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    I Only Fish for Trout
    I Only Fish for Trout
    I Only Fish for Trout
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    I Only Fish for Trout

    By Norman Miller

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    Everyone has fish stories. But not every fish story you've heard can teach you the do's and don't's of fishing - for trout! This How To book deals with specific lures and baits, techniques, and even a few stories that will teach you that there's more to fishing than just the hook.

    Join Norman Miller in his expeditions of life as a fisherman and learn the in's and out's of being the best angler. Newbies looking for a new hobby or experienced fishermen alike can all come to appreciate Norman's advice and storytelling.

    You'll be laughing in stitches at Archie, Ben, and even Norman in their adventures attempting every fisherman's goal - their limit!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNorman Miller
    Release dateMar 13, 2012
    ISBN9781476032047
    I Only Fish for Trout
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    Norman Miller

    Norman Miller grew up in Alhambra, California in the 1940s, leading a band and working as a machinist. After advancing to tool and die work, marrying Peggy, serving three years in the U.S. Navy, he became twice a father. Having survived the destruction of his business by fire, he found himself in a comfortable home and in business again, still in California, until the winter of 1969 when a mudslide enveloping their home brought about a life-changing move.Norman and his family decided to sell the business, retire, and resettle in Bend, Oregon, a beautiful place they'd found on vacation the year before. There, Norman attended Central Oregon Community College to study writing, art, and photography and found that they were passions of his.In his time in Oregon, Norman wrote many non-fiction stories, painted many art pieces, took many photographs. On March 20, 2000, Grandpa Norm passed away, but left a legacy to inspire his children to create. Many stories, including the one you hold in your hand, were rejected by traditional publishers in the late 90's, but have since been revitalized and updated for your pleasure.

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      I Only Fish for Trout - Norman Miller

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      NORMAN MILLER

      Smashwords Edition

      ISBN: 978-1-476032-04-7

      Copyright © 2012 by Tyler Hanson

      Cover design, formatting, editing, and eBook conversion by Tyler Hanson.

      A Word

      I hope you’re reading this book because you have one thing in mind -- trout! If a beginner -- how to start fishing for trout. If a fisherman of some experience -- how to catch more trout faster and easier than ever before.

      I enjoy the aroma of hulking pines, blue skies adorned with fleecy clouds, the lacy delicacy of green ferns and all the magnificent scenery that accompanies each fishing foray, but my primary purpose is the bringing of trout to their eternal sleep and into my frying pan.

      My love for the sport began at an early age and I’ve ardently pursued various species in lakes, streams and rivers all over this beautiful country. I’m one of those inveterate fishermen (not a purist) who wants a full creel.

      The word purist is one you will hear many times in conversations about fishing, so let me express an opinion. My definition of a purist is a fisherman who thinks the method he uses is the only way to fish and one who actually looks with disdain upon those who violate his art -- one who will use only HIS technique regardless of the consequences. Naturally I have my preferences born out of experience, but nothing -- absolutely nothing -- is beyond my willingness to try -- if it’s legal.

      As you scan the pages of this book, try to capture my experiences of the past and your dreams of the future as we probe the depths of the shallows and mysteries of the deep. I will take you to places you have never been and try to paint for you a picture of places you would like to go. We will fish in streams as narrow as a wicker creel and drift over stately green waters on lakes so large they blend in the distance with the brilliance of the morning sun.

      You will learn the fishing tricks I’ve learned in a lifetime. Side by side we will tangle with El Magnifico, the trout, and as fishing companions we’ll drink icy beer on a torrid day and cowboy coffee in the rain.

      So, if you’re ready then, let’s get to know a little better some of the characteristics of a fresh water fighting fury -- the majestic king of them all. Then you will understand why -- I ONLY FISH FOR TROUT!

      I ONLY FISH FOR TROUT

      1. Chapter One - Fun And Fundamentals

      2. Chapter Two - The Quiet Pool

      3. Chapter Three - Stream Fishing

      4. Chapter Four - Ben

      5. Chapter Five - Spinners And Lures

      6. Chapter Six - Steelheading In The Cold

      7. Chapter Seven - Big River Fishing

      8. Chapter Eight - Trout, Weather And The Barometer

      9. Chapter Nine - Lake Fishing

      10. Chapter Ten - A Limit In Time

      11. Chapter Eleven - Flies And Fly Rods

      12. Chapter Twelve - The Only Guys On The Lake

      13. Chapter Thirteen - A Little Bit About Boats

      14. Chapter Fourteen - Diamond Lake

      15. Chapter Fifteen - The World's Greatest Fisherman

      16. Chapter Sixteen - Odds And Endless Things

      17. Chapter Seventeen - The Manzanita

      18. Chapter Eighteen - The Little Fisherman

      19. Chapter Nineteen - Nuts To Knots

      20. Chapter Twenty - The Old Pioneer

      21. Chapter Twenty-One - Aluminum Foil

      22. Chapter Twenty-Two - Things I Haven’t Told You

      Chapter 1

      FUN AND FUNDAMENTALS

      Trout are seemingly crazy; that is, their moods and feeding habits are sometimes so unpredictable that you will be convinced they really are crazy. Normally, two hours after sunrise and two hours before sunset are the ideal times to fill a creel, but I have painfully occupied a small boat from five in the morning to twelve noon without so much as a nibble -- and from noon to one (when they aren’t supposed to bite) caught a limit. How do you explain it? I can’t and science can’t. It’s just one of those things that the fisherman accepts.

