Fishing For Trout

Fishing for Trout
By Bryan Friedman

If your looking for fast paced action and tons of fun, you’ve come to the right place.

The following equipment, tips and basic techniques should be used to optimize your success rate while fishing for trout.

Fishing Pole:
Ultra light/light action
Rated 2-6 lb line

Fishing Line:
2-4 lb

Fishing Reel:
Designed to hold 2-6 lb line

Where To Fish:
Stocked lakes, ponds, streams and rivers.

When To Fish:
Early Morning
Late Afternoon

Fishing Baits:

• Dough Bait (Power Bait, Nitro Bait, Zekes)
• Inflated night crawlers
• Salmon Eggs
• Plastics (Power Worms, Lip RipperZ, Tube Jigs, Crappie Jigs)
• Casting Spoons (Kastmasters, Thomas Bouyants)

Basic Fishing Techniques:

Sliding Sinker
Thread a 1/16-1/4 ounce sliding sinker onto the line and tie directly to a small Swivel. Proceed by tying an additional one to three feet of line to the opposite end of the Swivel. Now tie a small treble hook or small bait holder hook to the end of your line.

Use enough dough bait to completely cover the treble hook. Shape the bait into a small ball or roll into the shape of a worm. Cast out wait for a bite.

Thread half a night crawler or full night crawler onto a small bait holder Hook. Use a small syringe to pump air into the worm. This makes the worm float! Cast out wait for a bite.

Plastics
See Tossing Jigs For Trout in the articles section.

Spoons
Toss spoon out as far as you can and reel in at a medium pace. When you feel a tug don’t forget to set the hook! To set the hook, firmly yank back on the rod.

Salmon Eggs
Salmon eggs are the preferred bait to use while fishing streams and slow flowing Rivers. Tie a small hook (about the same size as the egg) directly onto the line. Follow by threading a single salmon egg onto the hook. The eggs are extremely fragile so be careful not to pop the egg while hooking. Let the egg drift downstream and wait for a nibble.

[Fit Fisherman]

Bryan,

Sounds like you have been fishing the local lakes here in Orange County. Ü

I prefer Power Bait (Orange when the water is fairly clear and Green when the water is a little muddy). I use a size 12 or 14 treble. Small enough so the bait has no problem floating and strong enough to bring in some really nice trout.

If I can find the picture, I'll submit it, as I caught a nice 11lb 2oz Rainbow using the same set up as you spoke of.

Larry

[Badfish2]

Wow size 12 hooks? I usually use 18s... I really should try upping the size though to see what i can get away with. i do miss a lot of bites sometimes

[flyfishingfool]

Originally Posted by Badfish2

Wow size 12 hooks? I usually use 18s... I really should try upping the size though to see what i can get away with. i do miss a lot of bites sometimes

I seen guys use treble hooks the size of a golf ball without bait to catch trout. Well it's more like snagging trouts. Damn, I really hate those guys that do that crap.

[Wahoo!]

Originally Posted by Badfish2

Wow size 12 hooks? I usually use 18s... I really should try upping the size though to see what i can get away with. i do miss a lot of bites sometimes

I usually use the 14s. Man, size 18 is super small LOL! You can definitely get away with a larger hook most days.

[HereFishyFishy]

I stick to 14s myself.

[spooky007]

Will these techniques also work at my local hatchery???

[Wahoo!]

Originally Posted by spooky007

Will these techniques also work at my local hatchery???

Yes, but I prefer buying a handful of the trout food from the dispenser and flylining that. Seems to work every time

[cst]

18 or 20. No need for a big hook, it gets stuck in their gut anyway.

[Badfish2]

found out last weekend that bigger hooks only work with bait holder hooks, with trebles you're right CST they are going to swallow it anyway

[travisjolley]

i like to use salmon eggs over power bait.always seems like i get better results

[tpfishnfool]

I cant believe you forgot the most important thing in any kind of fishing..
BEER man !!!!!!!

[Badfish2]

true.. so true.

[dodoman]

Originally Posted by spooky007

Will these techniques also work at my local hatchery???

spook, are you raising your own striper food.lol

[Local Rookie]

I use 18 or 20 myself... uses less PB.