Fishing For Trout

By Donald Hammond

This book contains information on the art of trout fishing. The aim has been to compress as much practical information and advice as possible into the book to enable a beginner, without further instruction, to become moderately proficient in the use of every legal and legitimate lure.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Donald Hammond
• Release date: Apr 4, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301403790

Donald Hammond

I have done so many different things in my life and that lends itself to my varied interests. From cooking to fishing and reading and writing. I've been a Nuclear Trained Electrician's Mate on submarines in the US Navy. Designed and built websites in many different languages and with many tools. Have a Masters Degree in IT Security. Am a Database Administrator for SQL Server. I've delivered pizza for Dominoes. I drove the Candy Cane Train at a huge mall in Hawai'i. (Look it up on YouTube). I do Santa for animal charities through PetCo. So many things. I have many special needs cats. Finally I have a loving and adorable crazy cat lady for a wife.

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Fishing For Trout

By Donald Hammond

Copyright 2013 by Donald Hammond

For more information on fishing please refer to

DonOmite's Fishing Site

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Other books by Donald Hammond about fishing you will enjoy. Available at Smashwords.com

How To Fish The Dry Fly Floating On The Surface also How To Fish Various Nymphs From The Bottom Upwards

Fishing the Grayling

Fishing Tips And Tricks

Fishing Lures : Artificial Flies

The Art Of Angling

What Bait For What Fish

Fishing for Barbel

CHAPTER I - WET OR SUNK FLY-FISHING

Wet, or sunk, fly style of angling is almost universally adopted around the world. Even though it does not require minute study of insect life as is necessary of dry fly fishing, it demands an even greater knowledge of the habits and haunts of trout.

Rod—For wet fly-fishing it is preferable to use a light one handed rod of moderate stiffness, measuring from 9 to 12 feet in length. For a few of the broadest rivers, however, where it is sometimes necessary, to cast a very long line, a two-handed rod, 13 or 14 feet in length, may be better suited.

There are so many opinions as to the best material for rods that it will be left to you, the angler, to decide. One point which must be emphasized is that the rod must not be too heavy for the angler. A rod that is too heavy is bound to lead to sloppy and therefore unsuccessful fishing. The moment the arm gets tired the casting becomes clumsy, the interest flags, and if a trout be induced to rise he is either noticed too late or struck in such a listless fashion that he escapes without difficulty.

Reel— In selecting a reel it is necessary that it is of the proper weight to balance the rod, and runs easily. A ratchet of moderate strength is of great assistance in running a heavy trout, but if too strong it is a constant source of danger.

Line— Its weight and thickness should bear some proportion to the size and stiffness of the rod; and except in the case of the very finest lines, one or two yards of tapered twisted gut should be spliced to the end. Experience will show that this is an important aid to casting.

Casting line or leader— Of greater importance than the line is the casting line or leader, as it is usually called, made of lengths of silk-worm gut. For ordinary trout fishing – (not Maine or Canada, which require heavy tackle) - the gut lengths cannot be too fine. They need to be tapered the same as the salmon casting line, but should be infinitely more delicate. The gut for the purpose is sometimes drawn down through a gauge, but our opinion is that taking off the outer skin weakens it, and we believe it is preferable to select the finest strands of the roundest and most transparent hanks. You can judge of its quality by the wiry way in which it resists the teeth when it is bitten. All leaders should be at least two feet shorter than the rod, or otherwise in landing heavy fish, the upper knot will enter the tip ring, and become a serious problem, with possibly the loss of the fish.

We cannot too often repeat, or too strongly impress upon our readers, the necessity for the finest casting lines in fishing in clear, bright waters, where the trout have learned to be shy, and comprehend the deception that surrounds the cruel hook. Ordinarily the wily creature must be beguiled and tempted in the