Catch more trout
during Summer with these fly fishing techniques
There’s a real art
to catching trout when it’s hot. It requires changes in your fly
fishing techniques and lures so you can entice the lethargic and
uninterested fish. Rainbow trout are especially susceptible to this
pattern of being sulky and refusing to strike when it’s too warm. But
knowing this fact about them gives you an advantage, and with just a
few simple fly fishing technique variations, you can enjoy Summer
trips to the lake or river again.
A few tips on
improving your trout hauls in the heat with different fly fishing
actions
First, understand
that trout will head for deeper, cooler waters during the Summer, so
the most fundamental change every fly fishing angler must make is
going down to them with the right lures. Black leech flies like the
‘Woolly Bugger’ are especially effective when it’s hot.
Next, you must
entice a reluctant trout into striking with a more aggravating
presentation. This requires more patience in your fly fishing
approaches; more repetitions, and even a jerkier action to lull the
fish into hitting.
Keep in mind that
warm trout do everything a bit more slowly. That includes how they
strike the lures. Instead of the famous quick hit and hard fight,
expect a slower sucking type of attack. This means your fly fishing
reaction must be more along the lines of actually setting the hook
with a sharper and more elongated motion; more akin to the action when
a largemouth bass strikes. A sharp fishhook is essential as well.
Finally, if you
have the means and the time, consider heading to waters where the
trout won’t be dealing with warmer temperatures, even at the height of
Summer. Higher elevation lakes and streams will foot the bill. So
will spring-fed lakes and rivers. You can continue using the same fly
fishing techniques you’ve honed over the years and get all the
fighting you expect from an agitated Rainbow, Brown or Brook Trout.
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