      The following is not a typical experience but one that can happen. I’d fished the High Sierras since an early age and had described my exploits to all who would listen. One day, Deaderick Lee, one of my oldest friends, said, Norm, all you talk about is the Sierras and I know you always catch fish, so how about planning a trip for me and some of the boys in the shop? Always looking for an excuse to go fishing, I optimistically agreed. Besides, this gave me an opportunity to exhibit my prowess as an expert. After laboriously struggling to free the necessary time from work, we finally made it to some high country lakes out of the Lone Pine area in California.

      To be as brief and as subtle as possible (I don’t like to remember this trip), we fished five different lakes for five consecutive days and between the four of us managed to catch an even dozen trout. When we returned to the pack station, the packer met us as we rode a last quarter mile to the stable.

      I’ll bet you didn’t do any good, he said knowledgeably.

      We informed him of our lack of success and he then told us the inevitable truth. Fishing had come to a dead stop in most of the Sierra lakes. He didn’t know why and I’m sure I didn’t, but you can imagine the ribbing I took as a result of such a dismal exhibition.

      Later I was able to redeem myself by taking these same four men where they ultimately caught many splendid limits, but fishermen must accept the fact that trout do not always perform predictably. The same lake or stream can be one man’s bonanza and another’s nemesis, depending upon any number of conditions.

      Many of the finest veteran anglers in the world will disagree with some of my choices as to lures, flies, rods, line test, etc., but I can only point out what has been enormously successful for me from Florida to Washington. One thing you must realize is that luck rarely plays a part in fishing. However, many of the varying techniques are strictly a matter of opinion. For example, the length of a spinning rod or fly rod -- should it be bamboo or fiberglass? Which is best, trolling or fly fishing? These things are a matter of personal preference.

      The lure of a fast mountain stream or picturesque lake -- the personal satisfaction of landing a thrashing Rainbow or Dolly Varden in the quietness of high country -- the thrill of the challenge -- these things are as exciting to me now as when I first began fishing as a boy. I still don’t sleep very well the night before the opening of trout season. I read one time that after figuring gas, oil, tackle, bait, accommodations, etc., the average trout caught costs a fisherman about $11.00 each. Even at these prices, like many fishermen I don’t always eat my catch, but the anticipation of that first strike on opening day is a feeling I would hate to live without.

      Let me caution you. Don’t become disenchanted with the likelihood of fishing places described in this book because they’re not located in your area. Lakes and species of trout discussed here are typical of lakes and trout all over the world. Many years ago I passed up an article in a magazine about fishing in Nova Scotia, thinking that I’d never get that far, even for fishing. I accidentally picked up this same magazine some five years later and learned more about Mackinaw (Lake trout) that I’d ever known before.

      Species of Trout

      It’s always a delight to know what kind of trout you’ve caught...

      The most prolific trout in the United States is the rugged, scrappy Rainbow. He can live in warmer water than the Brook and needs less oxygen in the water than the Golden. The colors of the Rainbow are as varied as the winds. I once caught a wild Rainbow in the back country that was almost completely black excepting for pronounced luminous red stripes down the sides. This trout lived way under a rock in deep, dark shade and, as many wild things, had adapted his dark coloring to blend with his environment. Other names for Rainbow are Silver Trout, Silversides and Redsides.

      ‘Bows are usually bluish green on the top with a red stripe running down the middle of silver sides. Hatchery trout are much less colorful than wild ones. The much-heralded Steelhead is actually a Rainbow that spawns in fresh water but lives in the ocean. Spawning time is usually in the Spring.

      The Cutthroat has black spots and red slash marks on the underside of the lower jaw. These red throat marks are often absent on those Speckles inhabiting the sea. Names sometimes given the Cutthroat are Mountain Trout, Native, Speckled, and Black Spotted. Ocean-going Cutthroats are sometimes called Blue Backs or Harvest Trout. One distinguishing mark of the Cutthroat (opposite of the Rainbow) is teeth on the back of the tongue. Early Spring is spawning time.

      I have read time after time where Brown Trout are not too favored as fighters. It’s true that they don’t wear boxing gloves but they are sure no pushovers. They have the best memory in the trout family and are the most difficult to catch. A Lochieven, as he is sometimes called, was successfully introduced in the United States in 1883 by a man of German descent; hence, its most common name -- the German Brown.

      Big Browns in the Deschutes River in Central Oregon are awesome, in or out of the water, and I’d hate to be caught alone in a pond with some of them. At spawning time their great hooked jaws curve upward like a scythe with teeth. Their fighting habits differ greatly during various times of the season. I once brought a twenty-three-inch Brown to within sight of our boat quite easily but when he got close, he shot away like a howitzer. It took twenty minutes, bringing him to net. Boating a ten-pound Brown is like hooking a ‘gator by the tail. The Brown Trout is a varied golden brown on top with black or brown spots on his sides -- his belly usually a golden creamy color.

      The Golden Trout is found more abundantly in the high back country of the Sierra Nevada range in California than in any other known area. The Golden, as the name implies, is a beautiful thing -- more a vivid orange than gold in color. He, too, has the luminous stripe down his side, much as the native, wild Rainbow. The Golden is the smallest of the trout family partly and remains stunted/because he is difficult to reach and is underfished. Often they lack the food and space to grow properly. I have seen Golden Trout as small as five inches in length ready to spawn and full of eggs. They usually grow larger in lakes, but even then, one over twelve inches is considered an unusual prize. They fight like demons and are a delicacy on the table.

      Other than the Golden, the Brook Trout is the most colorful in the trout family, especially in the Fall spawning season. The most common names given him are the Brook, Brookie, Square-tail, Speckled Trout and Char. The Brook has dark green above and cream and red spots on its sides. They are the easiest trout

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