River Fishin: Look before you Cast
This is a thread about observing your spot on the river before you start fishing.
Usually I fish the Bow and rarely venture to smaller rivers, however recently I hit up a somewhat smaller piece of water.
It brought back many memories of hunting my way along small headwater streams for brookies in Ontario, Quebec, NS and Cape Breton.
I know this is a usual practice for fly fishermen (hopefully), but I thought I breach the topic for those gear chuckers (purists only) that walk up to the river and start rippin.
When you approach a smaller river, slowly creep up to the edge and look, you will be amazed at what you see once you train your eyes to pick out fish.
You will see fish basking, hiding, holding, and feeding in many different spots.
In my last venture I was able to watch pike, brookies and whitefish all doing their thing and without a doubt it helps increase your catch rate and identify techniques that are more specific to the species and conditions present.
Feel free to contribute.
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