Having backup equipment is also really important. Make sure you have two rods with you, just in case something happens.
Use thawed frozen chunks of sardines secured to magic string (flexible clear rubber string) wrapped around the no. 3 hook. Use blood worms for your lure. Rip off their heads or they might snap and bite your fingers. Just be careful not to splash blood on yourself. Thus, they are named blood worms.
Check with local fish and game agencies for catch limits, rules and regulations; they change every year. See if you are allowed to keep the fish you catch if you are planning to do so. Some places only allow catch and release. You might need a license to fish in some places, but that can usually be obtained online through a website or an app. Just do a quick search online and you’ll should be ready to go in a matter of minutes.
Choose a river that has a curved edge. Rivers that are curved are better to fish on the edge since the faster water (this usually carries the food that fish eat in water) moves to the edge of the bend. This is where fish usually look for food, and you can easily fish in that part of a river. [3] X Research source Look for rivers with merging currents. When two bodies of flowing water meet, there will be more fish food flowing in the river, which means more fish may go in that part of the river to find food. Catch fish in a part of a river with merging currents - that way, you will catch quite a few. Catfish are attracted to fresh water streams, you can find them where streams and creeks meet the river. Choose a river with places that have weeds and islands on them. Places where there are weeds have lots of fish hanging in that area since they like to shelter there and surprise attack their prey. Islands also have some good fish to catch there. [4] X Research source Find a river that is calm. Calm rivers with no fast moving currents are great for fishing. The fish can easily smell the scent of the bait that way instead of a rushing river, where they can just zoom past without smelling the bait. [5] X Research source Find a river with currents, but not as fast as just zooming past. This is only if you can’t find a calm river. Choose a river to fish in that has slow currents. Fish can still be moving, but not as fast and can still smell their prey more easily in there.
Another good time to fish in a river is at dawn. Fish do not like direct light, and they seem to be active at sundown and sunrise. You really have to first know where you want to go, as that will influence the optimal time of the day to fish. There are a lot of different resources, including podcasts and magazines, that you can use to learn more about the place where you’ll go fishing so you can have a better time.
You can use a tie rope to hold the fish you’ve caught anchored to shore alive while you fish for more.
