Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Seven Points Against Me


Arrived at Neshanic, saw the river, and felt certain today would be a skunker. It's tough enough catching trout during New Jersey winters; to face higher than normal water volume is to entertain factors less in your favor:
  • The trout spread out when there's more water available to them.
  • And yet they will stay out of the heaviest current.
  • Such spots can be very specific and especially hard to find under high water. 
  • Every cast results in more approximation with regard to any subsurface target.
  • Cloudier water quality means the trout see the jig less clearly or not at all if at a distance.
  • You have less control over retrieve. 
  • Because heavy current carries both the line and the jig. 



 

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