08-11-2009, 05:39 PM
The biggest difference from fishing by shore or by boat is that with a boat you can cover a lot more area of the lake/ pond, canal or whatever. From shore, you are limited to the accessible areas and have a lot of walking to do even if the lake is small. Usually 80% of the shore is inaccessible on foot. By boat, on the other hand, about 100% of it is accessible. With a motor boat you can zip around the whole lake very quickly. With a row boat or canoe its a bit slower but you can get around much more than on foot.
Start out shore fishing like we all do. You can catch some big ones if you get to the right spot at the right time of day.
As for lures, it depends on what you are fishing for. You said Trout. Lake Trout? Brown Trout, Ranibow? Lake, river, stream? Weather, time of day..etc... etc.. All of this matters for bait selection weather artificial or real.
Trout fishing is a bit more advanced than say Crappie or Bass. I would suggest finding a nice lake with decent shore which contains Bass (largemouth or small or both) and crappie, and other common lake fish. Get some fake worms, some crank-bait, and some top-water lures like a Jitterbug. Or get some real worms and learn to get it on the hook right and you should be successful. Early morning and late daylight are best for most lake fish.
Hope that helps.
Start out shore fishing like we all do. You can catch some big ones if you get to the right spot at the right time of day.
As for lures, it depends on what you are fishing for. You said Trout. Lake Trout? Brown Trout, Ranibow? Lake, river, stream? Weather, time of day..etc... etc.. All of this matters for bait selection weather artificial or real.
Trout fishing is a bit more advanced than say Crappie or Bass. I would suggest finding a nice lake with decent shore which contains Bass (largemouth or small or both) and crappie, and other common lake fish. Get some fake worms, some crank-bait, and some top-water lures like a Jitterbug. Or get some real worms and learn to get it on the hook right and you should be successful. Early morning and late daylight are best for most lake fish.
Hope that helps.