Freshwater Drift Fishing
(Rivers, Streams, Lakes, Tributaries, Coves, and Creeks)

Timothy Kusherets

This is the single most productive way to fish for all salmonids while drift fishing freshwater. Where there is current these fish can be drift-fished. Drift fishing can be done any time of the year anywhere in the world. Most of the fish picked up will be active but the strikes will be subtle; with that in mind it's essential to learn what the strike feels like to ensure more fish on the hook. The two critical factors to consider are the mainline and the leader. The mainline needs to be highly visible for anglers to watch throughout the drift and the leader needs to be invisible, which will aid in enticing fish to bite the offering without being spooked by the visible line. Make sure to keep the mainline as straight as possible throughout the drift. If done properly, hooking into fish can actually be done at the beginning of the drift as well as the end of it. Since this kind of fishing is so wildly popular, it can also put fish off the bite. This kind of pressure is better known as combat-fishing. When anglers are shoulder-to-shoulder and the offerings outnumber the fish they will go off the bite until something changes. To put fish back on the bite move down or upstream and either cast further out or closer in. Most of the time fish are pushed out of their favorite spots they'll fight to defend the less preferable spots by striking at almost anything that invades it, especially in the face of heavy fishermen presence. Drift-fishing can be done with just about any kind of lure and bait and the scents that are applied are as diverse as the offerings.

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