Fishing for Trout in the Summer?

North Star wrote:

Absolutely!!!

Bass, Bluegill, Perch, Pickerel any of those warm water species will give
you plenty of action all summer long.

Personally, I don't often fish for warm water species, but if you want to
get a kid involved it is imperative to start here. I don't know how old your
boy is, but to keep a kid interested they have to see results once in a
while, and warm water fish will give you some guaranteed action. Kids are
not like us adults, where a bad day fishing is still better than a good day
working.

Because Bass and other warm water species do not have the high oxygen
requirements of the trout family, they can be found in shallow areas of the
lakes all summer. Try coves, inlets, by docks, weeds, fallen trees,
boulders, any thing that gives them some cover. Bass are predators and need
hiding spots to strike out at unsuspecting bait passing by.

From here the best advice I can give you is to go to some local bait and
tackle shops and talk to the guys in there. They know the waters and where
the fish are and what to use to get them. Any time I fish in unfamiliar
waters, the local bait shops are the first place I go.

Good luck to you and your boy!

Harry


"Marty" wrote in message
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North Star wrote:


Hi Marty,

The answer to your question depends on where you want to fish. If you

fish

rivers and streams, you should be able to catch trout all summer long.

River

and stream based trout have a diet that is mostly insects that fall into

the

water. A spinning rod with worms, corn or salmon eggs with or without a
bobber should get you some Trout. If you pursue fishing enough, you can
learn to fly fish too.

If you are fishing in a Lake, I'm afraid you are out of luck in the

summer

time. I do not know about what baitfish are available in California

waters,

but here in New Hampshire the main food staple for lake dwelling Trout

are

Rainbow Smelt. In the spring, these Smelt spawn and are near the surface

and

shore. Naturally the Trout follow the food and thus the ease of catching
them without a boat. When summer hits, the lake "turns over" and a
thermocline develops. This is a layer of cooler water under the warmer
surface layer. This can mean that trout will be 30-50 feet down or more.
Both the Trout and Smelt have oxygen requirements that prohibit them

from

spending much if any time on the surface. Warmer water does not hold as

much

oxygen in it as cold water does. So until fall arives and the lakes cool
off, the fish will stay deep. Fishing off shore will yield nothing in
Summer. You will need a boat equipped with downriggers.

Hope that helped.

Harry
Lisenced New Hampshire Fishing Guide

www.northstarguide.com




"Marty" wrote in message
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I'm trying to learn how to fish. I want to fish for trout. I'm in
California a little north of San Francisco.

Everything I read talks about fishing when the water's cold (winter,
early spring) or using gear that goes deep from a boat if I want to fish
in the summer. I don't have a boat and I don't want to rent one every
time I take my kid fishing.

I thought I used to go fishing in the summer when I was a kid and I used
to catch trout. I never used anything fancy, just a treble hook with
eggs or cheese, maybe a worm (not usually).

Am I wrong in thinking that I can catch trout from shore with a sliding
sinker/swivel/leader/treble hook/cheese, power bait, eggs or with a
bobber instead of a sliding sinker?

Don't trout need to eat in the summer, too? Or are they only dining at
the finer deep water establishments?

If I insist on fishing lakes from the banks, is it a crack of dawn thing
and a last rays of sunlight thing?

While you're answering this, I'll try to remember how to tie a knot.

Thanks,

Marty




Harry, That helps a lot!

What is available in lakes for shore fishing in the summer? Bluegill?
Bass? Anything catchable without mortgaging the house will do. I just
want to take advantage of my just turned teens interest in fishing.
He'll need some rewards though, to keep him interested.

Marty





Thanks! We'll give the warm water species a shot this summer.

And we'll head for Jerry's recommended spots while we're at it, and
definitely once the weather changes to the cooler side next fall/winter.
We have plenty of comfortable winter days in California, so there's no
reason to not go fishing during the winter here.

Still, fishing for me has that huck finn/tom sawyer aesthetic attached
to it: drop a line in the water on a lazy summer day and just hang
around doing little of anything and maybe catch a fish or two for aunt
polly. And if I get a big one, I'll show it to Becky and see if she's
impressed.

Marty

Check the DFG website http://www.dfg.ca.gov/fishplant/index.html for their
stocking schedule.
LT

LT wrote:
Check the DFG website http://www.dfg.ca.gov/fishplant/index.html for their
stocking schedule.
LT


Thanks for the link, LT.

Marty