| The dog days of summer can be a great time | | | | and tied a set of gang hooks "on the fly" on four |
| for catching trout, and in this article I'm going to | | | | pound test, just to see what would happen. I |
| reveal some tips to keep in mind the next time | | | | immediately began catching trout! I was doing |
| you're trying to catch trout in the summertime. | | | | exactly the same thing that I had been doing for |
| Summer means one thing, hot temperatures, and | | | | two and half hours with no bites. This taught me |
| this can be detrimental to our cold water friend's | | | | to always use line that's as light as possible, it |
| trout. Catching trout in the summertime is a lot of | | | | makes a BIG difference! |
| fun, but we must remember that higher water | | | | - Fish At The Right Times - always make sure |
| temperatures can be harmful to the trout. This | | | | that your fishing at the right times. This is |
| means getting them off the hook and back into | | | | accomplished simply by paying attention to the |
| the water as quickly as possible. | | | | weather and moon, and planning your fishing trips |
| With that little caveat out of the way, let's get | | | | accordingly. The weather and moon have a |
| down to some tips for catching trout in the | | | | dramatic affect on the behavior of fish, and using |
| summertime, shall we? Below you will find some | | | | this information to your advantage will make a |
| of my favorite tips for catching more trout when | | | | huge difference in your bite rates. |
| the water's low and the weather's hot. Try one | | | | - Use Gang Hooks - Anytime you're fishing for |
| or all of them and start catching more trout as | | | | trout, especially in river or stream situations, |
| soon as your next trout fishing excursion. | | | | make sure that your bait is rigged on a set of |
| - Use Light Line - when trout fishing you should | | | | gang hooks. This is especially true in the case of |
| always use fishing line that's as light as possible. | | | | worms, whether those worms be live, Power |
| Any line over six-pound test is overkill, and I | | | | worms, or Gulp worms. Gang hooks enable |
| personally suggest using four-pound test or lighter. | | | | worms to be presented in an outstretched and |
| Trout have very keen eyesight and can detect | | | | natural manner (the way God and the trout |
| your line if it's too heavy. I've got a real world | | | | intended). The use of gang hooks when fishing for |
| example for you. I was trout fishing one time in | | | | trout in the summertime will make a huge |
| mid August using gang hooks tied on six pound | | | | difference in bite rates as well. |
| test monofilament. After about two and a half | | | | Catching trout in the summertime is a ton of fun |
| hours without as much as a nibble I got | | | | and these simple tips will help you be more |
| frustrated and was ready to leave. Then I | | | | successful. What, you don't believe me? Give one |
| remembered that I normally used gang hooks tied | | | | or all of them a try sooner rather than later and |
| on four pound test, but ran out and opted to use | | | | find out for yourself. You won't be disappointed, I |
| the six pound test gang hooks to save time. I | | | | promise you that. |
| wondered about this, so I took a few minutes | | | | |