Ask anglers what they think about chumming and you'll get a lot of different answers. Some think it's cheating. Others think it's immoral. And many think chumming is perfectly acceptable.
Chumming is the act of spreading various food sources in the water in an effort to pull fish to that area. Once you get a cluster of fish in the area and they are actively feeding, you're more likely to catch them with your baited hook (assuming you aren't filling the fish up with chum first).
Is it cheating? The first step in catching fish successfully is finding them. Good anglers learn how to read the water and landscape as one means of finding trout. Others use fish finders. Finding fish in lakes can be very challenging given their nature of having to cruise around to find food. Chumming is one way of helping to pull clusters of trout into an area you are fishing.
If you're fishing with kids, chumming can help give them a better fishing experience. The more trout they catch, the more likely they are to enjoy fishing and want to do it again.
But is it legal? That depends on where you live. In Europe, chumming is not only accepted, it's encouraged. But in the U.S. many states have regulations prohibiting chumming, while other states allow it.
In my state (Arizona), chumming is allowed as long as you don't litter the water with chum. Many other states share this view. Before giving chumming a try, you'll want to check your state's fish and game website to see if it's allowed in your state.
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