PODCAST: Why Do We Catch Trout In Patches? — S13, Ep1

by | Oct 20, 2024 | 2 comments

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The full Troutbitten crew is back for season thirteen. In this fall and early winter season, our theme is casual conversations. After three years of podcasting, we’ve recorded many episodes that go deep into the weeds on one specific topic. We’ve also dedicated full seasons to the Skills Series format, where a topic like night fishing or tight line nymphing is broken into multiple episodes to try and cover it well. But this season, we’re ready to hit record and just riff on a topic.

For episode one, our topic is . . . Why do we catch trout in patches? Because when we get to the end of the day, we often look back to remember catching three trout in one spot, then nothing for a while. Maybe we missed two and landed five in another spot. We had three at the best undercut bank and another handful at the tailout . . . but in between, there were often long periods of inactivity. Why is that?

That’s our topic for episode one.

Resources

READ: Troutbitten | Find Feeding Fish
READ: Troutbitten | Cover Water, Catch Trout
READ: Troutbitten | Cherry Picking vs Full Coverage

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  1. A welcome surprise on my hungover Monday morning drive into the office.

    I had a weekend of patchy fishing that I found to be a bit confusing. It was good to hear you guys discuss this topic.

    Thanks!

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  2. Listened to this on way to fish landlocked Atlantic salmon. That is always patchy fishing.. . I don’t think this was mentioned, but I think catching a fish sometimes stirs up the other fish that up till then had been inactive. You get a few, and then the effect wears off.

    I don’t pay attention to the solunar tables, but do any of you do? (Patchiness related to activity level timing?) A lot of musky guys swear by moon underfoot, overhead, etc. I think dawn/dusk and weather more relevant but who knows.

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