Trout Fishing - Bait From The Trout's Perspective

Right tool for the right job, right bait for the right fish. If that's not yet your motto, it should be!

As you can imagine, every living creature's need for food overrides all other needs. Regardless of how lazy you think the trout is, food is energy; it's life. And the larger the trout; the more food (energy) it needs to sustain itself. However there is a golden rule of life that you must never forget:
Energy used to capture food must be less than energy gained from eating food!
If it's not; there's no point.

So now, let's examine how the trout bait looks to the trout's point of view:
An old trout (i.e. a large fish; the kind you want) is not going to battle currents, then launch its heavy body into the air to catch a small fly!

So what will attract the trout?

Well first of all, target the right trout; the feeding trout. An actively feeding trout is going to be more receptive to the trout fishing bait if it looks and behaves like the one it's already feeding on. However even an actively feeding trout will not feed on a fly that looks or behaves differently from what it's accustomed to. On the other hand, a trout that's not actively feeding will not be receptive even to a real fly unless it flies into its mouth!

A trout most commonly feeds on the: Mayflies, Caddisflies and the Stoneflies. So your trout bait must look and behave like those flies naturally behave.

Mayflies are prettiest and most noticeable. They are also usually found densely together; so they tend to make the best trout fishing bait. For the trout, it's an easier catch. And with practice an easy catch for you too!

So the model the trout is using is simple; it looks for spawning hatches opening, then goes there for an easy meal. Therefor when you're trout fishing; bait them at those spots and land yourself a legend!

Caddisflies also make great trout fishing bait. They begin their growth from underwater, at the bottom of a rock. Once they reach a certain age, they trap tiny bubbles of gas, and those that are not snatched up by the lazy trout break the surface of the water.

Once they reach the surface, they hatch and fly towards vegetation by the stream. Later they return to lay their eggs, and that's when they tend to hover in the same spot, practically begging to be eaten. Imitate their patterns of movement at that stage to catch the trout.

Stoneflies are not as brightly colored as the mayflies, but are still very attractive to the trout, because of their larger size. Quite simply they offer a bigger fill, while the energy spend to catch them, is about the same as for other flies.

So to help you identify the best fishing spot, the water level to chose, the imitation to use, and the behavior to display; study the fly. Learn everything you can about the trout's diet. Knowing the fly's life-cycle and behavior will help you catch the trout you would be proud to take a picture with!

Thank you very much for reading. Catch a BIG one!

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