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Big Baits Only on Winter Fly Fishing
January 9, 2008 |
Fly fishing in the cold winter is definitely a difficult challenge, even for the hardiest of veteran anglers and fly fishers. Who wants to get all cold, and even soaking chilly wet, even if your life revolves around the game? Still, there are many others who itch on fly fishing during this less-than-conducive weather.
Make the most of it. This is the rule when winter fishing. Try to adjust your methods in order to maximize your chances to be productive. One thing to remember about fishing in cold waters concerns your lures or baits. Remember than during cool temperatures, the fish metabolize in a slow fashion.
This means that they need to feed much less. Or rather they choose to not take in food like they used to during summer time. Therefore, they move much less – and even when there is food around, they would use minimal movement and energy just to get the food.
Therefore, it is to your advantage if you are going to use large sized food as bait in your fly fishing. The larger-than-usual baits are preferred by these cold-blooded fish as they tend to strike only once. They will be partial on large baits as these serve as a good-enough meal; this will also allow them to minimize movement in the cold waters.
