Blue Mesa Lake Gunnison Colorado evening shot
 


Lake Fishing Training

This training course is a combination of both classroom learning and hands on experience on the BLUE MESA LAKE. You will get first hand experience and trained boat operation to maximize for both fresh fishing techniques.

  1. General Fishing Techniques
  1. Overhead - fore and back
  2. Roll cast
  3. Horizontal cast
  4. Backhand cast
  5. Curve cast
  6. Pick up release
  7. Mending line
  8. Direction and control
  9. Grips
  10. Line types
  11. Sinking, floating lures
  12. Leaders
  13. knots
  1. Freshwater fishing
  1. Species identification common fishing techniques
  2. Spin casting and bait casting
  3. Common Baits and Rigs
  4. Leader weight setup
  5. attractors
  1. Techniques/Equipment
  1. Bait setup, bait walking
  2. fish hooks and patterns, sizes
  3. trolling, jigging
  4. Planers, kites
  5. Down riggers and outriggers

  1. Live/imitation Baits
  1. Live bait types and rigging styles
  2. Artificial bait types and rigging styles
  3. Dead bait types and rigging styles
  4. Common dough baits
  5. Spoons, spinner baits
  6. Plugs surface and sinking
  7. Jigs and their applications
  8. sinkers and weights
  9. line weight selection
  1. Misc course content – 2 hours
  1. Night fishing techniques and secrets
  2. Line knots and tying styles
  3. The impact of water temperature, clarity, oxygen  and barometer pressure
  4. Seasonal and weather changes
  5. Fry to mature growth
  6. Electronic Fish Finder and other electronic fishing equipment
  7. Fish cleaning, storage and cooking prep.
  8. Stream, river and lake fishing

 





 
  
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