How to Catch a Fish
Fishing can be an enjoyable outing with family or a get away as man’s day out. It is a simple way to spend the day with nature and bring home fish for supper. Here are the facts you will need to get you started.
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Fishing can be both an enjoyable way to spend a day with nature, and a good source of food. No fish is as satisfying as the ones you catch yourself. But as with all sports safety is a concern, so follow local boating regulations, and fish and games laws, as well as some common sense rules of conduct.
Watch for others if you are casting a line; Don’t fish where a lot of people are already fishing. Keep sharp hooks in a safe place when not using them. Carry your trash with you and do not littler the landscape.
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The best time to fish is just before dawn and just after dusk, when the fish are feeding. During a full moon and just before a storm can also be a good time for fishing.
If you fish in a river or lake, go to a shallow place near the bank. Although if the weather is warm the fish will stay in deeper or shaded areas where the water is cooler.
The more you know about the fish, the better chance you will have catching them. Before you go find out what kind of fish are in the water, what they feed on, where they feed, and how deep they swim.
Different fish like different types of bait so learn the best bait for the fish you want to catch. Ask someone who knows about fish. Popular baits include worms, insects, bugs, minnows, crickets, grasshoppers, chicken,cheese, hamburger, and hot dogs. You can also use artificial look alike bait.
There are different ways to fish. Depending on how much experience you have and the type of fish you are trying to catch. Still fishing is the most simple. It requires you to stand or sit with a rod in your hand with the line under the water waiting for a fish to bite. Other types of fishing are spin casting, bait casting, and fly fishing.
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Your chosen method will determine the equipment you will need. At it’s most simple, fishing requires only a line and a hook, or just a net. But you should come better prepared. Bring at least a cane pole, a line, a set of hooks, and a lead sinker. For more advanced fishing use a telescoping rod, a spinning reel, and strong fish lines, with lures, weights, and nets. Be sure to get your fishing license.
The best fishing advise will come from people who come from the area you plan to fish. Ask the bait shop employees, or the fellow fishing men and women what you can expect from the fish in the area. You will be able to get reliable information on bait, and techniques. Don’t be afraid to ask. Others are usually glad to help out a fellow fisherman.
When you fry up those fish be sure to make hush puppies to go with them.
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Very well-explained tips on how to catch a fish. Great post!
That’s fine tips as usual. I do not fish my myself, but I have certainly enjoyed looking on people angling along the river banks in my boyhood.
I really want to try fishing, it is such a relaxing hobby.
Thanks for another informative article. My dad is a fishing addict (like 6 days a week) and I spent many a fun time in my childhood and teen years sat alongside him hoping for a huge fish!
A very interesting article, Ruby. I have been trying to get my hubby into fishing as we live by the sea. I shall have to show him this article.
Christine
Great write Ruby on my favorite subject I love fishing!
I love this article, and I love fishing. I usually go in late April or May the first time so the water has time to warm up pretty well. My daughter this years was already wanting to go the middle of Feb., so I may not be able to put her off that long this year.
Great work Ruby!
Johnny Yuma
Oh, I love fishing just on out fishpond though. I catch fish 5 mins before I cook. Nice topic.
Fishing is great a activity!
I’ve only ever been fishing a couple of times, but I enjoyed it.
I’ve never had much luck when it comes to fishing. Maybe these tips will help.
My, my, my, look who showed up at the fishing hole. Ruby Hawk, you are some kind of genius lady with multitudes of talent. Great job!
I need to try this out someday…
I miss fishing. I’m just a bobber fisherman. No fly fishing for me. When I was a kid, I took my line,pole and a book to the “government pond” (a pond built with a “new deal” grant, back in the day). I would plonk my line in the water, prop my pole with a forked stick, put one bare foot on it to keep track of whether I caught anything, and settle in for a good read.
Fishing was always one of my fav past times. It is so relaxing. I always liked to tightline for catfish. Great article.
I love fishing and you’ve done an excellent job explaining it so that even a novice fisherman should catch something. I agree with you about those hush puppies, gotta have ‘em.
Great information for all fisherman.
I great memories of fishing with my grandpa and my uncle. And more recent memories of net fishing in Norway during summer school. Fun times! Great article!
Thanks guys, I’m glad you enjoy fishing. It is fun and relaxing. Thank you for your comments and your interest. I have pulled lots of worms and crickets on hooks when my boys were growing up. I have even caught a few fish myself. I have to confess that I had rather lie on a quilt in the shade and read a book than fish. Nothing like fresh fish with hush puppies though.
I use to go fishing with my mom and aunt, fishing is a great experience, great article,
Another great article Ruby, you make me want to go fishing!!
Good article, I fish, but never catch anything LOl
Havent been fishing for years, since I was a kid, and even then it was never anything big. thanks for this, its a popular past time and a skill worth having.
great article, ruby… you give me an idea this coming summer… thanks
Ruby,
You have an incredible talent for taking what we all think we know and making it fresh with unique ideas..Great job again.
Another great informative article, well done!
Very informative, my knowledge about fishing is quite limited, thanks.
Makes me want to go fishing right now. Great tips!
I loved to fish with my grandfather. Good work.