HEATWAVE TROUT

JUST BECAUSE TEMPERATURES ARE RISING, THAT DOESN’T MEAN TROUT HAVE STOPPED EATING. IT MEANS YOU NEED TO ADJUST YOUR APPROACH AND TACTICS.

By Al Raychard

I became a trout junky as a kid. As soon as spring arrived, time not spent in school or doing chores was usually spent dunking worms in several brooks within walking distance of home. The trout fishing was generally excellent until school got out in early June and for a few weeks after, but the action tapered off considerably during the summer break. I still caught fish, just not as many or as easily. In the beginning I didn’t know anything about seasonal environmental changes or the role they play in trout survival. I was perhaps 13 years old when I started putting two-and-two together. It would be years before I fully understood how water temperature, dissolved oxygen levels and other factors dictate trout behavior and activity and where they go…

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Game & Fish East (Digital) - 1 Issue, June/July 2023

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