How to Fish in Lakes and Rivers
In order to fish in a lake or a river you have to have a little bit of fish education. Fish food flows faster in a river, so, you have to make sure you create a great bait presentation to catch the fish’s eye quickly. Bait presentation is still important when lake fishing, but not as crucial.
Items Needed:
- Fishing pole
- Fishing tackle
- Bait
- Consider the weather conditions. No matter if you’re fishing in a lake or a river, fish react to certain weather conditions. Fish look for shade under brush on sunny days, and they hang out in the moonlight on summer nights.
- Choose your rod, line and lures based on what you intend to catch. Live worms work great for blue gill, bass and many other fish. However, bass prefer a better presentation, or moving bait, usually. Spinner baits are a great choice for bass fishing. Spinner baits or flies are easier to achieve success with in a faster flowing river.
- Rig up your fishing pole and with the proper sinkers, hooks and bait for what you intend to catch and cast into the water. Smaller fish usually hang out closer to the shoreline. However, you can occasionally pick a bass out from the bank that is preying on smaller minnows.
- Be ready for any strikes. Hooking a fish takes a lot of patience and a quick reaction when the time is right. When you hook a fish reel it in.
- Pay attention to any rules and regulations in the area you’re fishing in to avoid fines by conservation or water patrol. There is usually a limit on the amount of fish you can catch and the size of the fish you can keep.
- Choose the boat you take on the water carefully. Popular lakes usually require propeller motors and v-shaped hulls to cut through the waves made by bigger boats. Rivers usually require jet motors that won’t drag along the shallow river bottom.