| As the new year approaches and the weather | | | | |
| continues to get colder, I figured it was | | | | The same principle goes for any live bait |
| time to write an article on cold weather | | | | that you might be using. Cold weather is a |
| trout fishing tips. I'm not necessarily | | | | great time of year to use maggots and meal |
| referring to ice fishing, yet some of these | | | | worms as trout bait, and if you like to use |
| tips can be used for ice fishermen as well. | | | | night crawlers, simply use smaller pieces. |
| These tips are for those of us who still | | | | For example, a whole night crawler can be |
| enjoy getting out on our favorite river or | | | | pinched into thirds or even quarters in cold |
| stream to do a little trout fishing, even | | | | weather trout fishing situations. |
| when the weather is quite cold. | | | | |
| | | | When the weather and water temperature are |
| The first thing to keep in mind (if you | | | | cold, fishing when the trout are the most |
| didn't already know), is that cold weather | | | | active is very important. There are certain |
| trout fishing offers some unique challenges, | | | | times of the day and month when fish are more |
| not the least of which is the fact that the | | | | active than others , and knowing this |
| cold weather can be quite uncomfortable. | | | | information is highly useful when the weather |
| Besides being uncomfortable, cold weather | | | | is cold and the trout aren't as active |
| trout fishing means the fishing will normally | | | | anyway. These times of the day and month |
| be much tougher. When the temperature drops, | | | | correlate with the weather and phases of the |
| so does the water temperature, and as the | | | | moon. Planning your fishing trips around the |
| water temperature drops, so does the trout's | | | | weather and moon is a great idea, especially |
| body temperature. As trout become colder and | | | | in cold weather. |
| colder, their metabolism slows down, which | | | | |
| means they feed less. | | | | The final tip for cold weather trout fishing |
| | | | is the fact that we need to keep our hands as |
| Obviously when trout are feeding less, they | | | | warm as possible while fishing. Not only do |
| are more difficult to catch. In colder | | | | our hands need to be warm, but if you're like |
| weather and water temperatures, a great tip | | | | me you still need the use of you fingers to |
| is to use bait that's as small as you can. | | | | fish properly. This is where a quality and |
| If you ice fish, you know all about using | | | | comfortable pair of fingerless gloves come |
| tiny baits, well the same goes for trout | | | | into play. I can tell you from experience |
| fishing in river and stream situations. Use | | | | that being on the river and feeling like your |
| hooks, baits, and lures that are as small as | | | | hand is going to fall off, because that hand |
| you can get away with in cold weather trout | | | | got wet releasing a freezing cold trout, is |
| fishing situations. This tip will help you | | | | no fun at all I promise you. |
| get more bites. | | | | |