Tip 5 - When Mother Nature is Mean Don’t Go Home
Get in the Truck and Go Exploring + A Secret Weapon
Learning a river system is key. Having multiple access points that you know and can use depending on the conditions is worth its weight in gold.
On days when the conditions are poor, I spend a lot of time in the truck finding access points. I am not going to give away any spots, but I am going to talk about a secret weapon I use to E - scout these access points.
I know there are online services and online land ownership maps you can buy but, in my experience, they are a little complicated and not all that user friendly. My hunting friends put me on to a couple of hunting apps that have done the leg work to overlay all the land use types and combined the mapping information with 3D satellite maps that you can use in the car or when hiking. You can download the data so you can use it out of cell range and with it I have found countless “secret” access points not to mention I can find the private land boundaries to I know I am not breaking Trespassing Laws.
The apps are mostly free and the public land map overlays cost a few dollars a month. I am using I Hunter right now. I just looked at my subscription. It is $14.99 a year for the most detailed land use maps for the entire province of BC. So, for the price of a gas station snack and coffee you can avoid trespassing and find great access points.
I hope this gives you a strategy and mentality to enjoy those tough condition days. Great fisherman don’t let bad conditions stop them. They put boots to the ground and make the time on the water count.
Good luck on your next scouting mission!
Matt
|