Why Do You Troll?

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On Lakes! Bet you thought is was something different...

I troll because I can!

I like to see different scenery that is all around the lake. The lake I live on has cabins from the 40's and 50's when it was considered a weekend destination. It was considered rural back then, but now a part of suburbia. A lot of history still exists here.

I love to see the many varieties of wildlife that is in different in various locales on the lake. Finding one spot to fish, because they are there, misses out on so many of those things...

Trolling also allows me to find where the fish are. S-curves when trolling helps me find those depth. Trolling allows me to find different species of fish as well as where they migrate to during different times of day.

I need a change of scenery during the day. Otherwise I fall asleep. Staring at an indicator/bobber is boring! At least to me...

When I am on a thin, blue line stream, I keep moving. Constantly looking for fish, undercuts, deep pools, tail outs, and different waters. I apply the same philosophy to fishing a lake.

Do I catch as many fish as those that use different techniques? I do not care.

I am out for the quietness, enjoyment of being in nature and experiencing what it all has to offer.

Note: I will not post a thread about chironomid fishing or fishing in PS nor the ocean. Those that know more than me can...
 
Cause it bugs Evan when I troll on the site! Plus I live under a bridge!
 
On Aeneas I’ve used power trolling to trigger strikes in the north end of the lake. Cast out a full sink, give it a slow ten count, then row as fast as I can. I got dozens of hits doing that…😀
 
does wind trolling count? If it's been a slow fish catching session, when the wind picks up I'll motor to the lee shore and then slow wind drift across the lake, dragging a BL on the end of a type 3 from the comfort of my padded seats...usually pick up a few fish each drift including the occasional bruiser doing so.
 
Since I came to the lake to fish, I troll a fly as I move from place to place. And then there are times or places when and where trolling is the most effective method. But mostly I prefer to cast and retrieve. When salmon fishing GH or B-10 I troll a herring or a spinner because I don't know any other way to fish those places.
 
Not a fan of trolling, but that's just my dry fly snobbery
In Maine, trolling can be an issue on fly fishing only waters. Aggressive wardens have been known to ticket canoeists and others who are simply paddling from place to place and let their fly hang in the water.
 
I like to wind troll, and mechanical wind troll(trolling motor) when there isn't any wind power. It is the method I use 95% of my flyfishing times. I figure that it improves the visibility of my offering to trout that are constantly moving.
 
I'll wind drift from spot to spot while musky fishing. I'll also actively troll from spot to spot while musky fishing....caught a few out of weird places doing so, so yeah....totally worth it.

for trout in lakes? sure, I'll troll from time to time cause it's fun. I fish a ton of buggers/leaches/pupae on intermediate lines so trolling really isn't all that big of a stretch when moving to a different spot (although, the vast majority of trout on the above methods come on the pause).
 
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Definition of HARLING

a method of angling for salmon in a large river by trailing a fly behind a boat while it is rowed back and forth from bank to bank… See the full definition
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Harling:
A method of angling for salmon in a large river by trailing a fly behind a boat while it is rowed back and forth from bank to bank
 
Trolling is my least favorite form of lake fishing. I’ll troll to locate another spot to indicator fish. Even when I’m trolling, I’m casting and stripping, covering more water and giving the fly more action. But don’t get me wrong…..if the fish only want the fly moving/trolling, I like to catch fish so I won’t beat a dead horse watching the indicator just float!
 
For trout, I love trolling - as long as the rod is in-hand. It's all about the strike for me, and watching for a bobber or rod tip bounce just doesn't do it.
Most of the trout I catch on trolled streamers make a couple of test swipes at the fly, and how I manipulate the action after the first subtle bump often determines if it gets eaten. It's that mind's-eye visual of what's happening underwater that keeps me coming back.
If they're taking surface bugs, of course I'll switch to casting dries.

If I want to cast, I'll either fish streams, or fish for bass/sunnies/northern pike
 
I find indicator fishing a bit boring, so when fishing with those who like it, I'll get a respectable distance away and troll circles around them so we can still bs, while they watch the bobber and I catch fish.
Works well, albeit a bit more energy expended...like a damsel nymph along with leeches, olive willy.
 
kmudgn said:
Not a fan of trolling, but that's just my dry fly snobbery
In Maine, trolling can be an issue on fly fishing only waters. Aggressive wardens have been known to ticket canoeists and others who are simply paddling from place to place and let their fly hang in the water.
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So...I take it that there's no fishing from a moving craft? :unsure:
 
I enjoy trolling for trout and find it to be a successful way to catch them. Especially when fishing lakes that are new to me. It helps me get familiar with the body of water and find locations that produce fish. Have also had good luck catching bass, perch, bluegill and crappie while trolling and this has helped in finding locations that those fish like to hang out and feed in.
 
RCF said:
On Lakes! Bet you thought is was something different...

I troll because I can!

I like to see different scenery that is all around the lake. The lake I live on has cabins from the 40's and 50's when it was considered a weekend destination. It was considered rural back then, but now a part of suburbia. A lot of history still exists here.

I love to see the many varieties of wildlife that is in different in various locales on the lake. Finding one spot to fish, because they are there, misses out on so many of those things...

Trolling also allows me to find where the fish are. S-curves when trolling helps me find those depth. Trolling allows me to find different species of fish as well as where they migrate to during different times of day.

I need a change of scenery during the day. Otherwise I fall asleep. Staring at an indicator/bobber is boring! At least to me...

When I am on a thin, blue line stream, I keep moving. Constantly looking for fish, undercuts, deep pools, tail outs, and different waters. I apply the same philosophy to fishing a lake.

Do I catch as many fish as those that use different techniques? I do not care.

I am out for the quietness, enjoyment of being in nature and experiencing what it all has to offer.

Note: I will not post a thread about chironomid fishing or fishing in PS nor the ocean. Those that know more than me can...
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BINGO!!! Same here.
 
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