Trout Fishing: The Tactical Secrets of Lake Fishing [Paperback]

Ed Rychkun (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1994

This straightforward fishing guide was written for the average fisherman. The focus is on tactics and a handful of secrets that keep fishing simple and enjoyable. These secrets are really a set of easy and logical processes that answer three basic questions: Where should I fish? What do I fish with? When do I fish? The key is in the relationship between trout and their changing ecology, and understanding how complex behaviour is really a set of simple and predictable patterns. Ed looks at the basic physiology and instincts of fish and ends up with proven methods for catching fish. This well-written guide glows with an interesting mix of science, practical knowledge, and light humour. The on the water examples bring the methods to life. No other book so vividly related behavioural science to angling tactics.

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About the Author

Ed Rychkun

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Big Country Books (June 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0888393385
• ISBN-13: 978-0888393388
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,699,606 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book on trolling for trout., June 12, 2000

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Ben V. (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trout Fishing: The Tactical Secrets of Lake Fishing (Paperback)

I'm just starting out fishing and I own a boat. This book did a great job of explaining how and where to troll on a lake. It also described a good process for locating fish on a lake. Finally, it was easy to read, fairly short, and to the point.

If you're bank or fly fishing (i.e. not trolling), I'd probably get a different book. While you can still get good information about location, fish behavior, etc, you'd probably get frustrated with all the trolling specific content.

The only question the writers didn't answer is how they got their wifes to agree to so much fishing. Now that would have been a secret worth sharing... Great job on the book guys.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb book for beginners - especially if your logical/scien, June 20, 2003

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Mark Miller "markymiller" (richmond, BC Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trout Fishing: The Tactical Secrets of Lake Fishing (Paperback)

Just finished reading this book. Maybe it's because I'm an engineer, but I loved Rychkun's logical approach to finding and catching fish. This book pulled all the generalities I'd heard together (fish on a slack tide, fish early in the morning, fish at creek mouths, fish deep when it's hot etc) into a practical method to attack the spot you are fishing. It backs up the method with the scientific reasoning for each strategy.

Without giving away too much of the book, most fish behaviour is driven by the following priorities:
- they need to find the correct temperature of water
- they need to find enough oxygen to breathe
- they need to find food
- they need to avoid predators and harsh elements
- they need to reproduce.

The theme of the book is that if you understand where in the water the fish are most likely to satisfy as many of the above needs, then this area will statistically have more fish, and hence statistically speaking you should catch more. It's not a guarantee - we all know there's no such thing in fishing - but I'm convinced it will increase your chances.

Overall a very informative and readable book. I didn't like the way the short 'On the Water' stories were written, as the dialogue in them seemed to be too technical to be 'verbal' - but this is a small point. I give a hearty recommendation for this book.

The book reminds me a little of a Ben Hogan?? quote when a reporter commented that he seemed to have more than his fair share of luck. Hogan replied "Funnily enough, the more I practice, the luckier I get". I'm hoping that after reading this book and applying the principles I'm a luckier angler....

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm Buying Another Copy, December 2, 2006

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This review is from: Trout Fishing: The Tactical Secrets of Lake Fishing (Paperback)

I lost my copy and am buying another. This book is as simple, yet logical, as it gets. Stop flogging the water. Be in the right place at the right time, everytime. After getting this book my biggest fish caught went from a 4 lb trout to a 20 lb trout, and I attribute a lot of it to the tactics that this book taught me. If you fish for trout buy this book because it will save you hundreds of hours and dollars in mediocre fishing trips.