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If you are new to trout fishing, you may find yourself asking, “Where exactly are the fish?” Once you learn to read the water and understand what draws fish to certain types of water, the river becomes a road map with great holding water marked everywhere.
The most basic principal which guides the angler to holding water is called “The 3 Cs.” They stand for current, cover and cuisine – the three things every trout needs to be happy and survive. The trout needs current to deliver food. He needs cover for safety and a reliable food supply. These three things can be found anywhere trout hold. If they are not present, neither are the trout.
There are a few things to add to that very basic list as you start your search for trout. Although the trout wants to be near current, he can’t afford to exert the energy to hold in that current. He needs a refuge where he can sit and wait for food to arrive. He also needs oxygen. Oxygen levels are not homogenous in a river. Disturbances in the water’s surface add oxygen and trout like to be near them. Colder water always holds more oxygen and trout are drawn to it. Cover may come in many forms, including depth, structure, surface disturbance and overhanging vegetation.
Lots of options, but as you learn to understand the trout and his habits these thing make themselves obvious. You learn to look at big water in sections as if it were many smaller streams running together. You will begin to visually recognize the kind of water where you have caught fish before and before you know it, finding fish becomes second nature.
Here’s a list of 10 types of water where you will always find trout. Click here to read the full article.
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