TROUT CENTRAL

THE SCIENCE OF TROUT FISHINGIn 1975 I wondered if I could catch more than 200 legal trout. In my shirt pocket I had a 3 X 5 card and a pen for recording my catch. This information I recorded in a three ring binder where I had a listing of each stream I fished that year. On September 18, I had 201 legal trout recorded. When I looked at the information it was obvious that some streams were more productive than others. And, some streamswere reporting bigger trout.Gradually, over the next ten years, from 1975 to 1985, I added information to my listing which included the water temperature, weather conditions, the exact time I caught the trout, and the lure I was using. I also recorded the place where I caught each trout that was 17, or more, inches long. So, over the yearsI had a lot of scientific data on where and when to fish trout. Each book that I have written about trout fishing is more detail than the last. I fish trout 45 to 50 times each season so I have a lot of data to provide you with the science of trout fishing. 3