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Trout Fly Fishing Tips – Where to Locate Trout in Rivers

Fly fishing for trout is an art form, and there is a lot of material providing trout fly fishing tips and techniques for any beginner fly fisherman. The following trout fly fishing tips will help you become a more successful trout fly fishing angler:

• When approaching the water you intend fishing in, make sure that you walk slowly and quietly. Sound is transmitted more rapidly through water than air.
• Wearing drab clothing with muted colors will help you to blend more effectively into your surroundings. This will reduce the possibility of spooking the trout.
• Take a thermometer with you and check the water temperature before fishing for trout. When the water temperature is between 55 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit, the trout are far more active. Trout become lazy and inactive outside this temperature range, and your chances of catching them are reduced.
• A good quality fly rod that provides accurate casting and good feedback and line feel can make all the difference for trout fly fishing – check out the Sage Z-Axis range of fly rods for some of the best fly fishing rods that money can buy.
• To be successful at trout fly fishing, its important that you use the correct type of fly. Choose the size of your fly according to the water temperature. If the water is cold, then larger flies should be used. With clear, warm water, you should use smaller flies. Yellow, orange or black flies tend to work better at the beginning of the season. Different flies work best in different locations, as the prey that trout feed on will vary from location to location. Its a good idea to check with local fly fishing shops, or speak to local fly fishermen to determine what flies work best for trout fly fishing in that location.
• Keep your fly line clean. A fly fishing line that is not clean creates more friction in the guides of the fly rod, and will tangle more frequently. You can buy products which are used specifically to clean fly lines.
• Learn to roll cast. With fly fishing in rivers and streams, often you will have bushes and trees behind you. This will prevent you making the back cast of a full overhead cast. The roll casting technique does not require any space behind you, and is also useful when fly fishing in strong wind.
• Always cast upstream when fishing in rivers and streams. Then allow your fly to drift backwards towards you. Trout tend to wait for their prey in areas of the river that are sheltered from the main current as they don't have to expend as much energy. These areas may be in front of or behind rocks jutting up from the riverbed.
• If you are trout fly fishing in dams or lakes, you will have more success if there is a small breeze blowing. Trout are more easily spooked in still waters.
• When using a fly fishing net, do not swipe at the fish. This sudden movement may spook the fish and it may break the tippet on your fly line and escape.

More useful fly fishing tips can be found in the article: beginners fly fishing tips

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