In the winter months, the cold water slows down the fishes’ metabolism, so they find the area with the least amount of resistance to save on precious energy. A shallow area that has no fish during the day might be prime feeding ground for Monster Browns at dusk and at night, when they have the cover of darkness to protect them from danger. Throughout the year, these holding grounds will change. Light can only travel so far through water, meaning the darker spots are areas of deeper water. If the water is clear, look for darker spots. Look for areas that have a sharp depth change in water. Just like an undercut bank, shelf seams are great holding grounds for MONSTER Trout. In a few magical places, you will find these shelf formations that are very similar to an undercut bank. We will go into more details on different techniques in upcoming lessons. ![]() Cast as close as you can and let the rig float as long as possible. When fishing embankments, always approach from the opposite side. They’re the perfect hiding place from danger and offer the fish easy access to dive out and catch a meal. These embankments provide shelter and typically have faster moving water in front of them. You will most likely find undercut embankments that can hold MOSTER Trout. These two zones are optimal locations for that speed.Īs you scope out the area you want to fish, look at the embankment in front of you and on the opposite side of the river. Typically trout like to feed in water that’s moving at 1 mph. Just like the head of a pool where the water speeds up, at the tail of the a pool, the water does the same before leaving the area. This area is a perfect feeding zone with minimal water resistance. When fish are actively feeding, they will gather at the head of a pool where faster water is coming in. You can cover a lot of ground and these areas typically hold larger amounts of trout. One of my favorite areas to fish is in a river bend seam. We will go into detail on hunting for this scenario in our advanced lessons. When you spot trout in this location, approach with caution so as not to spook them. When water pushes up against a rock or boulder, it slows down just enough for trout to hang out and actively feed. This is also known as the front of the rock. Instead of casting behind the rock, cast up and above the rock and let if float in the seam line. Just as easy a target to learn is the side seam of a rock or boulder. It makes an easy target to huck flies and land in the seam zone. You typically can find seams on the surface.Īs you see here, the area behind a boulder or outcropping rock can be a good place to start when you are new. As a fly fisherman, you are always looking for seams, the area where the fast water is next to slow-moving water. When the water hits these objects, it creates what is known as a seam. ![]() So, where do we look for these locations?Īnytime moving water hits a solid object, it slows down the current and provides all three of the necessary ingredients for a trout’s optimal holding grounds. Anywhere there is slow to average paced current with faster water close by. Or in deeper water, where the current above is moving faster than it is below. This could be behind a rock, in front of a rock, or on the side of a rock. This is a location with minimal resistance or current.Īn optimal location for trout is where they can hold their ground with minimal resistance and the food comes to them. This is typically a current, or moving water, that brings the meal to the fish.ģ. ![]() This could be cover from a rock, log, undercut bank, or even deeper water or riffles that break up the surface area.Ģ. Trout look for three items when finding perfect nesting spots, also known as “lies.”ġ. So being able to recognize where trout reside and feed will improve your success on the water. In many of the big rivers, no more than 10% of the water holds fish. You might ask, why do I need to learn how to read the water, or what do you mean by reading the water, is it a book? Reading the water is finding the most optimal place that trout inhabit and where they will be feeding. In this lesson we will go into the art of reading the water.
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