Fishing isn’t for everybody. People tend to either love it or hate it. The main complaint a lot of people have about fishing is that it’s boring. Even the most passionate fishermen get bored from time to time, so it’s not hard to see why amateurs might too. (I find knowing a few fish jokes helps!)
However, there are some very effective things that you can do to make your fishing trip a lot more fun, from chartering a boat to trying out new styles of fishing, like fly fishing. This post will tell you all about them.
Fishing Maps
An extremely effective way of making a fishing trip more enjoyable is to use fishing maps to find undiscovered and hidden locations. You can use an interactive map for fishing locations to find all of the rivers, creeks, lakes, and reservoirs in your area. Many of these might not be very well known to other local fishermen. When you are using these kinds of maps, you need to be aware that sometimes they display fishing spots on private property. If you intend on fishing somebody else’s lake then you need to get their permission first so that you do not get into trouble for trespassing
Bringing Friends
One great way of enhancing a fishing trip’s enjoyment factor is to bring along your friends and even your family. Fishing is fun alone, but even more fun when you have your loved ones there to accompany you. It’s even more fun bringing your loved ones if they too share your passion for fishing. If they are indeed interested in fishing then you can bring them along and make a day of it, perhaps even staying overnight and camping beside the lake or river you are fishing.
Chartering Boat
Chartering a boat is a very good way of making a fishing trip a little more special since you will be going out to sea or into a large lake. When you charter a boat, you will be accompanied by the boat’s captain and crew. One of the benefits of this is that they will be able to take you to the best fishing spots on the lake or body of water that you are fishing. Chartering a boat also means that you will be able to use the specialist sea-fishing rods that the captain and his crew have on board.
Fishing Style
There are many different styles of fishing. A lot of people never experiment with different styles, instead sticking to the one that they know best for their entire lives. Fly fishing is a very fun style of fishing, so if you are used to more action-packed sea-fishing (or more boring coarse fishing) then it’s something that’s worth checking out. If you are going to take up fly fishing, then make sure that you find a good spot to fish. Lure fishing can also be very fun because more often than not you catch aggressive and predatory fish with lures.
Tackle Investment
Investing in new tackle can make any trip more fun. There’s something very exciting about unpackaging tackle and using it for the first time. If you are going to buy a new tackle, then if it is possible for you to do so you should try to buy high-quality tackle, made from durable materials. A lot of fishermen order poor-quality tackle from wholesale websites because it’s cheaper. Unfortunately, cheap tackle not only deteriorates faster, but it can also be a lot harder to use. Make sure that you get your tackle from a reliable vendor committed to delivering consumers high-quality goods.
Targeting Fish
Another way of increasing a fishing trip’s fun factor is to visit a lake that’s frequented by very large fish, and then target them. No matter where you live in the world, there is bound to be one specific lake where locals say there are huge fish (or there is a single huge fish). Going to one of these lakes can be very exciting because you never know if you are going to catch the fish that everybody is talking about. If you do, it can be very rewarding, not to mention contribute to your reputation as an expert angler.
Camping Trips
If you have some friends or family members who will be accompanying you on your upcoming fishing trip, then why not make it a camping trip, too? Camping is a fun outdoor activity that can be complemented very well by fishing. One of the best things about going fishing when you are going camping is that you can kill and eat the fish that you catch. With that said, not all fish are tasty or edible, so make sure that you go camping in an area where there are edible and delicious wild fish, like salmon or trout, in the river systems.
Fishing Guides
You won’t be able to have fun fishing if you don’t know what you are doing. Thankfully, due to the wide availability of online blogs, guides, and learning resources, you don’t have to pay for a course or take lessons in real life to learn how to fish. All that you need to do is to find an expert’s guide or blog, and then use it to learn how to become a better fisherman. If you are going to use somebody else’s blog or guide, make sure that you research them first just so you can be sure that they are an expert and know what they are talking about; there’s nothing worse than bad fishing advice.
Eating Catches
Finally, if you are going fishing on a river system or in a lake where there are delicious, edible fish, then why not catch them and eat them? You don’t have to be going camping to be able to eat your catches. As long as you bring a bucket with water in it or alternatively a cooler, you can store the fish and take them home, or you can cook them beside the lake or river.
Fishing is a very enjoyable sport. If you are planning on going, then you can follow this post’s guidance to make your trip a little more fun. Taking this post’s advice will ensure that you don’t experience any boredom on your next fishing trip.