Trout fishing, A couple of questions for all....

[Buddy Sanders]

First, how many of you fish for trout on a regular basis?

If you do so, do you do most of your trout fishing in moving or in still waters?

If we break it down to moving or still water trout fishing, which do you percieve to be the easiest?

And, finally, which do you prefer to do? (and, if you'd like to add it to your response, why?)

Thanks in advance for all who choose to play along.

Buddy

[loufly]

Okay, I'll play along

A. I do most, if not all, of my fishing for trout.
B. I spend most of my time switching back and forth from rivers to still waters. I can never make up my mind.
C. I have never been able to determine which is easiest. I get skunked on both.
D. I will have to go with still water as my favorite just because the peacefulness of sitting in a pontoon boat and fishing chironomids can't be beat. Of course I just purchased a drift boat and will "have" to float the river a lot more.
Lou

[WarrenP]

I'll play....

A. Most of my fly fishing is for trout and I also fish warm water

B. All my trout fishing is in moving water because I have no trout still waters

C. Having never still water fished for trout, I cannot comment

D. Cannot make a choice ( See answer above on item "C")

I just enjoy using a fly rod for all my fishing whether it is warm water, cold water, rivers or still water

[Lotech]

A. I fish for trout primarily. Sometimes I fish for spiny rays with spinning gear, but mostly trout with a fly rod.
B. About 50/50 stillwater and moving water.
C. Physically, stillwater is easiest for me. My wading looks like a drunk trying to walk on ball bearings so I sit on a bench.
C(a) I think it's easier to find fish in moving water though.
D. If I had the physical ability I'd much prefer moving water, but stillwater is really comfortable.

[NJTroutbum]

Okay....here you go.


I do 90% of my fly fishing for trout. About 10% for warmwater

All of my trout fishing is "currently" on moving waters

"Easier" is a double edged question. I think still waters are easier physically and technique-wise. But still waters can be by-far the toughest nut to crack technically.


I prefer streams. And I prefer riffles and runs over slack waters. I am 95% dry fly fisherman. so for me, moving waters and drifting riffles and pools are what I enjoy most. No surface action....and I get bored:^) That being said, I love to fish smaller still waters that I can cover with a float tube. Most of that has to do with available waters though. When out west I fished many lakes and ponds that held trout. Not so many where I am now. But plenty of moving trout waters:^)

[Marco]

Mostly trout. Why?............ "Trout must be God's favorite fish because He put them into His most beautiful waters". And I usually fish moving waters. In fact,if the water doesn't move, I do.

Mark

[Wes]

rarely fish for trout, used to be the opposite
on the rare occasion i fish for trout i prefer rivers and streams
rivers and streams are easiest
definitely prefer moving water

[Joel D. Popham]

Buddy,

My fishing is primarily for trout.
I greatly prefer moving water over still water. I like the challenge of reading the water and finding the fish.
I don't find that either is "easier", they're just different.

Best Regards....

[ScottP]

Mostly trout fishing (rest saltwater)

mostly moving water

I think stillwaters are harder - in the good ones, there's so much food the trout can just swim around with their mouths open and gorge themselves whenever they please; also, there's a lot more room for them to spread out so finding them can be a challenge, especially on water you've never fished before and if you don't use a fishfinder/depth gauge. Although there are variables on a stream that can dictate where the fish are, I think it's easier to figure out

I prefer fishing dries and find streams lend themselves to this type of fishing

Regards,
Scott

[kglissmeyer]

Buddy, thanks for starting this thread. Many of us probably take for granted that most everyone else does what we do, in my case, fish for trout almost exclusively. It's definitely a bigger world out there.

One of my best trips was to Alaska a few years ago where I fished for salmon both in rivers as well as stillwater. The methods were very similar to trout fishing so I can't really call it different (with the exception of the size of the fish on the end of the line )

Anyway, I'll play.

Trout fishing, A couple of questions for all....

First, how many of you fish for trout on a regular basis? I fish for trout most years 100% of the time.

If you do so, do you do most of your trout fishing in moving or in still waters? Prior to moving to Idaho in 2002 I fished stllwaters almost exclusively while in southern Utah. Since moving here I have fished mostly moving water; I.E.: rivers, streams, creeks and spring creeks. Since having some pretty serious health problems with my hip and ankle and after receiving a new hip and waiting for an ankle fusion, I have had to change it up a bit due to being restricted from getting to and wading in my favorite moving waters. I have become converted more to the use of my pontoon boat on local stillwaters, and have found some new stillwater opportunities, and, I have had a blast getting back to the stillwater type of fishing. I still miss my rivers, but at least I'm able to fish again, despite my health challenges.

If we break it down to moving or still water trout fishing, which do you percieve to be the easiest? Moving water is still the easiest. No pontoon or float tube to assemble, inflate, haul, etc. Just me, my gear and the water. Access to good water is always a concern when wade fishing in moving water, but there is a lot of fishable water where I live.

And, finally, which do you prefer to do? (and, if you'd like to add it to your response, why?) I think I will always love fishing moving water best because of the constant variety and changing situations and conditions, as well as having honed my fishing skills and flytying on moving water, but I'm grateful for the opportunity to get back on the water through stillwater opportunities in spite of my ambulatory problems and still have some quality experiences.


That all being said, what I love most is getting out and having the opportunity to fool something with a brain no larger than a pea and considering myself superior if I do and a failure if I don't .

Kelly.