Stalking Your Prey, Location, and Sneaking Up on Fish
Have you ever think why you can?t fish as good as how other people catch fish? There must be some explanations for this. To be successful in catching fish, you must go find the right fishing location, use the right lures (live or artificial), and be perfectly quiet while waiting for the fish to bite the bait. This is very important in fishing.
Staying silent and quiet during the fishing time is what I have been telling my clients who want to learn fishing. Fishing is just like hunting animals. You must stay quiet and calm if you do not want to startle them and let them run farther away from you. This is also applicable to fishing. If you want to catch big trout or redfish, you would really keep your calmness and you would never do such things that may scare the fish away. Even those people who are with you in the boat should also give importance to silence.
Next is location, location, location. Most folks think that the cleaner the water the better. Yes and no, this year I have caught more fish in the off-colored water than in the greener water we call "trout green". This is not always the case, but this year it has been the ticket for us. From what I have seen, the off-colored water is holding the bait that the fish are feeding on.
Off-colored water does not mean muddy water or dirty water. Clear water makes the fish see you because of their visibility, but on off-colored water, their visibility becomes less, leading you to more hook ups. But I like better the grass flats for fishing.
I usually use top-waters on the grass flats, while in some area with deeper water I would usually cast down the Amber colored Sea Devils by Brown Lures. Whenever the reds pay no attention to the lures, I would then fling the Gulp near them so they would be able to smell it and soon they will bite it. This is how I spend my fishing day at the Matagorda Bay.
Hope to see ya on the water.
Staying silent and quiet during the fishing time is what I have been telling my clients who want to learn fishing. Fishing is just like hunting animals. You must stay quiet and calm if you do not want to startle them and let them run farther away from you. This is also applicable to fishing. If you want to catch big trout or redfish, you would really keep your calmness and you would never do such things that may scare the fish away. Even those people who are with you in the boat should also give importance to silence.
Next is location, location, location. Most folks think that the cleaner the water the better. Yes and no, this year I have caught more fish in the off-colored water than in the greener water we call "trout green". This is not always the case, but this year it has been the ticket for us. From what I have seen, the off-colored water is holding the bait that the fish are feeding on.
Off-colored water does not mean muddy water or dirty water. Clear water makes the fish see you because of their visibility, but on off-colored water, their visibility becomes less, leading you to more hook ups. But I like better the grass flats for fishing.
I usually use top-waters on the grass flats, while in some area with deeper water I would usually cast down the Amber colored Sea Devils by Brown Lures. Whenever the reds pay no attention to the lures, I would then fling the Gulp near them so they would be able to smell it and soon they will bite it. This is how I spend my fishing day at the Matagorda Bay.
Hope to see ya on the water.
About the Author:
Captain Dustin Lee is a professional fishing guide who targets big speckled trout and redfish in Texas, and uses Brown Lures' fishing gear. Dustin suggests you try out a Texas fishing lure from Brown Lures for your next fishing trip.
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