Winter weather can be a good thing. When it’s too cold for many anglers to bother sliding their boats in the water, there’s more river for the rest of us.
This is when life is better walking the edge of a stream, reading the water for the best lies with a fly or spinning rod (or both) in hand. Rig a couple of rods in advance and employ these tactics from the bank of your favorite trout streams this February and March.
MICRO JIGS
Consider the ultra-small, head-heavy, deep-running micro jig for probing deep slots in fast-moving water. Tied to mimic traditional trout flies, a new line of jigs is meeting a need for anglers who are comfortable fishing a deep-running, fly-style presentation on a spinning rod. The ideal rod is about 7 feet long with 6-pound-test monofilament mainline or a comparable braid. Look for water that moves at walking speed and
