The Best Time To Trout Fish: Start Catching More Trout Today

For people who fish for trout, whether those trout are rainbow, brook, cutthroat, or brown, there is one question that generates as much interest as any and that question is when is the best time to trout fish? I have been fishing for these multicolored beauties for more than two decades and the best answer that I have been able to come up with is "anytime that you can", am I right? Although this answer seems to have some validity the truth is that there are certain factors that we as anglers can learn about and pay attention to help us determine the best time to trout fish, or at least to narrow it down so that we are on the water fishing for trout at the most opportune times.

Let me ask you a question. Have you ever had one of those epic days fishing for trout where it seemed as if you could do no wrong? Like whatever you threw into the water resulted in a trout biting, and not only this but you caught larger trout than you normally do? I sure have and I have learned from experience that this phenomenon has less to do with "luck" than we fishermen have been led to believe. The bottom line is that the best time to trout fish is much more involved that "anytime that you can".

The first factor to keep in mind is the weather. The weather and more to the point the kinds of frontal systems that are passing through your fishing area causing changes in the barometric pressure have a lot to do with whether or not the trout will be active and thus in the "mood" to feed. Trout can detect changes in barometric pressure through their lateral lines and as the pressure changes so does their willingness to feed.

The next factor to discuss in relation to the best time to trout fish is the moon. That's right the phase that the moon is in has a lot to do with whether or not trout are "in the mood" to eat. Certain moon phases, such as the new moon, are much more conducive to fishing than say the waxing crescent. Knowing which phases of the moon are best for fishing and planning your fishing trips accordingly will go a long towards catching more trout.

The last factor that I want to discuss is the time of day that you are fishing. Trout will be more or less active during certain seasons depending on the time of the day that you are fishing for them. Most people who trout fish know that mornings and evenings are best for fishing, but what many trout anglers don't realize is that this is really only true when the days are long and hot, like during the summer. In the early spring, late fall, and winter, the "heat of the day" tends to be much more conducive to trout feeding. The time of the day and the season that you are attempting to trout fish is also vitally important to catching trout.

The bottom line is that the best time to trout fish is when a majority of the aforementioned factors are in your favor as an angler. When they are you are much more likely to have one of those epic days of fishing for trout like I referred to earlier.