Trolling in the estuaries, dams and rivers is becoming a bit of a lost art. I’m open minded when it comes to fishing, I like to try new methods, new lures and I experiment a lot. Trolling is considered by many to be a boring way to fish and a lot of younger anglers tend to be quite dismissive of it as a method. But if you want to learn about your local waters, there are few methods more effective than trolling. In the open ocean chasing marlin and big pelagic fish trolling is the main method used. It allows you to cover a lot of ground, present multiple lures or baits at the same time, and use heavy tackle outfits too big to cast. The same principles apply to estuaries, dams and rivers. In many situations trolling will catch you a lot more fish than casting a single lure to a single spot.
There is a lot of subtlety and finesse required to master trolling. There is a lot more to it than simply dragging a lure behind a boat. It is all about delivering the right lure to the right depth in the right way to deceive a feeding fish. Having a good imaging
