Put-and-take trout fishing requires more thought than most anglers believe. Sure it is possible to catch them with little effort. Consistently getting results after the first few days is a little more difficult. Finding fish requires knowledge of their habits. Rainbow trout are the prominent stocking fish. That is because they are the easiest trout to grow. They take to the food, the overcrowding and the polluted water a little bit better than other trout.
Trout fishermen in the classic sense typically throw very small flys to these sight feeders. The reason they can do that is that the fish’s vision is very acute. Conditions cause the fisherman to use certain flys.
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Just because anglers prefer to use dry flys because it is more fun it is not the only way. The trout’s eyes are mid-range. They are comfortable looking up for food as well as down making them multi-directional feeders.
In the first few days away from the hatchery, trout seek their food on or near the surface like the food pellets they eat in the hatchery. Gradually they revert to normal food sources in the water such as small minnows, crustaceans and insects. Continue reading….
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