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