| Winter Fishing is for those who can simply | | | | hooks. Also try using shorter traces to give |
| bare the cold. Here's a bit of advice from | | | | the baited hook a quicker movement in the |
| someone that has some experience in the sport | | | | water and add a 5cm length of lumo tubing and |
| during the colder time of the year. | | | | lumo beads to the trace. It's worked for me |
| | | | so It's worth a shot, right? |
| Winter fishing is a bit more difficult than | | | | |
| fishing during other seasons. At this time of | | | | Dressing warm and all that winter seasonal |
| year the the fish are not all that hungry | | | | tips I will leave to you as people have |
| because they have been gorging themselves on | | | | different tolerance for this type of weather. |
| all the whitebait and small bait fish. What | | | | Besides, I find that what you are wearing |
| they are probably more interested in, is | | | | will not really effect the winter fishing |
| probably snack food. After all, would you | | | | experience. Just try to put on more than you |
| like to have a large roast meal and then five | | | | think as you can always take stuff off if you |
| minutes later have another one. Personally, I | | | | get too hot. Plus, watch what gloves you |
| would be far tempted with an after dinner | | | | where as your hands will need as much |
| mint straight after a large meal. So next | | | | flexibility as possible; hand warmers would |
| time you go out for some winter fishing try | | | | be a nice touch for the trip. |
| the following. | | | | |
| | | | I will leave you with this however, bring a |
| It may be against the popular belief that | | | | friend and thermostat full of hot chocolate |
| winter fishing should be done with large | | | | (or tea or coffee or whatever you prefer to |
| pieces of bait as fish will only go after | | | | warm up your insides). And, have fun as |
| bait worth the effort. But, I only use a | | | | winter fishing has it's own set of beautiful |
| small piece of bait to resemble a very small | | | | scenery and serenity. |
| bait fish or whitebait and use smallish | | | | |