Fall Fishing Tactics For The River and Stream Angler
The fall of the year is, without a doubt, one of the most productive seasons that there is when it comes to the act of attempting to catch fish.
While this is true no matter the type of water that you fish, it is especially true when it comes to fishing in a river or stream where wading is the best way to attack the water that you want to fish.
While it's true that I spent more than 25 years "fishing" using various tactics, strategies, and techniques, for the last 10 years almost all of my fishing time is spent attempting to catch fish in rivers and streams while I am wading.
Below I will outline a few fall fishing tactics for the river and stream angler so that they can experience more success this fall.
The first thing that needs to be understood about fishing while wading in a small river or stream during the fall of the year is that even though it may seem warm, when your hands are wet (as they often are when fishing) even the slightest breeze can turn your hands into what can feel like Popsicle.
As I know from experience, when this happens, your fishing trip become much shorter than anticipated very quickly.
For this reason you always want to carry a pair of fishing gloves or fingerless fishing gloves in you fishing vest just in case they are needed.
Now that we have keeping your hands protected out of the way let's get down to the first tactic which is commonly referred to as drift fishing a live worm.
This unique fall fishing tactic is quite simple, but takes a little bit of getting used to in order to master.
It involves rigging a live worm in a realistic manner, casting that worm into the current of the river or stream that you are fishing, closing the bale of your reel, and allowing the worm to "drift" downstream.
The goal of this fall fishing tactic is to add the perfect amount of weight to your line so that your worms tumbles along the bottom as it flows with the current.
The second of the tactics that I want to outline involves fishing a mini jig under a small float.
When I use the term mini jig I'm referring to using a jig head that's 1/4 ounce at the largest and then the jig head is tipped with a one and a half inch Berkley Alive jigging grub in the color of your choice.
I prefer to use small Styrofoam floats that enable easy "jigging" of the grub as it flows with the current of the river or stream that you are fishing.
This is an extremely effective fall fishing tactic for many species of freshwater fish including; small and large mouth bass, walleye, and even trout.
The bottom line is that if you enjoy fishing in a river or stream while wading, the aforementioned tactics need to be added to your repertoire sooner rather than later.
Put them into action and start catching more fishing this fall fishing season.
While this is true no matter the type of water that you fish, it is especially true when it comes to fishing in a river or stream where wading is the best way to attack the water that you want to fish.
While it's true that I spent more than 25 years "fishing" using various tactics, strategies, and techniques, for the last 10 years almost all of my fishing time is spent attempting to catch fish in rivers and streams while I am wading.
Below I will outline a few fall fishing tactics for the river and stream angler so that they can experience more success this fall.
The first thing that needs to be understood about fishing while wading in a small river or stream during the fall of the year is that even though it may seem warm, when your hands are wet (as they often are when fishing) even the slightest breeze can turn your hands into what can feel like Popsicle.
As I know from experience, when this happens, your fishing trip become much shorter than anticipated very quickly.
For this reason you always want to carry a pair of fishing gloves or fingerless fishing gloves in you fishing vest just in case they are needed.
Now that we have keeping your hands protected out of the way let's get down to the first tactic which is commonly referred to as drift fishing a live worm.
This unique fall fishing tactic is quite simple, but takes a little bit of getting used to in order to master.
It involves rigging a live worm in a realistic manner, casting that worm into the current of the river or stream that you are fishing, closing the bale of your reel, and allowing the worm to "drift" downstream.
The goal of this fall fishing tactic is to add the perfect amount of weight to your line so that your worms tumbles along the bottom as it flows with the current.
The second of the tactics that I want to outline involves fishing a mini jig under a small float.
When I use the term mini jig I'm referring to using a jig head that's 1/4 ounce at the largest and then the jig head is tipped with a one and a half inch Berkley Alive jigging grub in the color of your choice.
I prefer to use small Styrofoam floats that enable easy "jigging" of the grub as it flows with the current of the river or stream that you are fishing.
This is an extremely effective fall fishing tactic for many species of freshwater fish including; small and large mouth bass, walleye, and even trout.
The bottom line is that if you enjoy fishing in a river or stream while wading, the aforementioned tactics need to be added to your repertoire sooner rather than later.
Put them into action and start catching more fishing this fall fishing season.
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