John Kranick - The Essential Trout Fishing Guide

THE ESSENTIAL TROUT

FISHING GUIDE

The Secrets Professionals

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

How To Get The Most Out of This Book ............................................................... 6

The Well-Traveled Trout:

The Rainbow ..................................................................................................... 7

CHAPTER 1

Letís Talk ìFlyingî Fish .......................................................................................... 8

ìThe One That Got Awayî Within Seconds! ........................................................... 8

The Brown Trout Another World-Wide Traveler .................................................... 8

Prepare For The Obstacle Course of Fishing ......................................................... 8

Maybe You Better Get Used To Him ..................................................................... 9

The Elusive Golden Trout ....................................................................................... 9

Well Worth The Effort ............................................................................................. 9

Physical Appearance ............................................................................................. 10

The Cutthroat Trout: Sounds Like A Criminal ...................................................... 10

When is a Trout Not a Trout? ............................................................................... 10

Now For The Good News . . . .............................................................................. 11

Hatchery Trout Vs. Wild Trout ............................................................................. 11

The Bloodhounds Of The Water ........................................................................... 12

No Reading Glasses Here! .................................................................................... 12

The ìTroutís Windowî .......................................................................................... 12

Two Sound Receptors ........................................................................................... 13

Good Vibrations: The Trout Know ....................................................................... 13

In The Beginning . . . ............................................................................................ 14

Bait And Tackle ..................................................................................................... 15

The Nightcrawler .................................................................................................. 15

Techniques Of Spin Fishing ................................................................................... 16

CHAPTER 2

Spinner Fishing ...............................................................................................................16

What Types of Spinners? ....................................................................................... 16

Trolling .................................................................................................................. 19

Tell Me More About Downrigging ....................................................................... 19

Whatís The Thermocline? ..................................................................................... 20

Trolling Method #2: Flat-Lining ........................................................................... 20

Planer Trolling ....................................................................................................... 21

Lead-Core Line Trolling ....................................................................................... 21

CHAPTER 3

Fly Fishing ......................................................................................................................... 22

Confused About Tapers? ....................................................................................... 23

Whatís Wrong With The Level Taper? .................................................................. 24

Do a double take for the double taper .................................................................. 24

Mr. Popularity: Weight Forward Taper ................................................................. 24

Built for distance: Shooting taper ......................................................................... 25

A weighty matter: Fly line weight ......................................................................... 25

Ask me about line density (I dare you!) ................................................................ 26

Floating Line ......................................................................................................... 26

Sink-Tip Line ........................................................................................................ 26

Intermediate Sinking Line ..................................................................................... 26

What About A Sinking Line? ................................................................................. 26

Fast-sinking line .................................................................................................... 27

Summertime: And The Fishiní Is Easy! ................................................................. 28

CHAPTER 4

Reading A Stream ...........................................................................................................28

Autumn: Bring out the spinner baits . . . ............................................................... 29

Brrr! Itís Cold Outside: Winter Trout Fishing ....................................................... 29

Cover Habitats Of Trout Streams ......................................................................... 29

Man-Made Habitats .............................................................................................. 29

Deep Pools And Riffles ......................................................................................... 30

Rip-Rap Armored Bank ........................................................................................ 30