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Stream Strategies &
Tactics: Have a Plan
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When starting each fishing
trip, you should have a plan that is flexible. These tips are meant to
stimulate your thought process so you can minimize your trial and error
time on the stream. |
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Use your powers of observation: |
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- Take
water temperature
- Check
for insects’ activity
- Look
for birds over the water
- Look
for rising fish
- Analyze
current in feeding lanes
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Move slowly and watch: |
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- Go
upstream for dry, downstream for wet fly fishing
- Do
not stay in just one spot; look for new lies where trout might feed
- Watch
how close you get to the stream; sun position, water depth, and
clarity dictate how close you can get to the fish
- Change
your height, crouch, or crawl if needed
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If there is a hatch: |
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- Try
to match the size, shape, color and movement of dominant insects
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When no hatch is occurring: |
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- Fish
nymphs or wet flies
- Start
on bottom with proven patterns
- Try
attractor dry flies
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Experiment: |
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- When
things are not working, try something different
- Try
something that worked before
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 HAVE
FUN -- THAT'S WHY WE FISH! |