Camping Tips For Kids
Does anyone have trout fishing tips for a beginner?
I am planning a camping trip for my kids this spring, and where we are going is a prime trout fishing area, and know absolutely nothing about trout fishing. I would like to get some know how before hand, because my kids get bored easily if they don’t catch something.
We will be fishing on the White River near Bull Shoals lake in North Arkansas. The website for the state park has a brocure, but it keeps saying its damaged, and when i ask the park for an alternate form, they tell me its my version of pdf. , even thought i have updated it.
Any tips/info on how to catch trout with rod/reel would be greatly appreciated, because i am going into this blindly.
I have fished all my life, but this is the first time for trout.
My best suggestion would to use Berkley power bait, power eggs & make some garlic cheese. ( I’ve had my best luck using yellow, orange & salmon peach power bait. Bubble gum, white, green & sunrise power eggs.)To make the garlic cheese use kraft velveeta & 1/4 teaspoon of garlic salt for every 1/4 pound of cheese. ( Do not substitue garlic powder for garlic salt.) Heat cheese to mix in salt, after mixing together use wax paper to keep in freezer until ready to use. I’ve always had my best results using a #8 single or # 10 treble hook ( make sure you check that trebles are legal where you’re fishing). When using the berkley power bait set your sinkers ( small split shot) about 18 inches from the hook, this will keep the bait out of the weeds or other debris on the bottom of the pond. ( Both the power bait & power eggs float). When using the cheese bait try to fish the bottom or use a float. You will have to experiment with depths for all baits listed, trout will never stay at the same depths everyday. As for the rod & reel I’d suggest ultra-light With 4lb. test that is clear, the color of the line can spook the fish. Also use some slip sinkers behind the split shot if you need extra weight on the line. If you are fishing from a boat I’d try some small 1/4 ounce rooster tails, white, black, yellow & green work well most of the time, I’d also use some silver or gold small super dupers, each of these can be fished by cast & retreive or pulled along while trolling. These lures can be used from the bank as well to keep the kids occupied while fishing is slow but also may get the trout stirred up enough to start biting. The best times of the day for me have always been at dawn & 2hrs. from dusk until sunset. I hope this helps & that you have a good fishing trip.
Camping with Kids ( little kids )
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