| If you like fishing you will like the | | | | along a long the banks with fast flowing |
| different fish you can catch in Texas. | | | | water and a deep pool you will find trout |
| Cutthroat, rainbow trout, lake trout, and | | | | here.The Crappie fish is a member of the |
| brown trout can be caught in different | | | | sunfish family. Depending where they are |
| locations in TexasThe brown trout are | | | | found will depend on their names. Paper |
| considered the be the hardest to catch. | | | | mouth , goggleye, bridge perch and speckled |
| There survival is attached to pure cold | | | | perch just to mention a few.The black crappie |
| water. This trout is very sensitive to water | | | | is darker species and has 7 to 8 dorsal |
| temperature changes. If the water | | | | spines you will also find some with spotted |
| temperature goes up by a few degrees the | | | | sides. Normally they will be found in deeper |
| trout will die off, or move to a different | | | | water in the northern states.The white |
| location.The rainbow trout are not affected | | | | crappie has 6 dorsal spines and is light in |
| as much by the water temperature changes | | | | color. There are eight or nine vertical |
| should the water clarity get bad due to silt | | | | bands found on its sides. Normally they can |
| the fish will move out to the mouths of any | | | | grow over the five pound mark. Crappie are |
| stream with clear water This pink fleshy | | | | school fish that like quite waters. You can |
| trout is the favorite with trout fishermen.It | | | | catch them by still fishing casting , |
| feeds on small flies but can be tempted to | | | | trolling, or drift fishing.Use live baits or |
| strike small lures and other baits. This | | | | a jig or a small crappie lure would be the |
| fish will remain in the shallow water till it | | | | best. If you find cover such as brush, |
| reaches about 9 inches then it will head out | | | | stumps, in the area you are fishing. The |
| to the lakes or ocean.Once the trout have | | | | best time to fish is at sunset for they will |
| fattened up it will return to the streams | | | | be on the surface.As the sun rises and the |
| from which they came. The fish are now | | | | rays strikes the surface of the water the |
| called Steel head trout. If fishing for the | | | | fish will normally dive down to 5 to 10 ft |
| Steel head trout you would use spoons rather | | | | mark. Depending on the clarity of the water |
| than baits or flies. Use the current to you | | | | which will also determine the depth they dive |
| advantage and cast up stream and reel in at | | | | to. Normally they will return to the deeper |
| you regular speed being careful not to snag | | | | water after sun set.With all the different |
| up as you reel in.You will find brook trout | | | | types of fish in Texas and along the coast of |
| in clear clean water Their food source is | | | | Texas you will find that you can spend as |
| small insects and mollusks. Sometimes they | | | | much of your time catch different fish from |
| will take smaller fish or flies. You can get | | | | trout to crappie. Every stream pond lake or |
| them to hit on a small lure if it is | | | | shore line can be a spot to catch many |
| presented along the edge of the faster | | | | different fish.If you do not fish while in |
| slowing water. You will find brook trout on | | | | Texas you will be missing out on a experience |
| the gravel beds of fast flowing water.They | | | | that will be hard to beat any where else. |
| like waterfalls and large pools of water with | | | | Most locals will tell you what is hot and |
| a fast current on the out side of the pool. | | | | which baits to use. You will be able to rent |
| The fish tend to hang around between the | | | | the gear if you do not have any with you from |
| current and the calmer water. If you find | | | | the local tackle shop. |