Fishing Trip Tips
Posted on Apr 30, 2010 under Fishing Hooks | 7 Comments
Fishing can be a relaxing way to spend your weekends. It has been proven that fishing is one of the all-time treasured experiences of thousands of American families. However, any sport has its dangerous side and fishing is no exemption.
Majority of fishing equipment have sharp tools such as metal hooks which may lead to accidents when the Fishing environment unexpectedly changes for the worse. Storms, hurricanes, wild currents, and other mishaps, could spoil your fishing trip.
If you are planning to go on a fishing expedition with family or friends, here is a list of urgent situations and what preparations you need to face each scenario.
1) Weather – Before packing up your bags and traveling to you fishing spot, consult or be aware of the weather conditions for the day and the following days. Whether you are fishing on shores or in a boat, you should be cautious of the conditions such as flash floods, storm movements and darkening of the skies. When signals such as extreme lightning strikes, you should head to dry land immediately.
Having a sun-drenched day is not really an “appropriate fishing day.” You should be aware that spending many hours with exposure to the sun could damage your skin. Be prepared by bringing sun block to avoid sunburns. You should be aware of heat sickness symptoms such as nausea, breathing difficulty, lightheadedness, and unable to concentrate on tasks. Prepare a supply of water or liquid beverages to keep hydrated.
2) Sharp fishing equipments – Since fishing includes many sharp tools, you should always be prepared to treat injuries by packing disinfectants such as medicated lotion or spray and hydrogen peroxide. If an incident leads the skin to bleed, you would need bandages, cotton or paper towel. Bring your own first aid kit.
3) Tangles – One of the most common fishing hindrances is wherein your line is caught in anything surrounding your fishing spot such as trees, logs, etc. Try to get your line or fishing rod out of the tangle immediately to avoid the problem that could lead into a major accident. You could either snap off the branches of the tree or carefully and slowly remove your line away from where it is tangled.
4) Bait – When you run out of bait, it could spoil your while fishing trip. Avoid this by splitting up the rest of the bait into halves, quarters or thirds. The worm, even if divided, could still move, so the divided worms could still lure your target fish.
Be prepared to face any scenario to keep your fishing adventure as relaxed as possible. With all these in mind, you could enjoy your fishing trip safely and successfully.
Nicky Pilkington
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April 30th, 2010 at 11:24 am
Does anyone have any river trout fishing tips?
I want to go fishing soon (well in the summer xD) and I want some tips to go river fishing with a fly line… Also, i’ll be backpacking on this fishing trip so any tips on how to catch the fish and what to use?
April 30th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
You want the best?
Here it is:
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http://www.flyfisherman.com/southwest/kdleesferry/
April 30th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
Sure, pre-trip, make sure to know your local state regulations, often trout species have special rules for certain stretches of water, for certain dates. Get a license, if required. Lots of good backpacking areas are wilderness designated and their remote waters are surprisingly (IMHO) well-stocked and very underfished. Backpackers in the Western Sierra, where I go, seem primairly non-fisherpersons; eyes full of wonder at what I’m doing, most of ‘em clueless hiker folk. So pack a lightweight-even superlightweight rig-4 pieces break down nicely for the trail.
You wanna fly-fish, you oughta get an idea about the hatch and what the fish are eating. A fly that closely resembles native bugs/hellgrammites/mosquitoes will likely perform best. Use four-pound-six-pound test line, max. A 2-lb leader’ll be super sensitive and almost undetectable to the trout. I’ve been primairily a spincasting guy unshy about eating a trout dinner I’d caught on Roostertail spinners or even PowerBait/salmon eggs. This kinda fishing has a smaller learning curve than flyfishing, but whatever floats your boat. Seems to me alpine lakes are home to big populations of little10 inch Brook trout that are happy to bite on most anything, most all day long. They’re just happy for the company and chance to stretch a line.
Check out a few pix of the high country:
http://picasaweb.google.com/phildoe319/MineralKing
Good Luck!
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April 30th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
If u are going for trout you might wanna just use worms and about 6 lb line. Find the deep holes and try by them and logs. If u have any questions email me cuz i fish every day on the rivers around bessemer MI.
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April 30th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
If it is fast water try using a small red and white daredevil. Use to nail um good in the old Iron Jaw Canyon before the lake closed the road. (Calif.)
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April 30th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
firstly for rivers you generally need a small rod due to trees etc so any thing under 9 foot will do if you like a challenge you will need a floating wf 4-5 also about a 5lb leader is good aswell as this use florocarbon i find airflo g3 sightfree to be the best if our traveling use a travel rod or any thing under 9 foot is generally in about 3 peices. For flys try some small spider patterns or possibly klinkhammers ant imitations work well when its windy fished just under trees also you might need a permit to fish certain rivers also keep your rods in a cordura rod tube for protection a light reel is a must try using a cassette reel that way the spools can be changed easily. you may also want to take an intermediate line with you.
try these sits for some help
http://www.llbean.com/outdoorsOnline/outdoorSports/flyfishing/tips/safety.html
or more tips
http://www.jerrysflyfishingtips.com/
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April 30th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Oh boy where to begin, well if your fishing for stocked trout and don’t want to use live bait, i recommend a black and silver rooster tail 1/8 size, thats a proven trout killer every river i fished from PA to NH. If your going after native brook trout, little garden worms on a small barbless hook works great. Make sure you dress in camoflage and stay low and move really slow when approaching the hole your going to fish. Hope i could help and good luck.
Leadwing.
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