| There are few fish that are more popular to fish | | | | most beautiful species of trout, are much smaller |
| for, and none more beautiful that the trout. This is | | | | than their cousins. Brook trout are normally quite |
| probably the reason that trout fishing is such a | | | | small (in the ten to fifteen inch range), other than |
| widespread and popular activity. In this article, I | | | | in certain lakes in Labrador, where they grow to |
| want to describe a little about the trout and trout | | | | extremely large sizes. Under the ideal conditions in |
| fishing. For as long as human beings have been | | | | these lakes, brook trout are measured in pounds, |
| fishing, they have also been trout fishing. There | | | | rather than inches, with five to ten pound brook |
| are four main varieties of trout that can be found | | | | trout being common. These lakes are an |
| in the rivers, streams, and lakes of North | | | | aberration though, because for most of us brook |
| America. They include Rainbow, Brown, Brook, | | | | trout are measures in inches, rather than pounds. |
| and Lake. All four species are candidates for trout | | | | The bottom line is that brook trout are the most |
| fishing, and can all be caught using the same basic | | | | beautiful of all of the trout species and are worth |
| methods, except for the lake trout, which is | | | | catching simply for their beauty. |
| found in deep cold lakes, and really doesn't act like | | | | No matter which species of trout you chose to |
| the other varieties of trout at all. | | | | fish for, the bottom line is that trout fishing is a |
| The most popular of these four main trout | | | | very popular activity. A great tip is to always |
| species is the Rainbow Trout. These trout can be | | | | make sure that you're fishing at the optimum |
| distinguished by the large red stripe running down | | | | times. This simply means using the weather and |
| the length of their body and are a great candidate | | | | moon to your advantage when trout fishing. |
| for trout fishing. As far as trout fishing is | | | | Making sure that you're fishing at the proper |
| concerned, Rainbow Trout are probably the most | | | | times is key to your trout fishing success. In fact, |
| popular, simply because they are so widespread. | | | | there are probably no two other factors that |
| Anywhere that trout swim, which means cool | | | | effect trout fishing as much as the weather and |
| clear water, rainbow trout can be found. Under | | | | moon. |
| ideal conditions rainbow trout can grow to very | | | | Another tip to enjoy a ton of success when trout |
| large sizes, but their average size is much smaller | | | | fishing is to always use a gang hook rig when |
| (in the twelve to twenty inch range). | | | | trout fishing, especially when that fishing is being |
| Brown Trout can grow to very large sizes as | | | | done in the flowing water of a river or stream. |
| well, and are a bit more hearty than any other | | | | Bouncing live bait off of the bottom as it flows |
| trout species. In parts of the Midwest (around the | | | | naturally with the current of a river or stream is a |
| Great Lakes), brown trout migrate from the lakes | | | | deadly trout fishing technique and worth trying on |
| into rivers to spawn. And these brown trout can | | | | your next trout fishing excursion. I've personally |
| grow to enormous sizes. Trout Fishing for these | | | | been trout fishing for more than 20 years, and I |
| monsters requires much larger fishing gear than is | | | | never fish for trout without the help of gang |
| normally thought of when one thinks of the term | | | | hooks. The bottom line is that no matter which |
| trout fishing. In any case, both brown and rainbow | | | | species of trout you fish for or which method |
| trout can grow to very large sizes, and are also | | | | you use, trout fishing is one of the best ways |
| heavily sought after when it comes to trout | | | | created to relax and forget about the affairs of |
| fishing. | | | | the day. |
| Brook Trout, while widely considered to be the | | | | |