| With more than 83,000 miles of streams and | | | | pair of small hooks tied in tandem. The |
| rivers, along with 4,000 inland lakes and | | | | concept is quite simple, yet extremely |
| ponds covering 160,000 acres the state of | | | | effective. Why? Mostly because gang hooks |
| Pennsylvania offers plenty of water in which | | | | allow the angler to present a live worm in a |
| to fish for trout. As a matter of fact, | | | | completely natural manner. In fact, when |
| Pennsylvania is where I learned how to fish | | | | rigged on a set of gang hooks, hooks are |
| for trout. I've since followed the fish that | | | | barely even noticeable to the human eye. |
| I fell in love with while living in PA to the | | | | This is obviously an incredible advantage to |
| trout fishing state of Montana. My fishing | | | | the angler and much better than using a |
| mentor taught me many of the techniques that | | | | single size 4 hook with a worm "threaded" |
| are going to be discussed in this article on | | | | onto it. Although I now use gang hooks all |
| the banks of rivers and streams in the great | | | | over the country, as far as I'm concerned |
| state of Pennsylvania. | | | | they will always be inexorably linked to |
| | | | Pennsylvania trout fishing. |
| Trout fishing in Pennsylvania is really quite | | | | |
| good. Whether you prefer lake or river | | | | Trout fishing in PA is probably some of the |
| fishing for trout, PA can accommodate you. | | | | best trout fishing in the entire United |
| In PA the opening day of trout season is | | | | States. Montana has Pennsylvania beat, but I |
| almost as much of an event as the opening day | | | | think that's simply because there are so many |
| of deer hunting season (although nothing can | | | | less people, rather than the trout fishery |
| beat the opening day of deer hunting in PA!) | | | | itself. If you've never considered |
| The lakes and rivers of central Pennsylvania, | | | | Pennsylvania to be a trout fishing state, |
| where I grew up, were packed with anglers in | | | | it's time that you should. Pennsylvania |
| search of trout on the opening day of trout | | | | trout fishing is as good as can be found |
| season. | | | | almost anywhere. Although it's surely not my |
| | | | cup of tea, the state of Pennsylvania also |
| Because we spent so much time trout fishing | | | | has some excellent fly fishing from what I |
| in PA, my mentor created the original bait | | | | understand. So if you happen to be into |
| pouch for carrying his trout bait (especially | | | | waving feathers back and forth in the air, |
| worms). At the time, the bait pouch was | | | | Pennsylvania can accommodate you as well. In |
| simply a cut off end of an old sock. Today | | | | many ways, PA is a trout anglers paradise. |
| there are much more functional versions | | | | |
| available, but if you don't want to buy one, | | | | Trevor Kugler is co-founder of and an avid |
| just cut off an old sock! In any case, PA is | | | | angler. He has more than 20 years experience |
| where this ingenious way of carrying trout | | | | fishing for all types of fish, and 15 years |
| bait (especially worms) was born. | | | | of business and internet experience. He |
| | | | currently raises his three year old daughter |
| Another trout fishing technique that was born | | | | in the heart of trout fishing |
| while trout fishing in Pennsylvania was the | | | | country…..Montana! |
| use of gang hooks. Gang hooks are simply a | | | | |