Mark Cella Secrets Of Trout Fishing

Mark Cella trout fishing lakes

Mark Cella trout fishing lakes

With so many would be anglers these days heading out of town to fish for the weekend, some strategy needs to be implemented. You'll need to know what day of the week the lake you want to fish at has been stocked. The days of catching tons of fish without knowing this are long over, so call the ranger station ahead of time and find out.

Because most anglers snatch up all the fish within a few days of the lake being stocked you'll want to know what to expect. If you're expecting to head up the mountain on a Friday and the lake was stocked Monday, well it's gonna be a lot more challenging, not impossible, just challenging to catch your dinner.

Mark Cella freshwater trout fishing weather

Besides the obvious requirements of having proper fishing gear, knowing the best times of the day and weather conditions to catch trout is important. In this angler's experience, very early morning and later in the evenings are the best times of day to catch these fish.

When it comes to weather the cooler the better, and when it's raining or snowing is the optimal time as well. So if you can be on the lake early mornings and it's raining you will certainly have the best opportunity, and make it more exciting. Be careful of lightning storms however, cause you don't want to end up fish bait yourself.

Mark Cella fresh water fishing lures

OK, so you got there the day after the lake is stalked, it's 4:00 am, it's raining and you're covered, now you need the right bait and lures. Freshwater fish become accustomed to the flavors they were raised with so experimenting with bait flavors is advised, or ask another angler.

When it comes to the best lures, use small double hooks that are shiny or sparkly as the fish seem to spot them easiest in the dark, rainy, early morning. And during the day reverse this and use dark lures to real them in as they seem to be on the lookout and can probably see dark things moving better then the shiny lures which may appear too much like the sun.