You've got that wrong, friend. You learn the most when you aren't sure if fish are around.

Here is a golden nugget, if you heed it, you will learn, I promise you that: Nothing beats time on the water, whether or not you hook up.

Its that simple, you can continue to look for handouts about where, when, how to fish but until you just get out and do it you won't find true success.

It is that simple.