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Even before catching a fish, you need to locate it, identify the right timing and above all avoid arousing its distrust, which could force it to turn its attention and interest away from our lure. It's all about adopting the right habits to stack the odds in your favour.
Dull, discreet clothes
The first habit you should adopt is to choose an outfit in dull, discreet colors, even more so if you're fishing the edges in shallow areas with crystal-clear water. Camouflage clothing is obviously not a must, but if you can avoid fluorescent yellow...
A discreet arrival
In the same way, whether you're fishing from the shore or on board, your arrival on the spot should be as unobtrusive as possible. Lighten your steps, slow your pace and boat speed and start fishing away from the spot.
In the same vein, when repositioning your daggerboard on a boat, go well around the spot so as not to pass over it and alert the fish with the noise of the engine. They can already hear it from dozens (or even hundreds) of meters away, so imagine the commotion if you were to pass right over their fins.
Take care with your throws
Then, when your lure lands on the water, especially if the water is shallow and particularly calm, you must slow down its trajectory at the end of the run for the most unobtrusive landing possible.
Start with the border
We can't stress this enough, but the first few metres of shoreline are home to a huge number of fish that are all too often overlooked. The risk is of course to scare them off when you arrive, but also to capture a fish positioned further away from the shore, thus scaring it away during the fight. Proceed in a methodical way to solicit as many targets as possible, one after the other.
Start with discreet lures
Apart from special conditions where you know you need to use flashy, noisy lures, prefer discreet lures (in terms of color and sound) at the start of the session to avoid alerting predators and "saturating" the area with too many intense signals.
Don't overdo it in terms of animation
In the same spirit, your animations should be measured at the start of your trip. Incessant jerking and twitching is unnatural (but effective when the rhythm is well controlled) and can also arouse the suspicion of fish in the area.
Fishing pressure
While these are excellent habits to adopt, it's clear that depending on the environment, the weather and, above all, fishing pressure, the degree of predator suspicion will vary enormously.
