3 Easy Tricks To Help You Catch More Trout In Cold Weather

Cold weather and trout fishing don't generally go together, other than when you are speaking of ice

fishing of course, but if you want to catch a few cold weather trout there are some things that you can do to "tip the odds" into your favor. In this article I will reveal 3 easy tricks to help you catch more trout in cold weather, in case you get a hankering to get out there and brave the elements this winter. I know these tricks work because I use them and they come from more than twenty five years of trout fishing experience.

Since trout are generally much less active during extended periods of cold weather, it is vitally important that you are on the water when the trout are most likely to be feeding. So that you don't become to overwhelmed with the subject of when trout may or may not be feeding, I have always found that it's best to keep things simple. The "heat of the day" is often when the trout will be the most active in cold weather, so this is a great time to head out for some trout fishing. That's pretty simple, wouldn't you say?

Next we have the moon. Although many anglers overlook the moon when it come to fishing this is a mistake in my opinion. Over the past 20 or so years I have learned that the moon in fact plays a very large role in when the trout that I am fishing for are going to be "active". Thus I have learned that being on the water fishing for trout when the moon is either rising or setting, means that I have a much better chance of experiencing success. Find out when either one of these things are taking place on the day that you are going to be fishing for trout and do your best to plan your fishing trip accordingly.

When fishing for trout in cold weather the last trick that you want to remember to downsize and slow down. This means that your baits and/or trout lures need to be smaller than you might normally use and the presentation needs to be slow. Sluggish trout aren't usually looking for big meals and have little interest in chasing down a meal any more than they have to. For this reason you always want to remember to downsize and slow down if you want to catch more trout in cold weather.

These 3 tricks certainly couldn't be compared to quantum physics, but if you want to catch more trout in cold weather they will certainly help you out. Fishing for trout in cold weather can actually be effective as long as your strategies change a little bit from what you do in the warmer months of the year.