| When fishing, trout is one of the favorite | | | | dragging because of the various conditions of |
| fishing to catch for most anglers. These | | | | the current, but this is a matter that the |
| trout are abundant anywhere. The native | | | | angler will have to figure out for himself. |
| habitat of these fish depends on the type of | | | | |
| trout. | | | | For trout fishing, the leader should not be |
| | | | greased. It will not sink far enough to cause |
| For brook trout, the native habitat includes | | | | any difficulty when picking the line and lure |
| the territory from Saskatchewan to the | | | | from the water, but if it is allowed to |
| Labrador westward, while the rainbow trout is | | | | float; it will cast a shadow on the bottom of |
| a native of the Pacific slope from Alaska to | | | | the stream which may scare the trout. |
| California. | | | | |
| | | | It is important to make the first cast the |
| On the other hand, brown trout has found its | | | | best. A feeding trout will usually strike the |
| way into the waters of every state in the | | | | first lure presented if it is cast so that it |
| United States except Louisiana, Arkansas, | | | | will float over his private domain. The |
| Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, | | | | angler should never fail to fish the lower |
| Florida,North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Texas. It | | | | end of the pool first even if the trout are |
| has been reported in the waters of some of | | | | rising in the middle or upper end. |
| these states, but according to conservation | | | | |
| officials, no authentic reports have been | | | | It is not good practice when fishing for |
| received. It is also found in many parts of | | | | trout to fish directly upstream so the flies, |
| Canada. | | | | line, and leader will float directly over |
| | | | fish. The fisherman should make the cast from |
| In trout fishing, there are some factors that | | | | one side of the stream so the fly will only |
| need to be considered in order to have a | | | | float over the fish. |
| successful catch. | | | | |
| | | | Trout are sometimes very moody or selective |
| The trout is one of the fishes that are | | | | and will try the patience of any angler; |
| usually secured through the use of the dry | | | | hence, possibly a fly with less hackle will |
| fly. For trout, the current as well as the | | | | do the trick or it may be necessary to use a |
| pools should be fished. It may sometimes be a | | | | spent-wing fly or a fan wing. |
| bit difficult to keep the fly from sinking or | | | | |