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     9.

Vary your fishing over the year


Brrrrr!The changing seasons call for changes in your fishing. A simple way of using the year is to follow the magic hours just before sunup and sunset. These moments are often considered precious by seasoned fishers, who recognize that many fish will move when light is coming or going.

No season is off season
      Off season ought to be an almost non-existent term in the fly fishers vocabulary. Fish don't go on land in the winter. Henrik Franke photo

Brrrrr!Colder and warmer water and weather also effects the way fish eat and take. Many types of fishing have fairly simple rules to follow over the year. Fish higher and lower in the water, change from dries to wets, from color to drab or whatever your favorite water and species call for. But no matter what: don't get locked with a certain method... experiment.

The tenth piece of advice: Change your tactics...
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