| Fishing in the winter can be a bit difficult. I don't | | | | already know all this), but I am going to discuss |
| know about you, but I've found that fishing in the | | | | keeping your hands warm. As fishermen, we |
| winter is what we call a "challenge". I'm of course | | | | need our fingers for our craft, and in the winter, |
| not referring to sitting on a frozen lake looking | | | | having the use of our fingers, while still keeping |
| through a hole in the ice (ice fishing). What I'm | | | | our hands warm can be a problem. This is where |
| referring to is fishing in the way we do at other | | | | a pair of quality glove liners comes in. If you wear |
| times of the year, the only big differences being... | | | | glove liners under your gloves, you can then |
| the temperature and amount of daylight. | | | | remove your gloves when fishing and your hands |
| What's interesting to me about fishing in the | | | | still have protection from the cold. |
| winter, is how much more difficult it is to catch | | | | Because the fish are less active in the winter, |
| fish. I know in the rivers and streams I fish in | | | | making sure that you're fishing art the most |
| Montana, fishing slows down dramatically in the | | | | opportune times is very important. How do you |
| winter time. I have a theory as to why this | | | | go about knowing that you're fishing at the most |
| happens. | | | | opportune times? Simply by paying attention to |
| As the temperatures cool, so does the water | | | | the weather and moon. That's right, the weather |
| temperature (obviously!), and as water | | | | and moon have as much to do with your fishing |
| temperatures become colder (and stay that way | | | | successor failure, as any two things. This might |
| for extended periods) the fish that swim in that | | | | sound strange, but it's nonetheless true. When |
| water become colder as well. Fish are cold | | | | fishing in the winter, make sure that you're fishing |
| blooded, and as their body temperature becomes | | | | at the most opportune times. |
| colder, their metabolism slows down, requiring | | | | Fishing in the winter can be a challenge, but these |
| them to eat less. Hence the reason fishing is so | | | | two simple tips will make you more successful. |
| much more difficult in the winter. | | | | Oh, and one more thing. Make sure you downsize |
| There are some things that can be done to tip | | | | your offerings as much as possible. In cold |
| the odds into your favor though. Before we get | | | | weather fish like to expend as little energy as |
| into those things, let's discuss staying warm. Don't | | | | possible getting meals, which mean that small |
| worry, I'm not going to go into a diatribe about | | | | meals are in order. In the winter downsize your |
| layering and keeping warm in cold weather (you | | | | baits as much as you can. |