usually small, so light tackle is more | | | | river where the water is more calm than the |
| than adequite. Fishing lines with a low | | | | actual flow. Fish love to wait in these |
| pound test are best because they won't be | | | | areas because food will flow by them from the |
| visable underwater. The best place to find | | | | quicker current.When you have caught some |
| them is in shallow rivers or the flats in | | | | trout, it is time to clean them. This is |
| small bays. A spinner is a great lure to use | | | | very easy when you know the basics. First |
| instead of live bait because it is easy and | | | | take a sharp medium size knife and place it |
| effective. However, night crawlers are a | | | | perpendicular across the area between the |
| cheap live bait that last days in a styrofoam | | | | skull and the dorsal area. Cut straight |
| container that is kept out of direct | | | | downward about halfway. Then flip it over |
| sunlight.Another way to catch trout is use a | | | | and slit the belly open from the anus to |
| fly fishing rod. This is a very fun form of | | | | where you cut it's neck. Then hold the |
| fishing because it is more active and with | | | | dorsal area and pull downward and back on the |
| practice you can become a very accurate | | | | skull. This will rip the head off and pull |
| caster. You may have seen this done, and | | | | the guts out of the bottom. Simply run your |
| trust me it is easier than it looks. A light | | | | finger through the slit to clean any excess |
| rod and reel are not expensive. You can also | | | | guts and throw the fish on ice.A staple |
| purchase fake fishing flies that are | | | | recipe for trout is to flour the outside of |
| exclusive to this type of fishing. The flies | | | | the fish, skin and all, and cook it in a fry |
| are light, so light fishing line should be | | | | pan with butter and oil for a couple minutes |
| used to let the fly control the cast. Find a | | | | per side. The skin will slide off very |
| stream that is 10' - 20' across. Tie the fly | | | | easily. Then use a fork to carefully lift |
| to the end of the line using 3-4 simple | | | | the meat off of the rib bone. The fish is |
| pretzel knots. Pull some extra slack into | | | | very tender and will melt in your mouth. |
| your empy hand, leaving about 5' of line | | | | Feel around for bones because some will stick |
| coming out of the end of the rod. Slowly | | | | to the meet. This is a very healthy dish |
| wave the rod back and forward with your hand | | | | that is rich with low fat but has fish oil |
| about shoulder height.When you have a good | | | | and protein that promote low cholesteral and |
| feel for where you want to cast, go back and | | | | promote muscle gain. Enjoy! |
| gently cast forward flicking you wrist | | | | |