Last week a friend and coworker of mine asked if I’d be interested in fishing for some wild brown trout. The water levels were high, but the weather was perfect.. it was relatively warm with temperatures in the 40’s and overcast. And Of course I never turn down a fishing trip… so I figured I’d use this opportunity to talk about how I streamer fish in High water.
High water can be intimidating but fishing for trout in high and muddy water can yield some of your best results. It is for sure my favorite time to streamer fish and just go trout fishing in general.
When I make videos like this I struggle to articulate why I do what I do because a lot of the decisions are made in a split second or just off of gut instinct, so for this video I did my best to explain how and why I make the decisions I do when fishing high or muddy water. If you have any questions let me know in the comments below and I’ll try to answer them. But the general rule of thumb is to throw dark colored streamers that move water, focus on areas with current breaks adjacent or near cover, even if that’s a bank that isn’t normally even under water, and fish water you already have knowledge of. Fishing high water is when I’ve caught some of my biggest fish and is by far my favorite time to target wild brown trout.
