| Fall is the time of the year that many people turn | | | | gang hooks baited with a live night crawler. If a rig |
| their attention to chasing animals around in the | | | | such as this is allowed to flow naturally with the |
| woods and this is one of the main reasons that I | | | | current of a river or stream, the results are |
| love catching trout in the fall. In the fall of the | | | | amazing. As I said, this method has allowed me to |
| year, rivers and streams tend to become much | | | | catch many, many trout over twenty inches in |
| less crowded as people turn their attention to | | | | the fall of the year, when most peoples attention |
| other things, which means there is more room for | | | | is turned to other things. |
| people like me who just like to catch trout. In the | | | | This is exactly how to set up such a rig: begin by |
| fall, not only are the rivers and streams much less | | | | taking the end of your line and tying on a small |
| crowded, it's also a great time of the year for | | | | barrel swivel (size 10 or 12). Now tie on a set of |
| catching trout. My theory is simple: it seems to | | | | pre-tied gang hooks (size 8 or 10). At this point, |
| me that here in the west, trout tend to "stock | | | | split shot sinkers should be added above the |
| up" on food before the cold weather and shorter | | | | barrel swivel for weight. The size and number of |
| days make them much less active. I have caught | | | | split shot will vary depending on current flow and |
| more trophy size trout in the west, during the fall | | | | the depth of the water. The goal is to have your |
| of the year, than at any other time. | | | | offering bounce along the bottom as it drifts |
| I have known for a very long time that live | | | | naturally with the current. With a little practice, |
| crayfish are an excellent trophy trout bait, but in | | | | you'll understand exactly what I'm referring to. |
| the fall of the year live night crawlers seem to be | | | | Finally, simply bait your gang hooks with a night |
| extremely effective as well. As the leaves begin | | | | crawler and your good to go. If the worms that |
| to change, and the weather temperatures start | | | | you're using are really large either pinch them in |
| to drop, there are few things I enjoy more than | | | | half or use a larger set of gang hooks. |
| grabbing my ultra light rod and reel, filling my bait | | | | The bottom line is that I've been using the rig |
| bag with live worms, and heading out for 3-4 | | | | that I just described to catch trout in the fall for |
| hours on my favorite river. My best trout fishing | | | | more than 15 years and I know it works. If you |
| days always occur in the fall, and I look forward | | | | us it, it will work for you as well. There is no |
| to fall trout fishing like a drunk looks forward to | | | | better time of the year to catch trout than the |
| that first beer after work. | | | | fall, so get out there and have some fun. Not only |
| The most effective method that I've found for | | | | is the fall the most beautiful season, in my opinion, |
| catching trout in the fall is to use a set of pre-tied | | | | it's also the best season for catching trout. |