Trout fishing

The arrival of spring coincides with the closure of the predator. It is still in everyone's minds and is starting to weigh on the most impatient. It is then time for many fishermen to leave their pond and head towards the first category rivers and enjoy the opening of trout fishing.

This is then the beginning of a 6-month period to enjoy streams, rivers, ponds or even rivers. You will have only one goal, that of spotting a nice fario of size, with a unique dress that will give you an excellent souvenir of fishing or a wonderful share on social networks.

For this, you will need to plan specific equipment and materials. This fish presents subtleties and many techniques to catch it. It is necessary to grasp them globally so as not to be helpless once by the water. The capabilities and the reel recovery speeds should be in line with your technique.

The power of the rod and its length will depend directly on the size of your watercourse and the lures to be used. Your line will need to be discreet but also abrasion resistant. It will not be the same depending on the techniques used. Waders, vests and small tools will also need to be part of a reflection to prepare for this long-awaited opening.

Ultra-light, bait-touching, paste or even manicured shiner, so many ways to go about it that may require a little bit of expertise in your choice. Through these few pages, we will present a wide range of suitable products.

They will both your pleasure and your comfort and most likely a large part of your success. Trout fishing is surely one of the most exciting there is. Long live the opening of trout fishing. Here are some tips!

Making a selection in the trout lures

With several hundreds or even thousands of different references, it is not easy for a fisherman to have to choose his lure for trout fishing. Between colors, swimming depths and shapes, it is almost discouraging to start looking in the right season what to choose not to miss the trout fishing season or just to enjoy yourself.

There are some basic principles of lure fishing to avoid being overwhelmed by too much choice. Indeed, some lures must absolutely be part of your box to start correctly or to reassure you when it does not bite.

The spoiler or spoons are models that you absolutely must have in your boxes. The simplest is to have some silver or gold rotating models, with or without a point. Numbers 0 and 1 will be perfectly suited to small streams and you can move to a larger size to decide on large trout in wider and more powerful watercourses. You can orient yourself towards the choice of a simple hook to facilitate the return of the fish to its environment. Discover our article how to mount a line with a lure, to understand all the important details.

Swimmer fish of the minnow or jerk minnow type are also logical choices that will allow you to take catches regularly. Think about products like the D Contact from Smith or a simple Countdown from Rapala that has been proving its worth for decades.

For the most fished sectors like a pond or a fast current of water in particular, it can be important to vary. Thus, you can propose grasshoppers on the surface in white water. Insect imitations can be wonderful choices. Soft lures are also fairly new opportunities that benefit from their fairly low price and the countless forms it can exist.

Rod for trout, a very important choice

This is surely the most important aspect when trout fishing and preparing for the opening of fishing. The choice of your rod for trout fishing determines your technique, your environment and your comfort spending hours by the water. Length, power, action or even weight should be part of the anglers' thinking.

For the use of lures, you will need to orient yourself towards rods which will be adapted to the weights of your lures. The length will depend on the size of your water surface or your river. The more you want to throw away, the more you will need significant lengths.

From 85cm for the smallest to models exceeding 80in, you should find your happiness quite easily. It will also be necessary for you to choose your action. Fast actions will be ideal for animating jerk minnows when softer actions will reduce the vibrations of the spoons in your hand.

For the toc, you need to keep in mind that we finally throw little and that we follow the drift of the baits. We will therefore tend to have long foils or models that can adapt to different situations with a telescopic possibility. However, you will need to choose a power that allows you to use a lead more or less heavy. The average flow of the river you are practicing will need to be scrutinized carefully.

The manned shiner is also a technique that has its characteristics. With lengths between 8ft2in to 9ft10in, this technique requires a significant leverage to maneuver and drift your shiner millimeter.

The reels for trout fishing

To throw your line in the water in the easiest and most suitable way, you need to equip yourself with a reel. Your reel for trout fishing will need to have great qualities and will differ depending on its use. In any case, you should choose a generally compact and light model. The balance of your sets will be perfect and a good omen for spending whole days fishing.

First of all, capacity is important. You will fish almost exclusively fine or braided line. Therefore, we will opt for reels between 500 and 2000 depending on the manufacturers. At Daiwa, you could opt for a 1500 or 2000 LT, at Shimano we will rather turn towards a 500 to 1000 reel or at Abu Garcia you will go for a 10 reel.

One important thing in trout fishing is recovery speed. We tend to choose them quite quickly saying that we can always slow down our movement. For the search of salmonids, we would nevertheless tend to give advice allowing you to choose rather slow speeds, or at least not fast ones.

This will allow you to animate and recover spoons correctly, or not to eject your lure out of the water when you fish downstream or ¾ downstream. It is also a guarantee of safety when you are in battle with a salmonid and when it takes the current. We would therefore prefer not to exceed 27.5in recovery speed.

Finally, the last important point is the brake. The latter does not need to have a high resistance value. Ultimately, it doesn't matter being able to offer a 10kg brake on these techniques. You will have to orient yourself more towards small powers.

These will tend to be better standard and allow a more regular and less jerky declutching. And when you use with a thin line, we all know the mastery one must have in these moments not to see the hook remain in the mouth of your day's opponent once close to the surface.