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