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Bookers Bourbon and a good cigar |
I am going trout fishing next week. I have never been fishing for trout. My forte is bass, crappie, walleye, etc. I am going to use my ultralight gear, not fly fishing. Seems to be a pretty good area for Cutthroat trout. Can you recommend hook size and bait? I don't expect to catch anything, but looking forward to getting outside, camp fires, and beer and bourbon. If you're goin' through hell, keep on going. Don't slow down. If you're scared don't show it. You might get out before the devil even knows you're there. NRA ENDOWMENT LIFE MEMBER | ||
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Trout love those little Kastmasters & Mepps spinners. If you're talking about just throwing some bait, I'd lean toward a #6 or #8 hook, depending on the size fish you locate. They're small enough to bite, but not so small as to make them a hassle to use. Powerbait for the uninitiated is productive & easy to use. If you're using bait, I've found rigging it as a dropshot to be effective. "We're all travelers in this world. From the sweet grass to the packing house. Birth 'til death. We travel between the eternities." | |||
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If it's catch and release, spinners will work. Rooster tail or gold spoon have been most effective for me on NC Rainbows. If you can use bait, we've had good results with Power Bait over the years. | |||
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Diablo Blanco |
I fly fish for trout, so won’t be much help on the bait and hooks but will do my best. First, for the most part trout are a lazy fish that lets the meals come to them. They tend to be finicky and only eat what they feel like eating as it passes close enough by to slurp up. On the occasions that I was successful bait fishing as a kid for trout I used salmon eggs, worms on weighted hooks, or Rooster tail lures pulled diagonally through deeper pools. I find that you need to use the river and running water to your advantage. Second, if you’re fishing mostly stockers, bait that looks like dog/cat food will usually get the fish to bite. I know several guides that use them when they can’t get clients to land a fish and affectionately refer to them as “wood beetles“. It’s what the trout farms feed the fish to be released. Best of luck on your outing. DK _________________________ "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last” - Winston Churchil | |||
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Lead slingin' Parrot Head |
I don't get out much anymore, but when I was a die hard confirmed trout bum I switched from spin fishing to fly fishing, which I vastly prefer. You will want to check the local regs for the specific area you are fishing as, in some cases, they dictate what types of gear are allowed. Our Gold Medal designated waters are Catch & Release, Flies & Lures ONLY. Even if you aren't constrained by regs. it also depends on whether you are fishing lakes or streams, or from shore, while wading, or from a boat. Generally speaking, depending on conditions, lures, salmon eggs, and worms will work...or you might consider spin fishing with a bubble/ fly set up. Depending on the species and location you may hook into spawners, which might dictate different fish behavior and tactics. If you are wading please be careful of the redds! | |||
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Bolt Thrower |
I have always had the best luck with spoons like the little cleo or kastmasters. | |||
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You can also use a clear bobber and leave about 5 feet of line to it and tie a fly to it. Let the bobber float to your spot. Works well if your lures are not working.Good video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtCnkFoGJdo | |||
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Green grass and high tides |
you can always bobber fish with worms or grasshoppers. "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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Raised Hands Surround Us Three Nails To Protect Us |
Been a long time since I have been trout fishing but whenever I went with my grandfather outside of Branson Missouri he had these little jars of things called trout eggs. We ate lots and lots of Rainbow Trout thanks to those things. ———————————————— The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad. If we got each other, and that's all we have. I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand. You should know I'll be there for you! | |||
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Spiritually Imperfect |
I will only add that -if you are not planning on keeping/eating the trout- that you consider flattening the barb on your hooks. Makes it easier to remove the hook from the fish, and doesn't tear up their mouths as much. Otherwise...enjoy. | |||
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186,000 miles per second. It's the law. |
Great time of year to fish for trout. Much better than the hot days of summer. I am a fly-fisherman, but if you want easy bait-fishing try Power Bait. Its the go-to on opening day for families with kids. Agree you should crimp your barbs if you don't plan on keeping and eating the trout. | |||
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Would you like a sandwich? |
Lots of great advice... I would add, if you are used to bass, you do not set a hook in trout like you do in bass. You will rip their lips ( whatever they are) off their face, rendering it nonsurvivable. When you have a fish on, just keep tension on line. Just my experience with rainbow trout in Colorado. Not sure honestly how they compare to cutthroat trout. | |||
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Quit staring at my wife's Butt |
you can catch more trout then you could eat in a lifetime watch the videos, I use this for steelhead but works the same for trout. bobber and bead it's a killer set up here in the pnw. https://bnrtackle.com/product-category/soft-beads/ https://www.youtube.com/c/AddictedFishing/videos | |||
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Trout (Fly) fishing is the golf of fishing. Beware! If you try it and like it, prepare to spend $$$. End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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When I baitfished for trout the best bait I used was minnows. If you are going to use live bait I would suggest giving them a try. I didn't know there were cutthroats in Arkansas. | |||
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A teetotaling beer aficionado |
I've used little meps spinners. Match the color to the water. Clear, use silver, a little murky use gold. Cast up stream and gently retrieve towards you with just enough speed to rotate the spinner blade. Too fast and you'll pull it away from fish hiding in the eddies. Too slow and there's no action on the bait. Since you've bass fished before you probably already know these things, but with trout it's smaller and slower. In gentle flowing streams, you can catch a lot with a simple hook, one split shot and baited with a nightcrawler or common garden worm. Just bury the hook at one end and leave the rest untethered. Cast up stream and let it drift down and past you if need be before retrieving. This is NOT a good method for catch and release though as many times the fish will swollen the free floating worm so keep this in mind. Men fight for liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their children, brought up easy, let it slip away again, poor fools. And their grandchildren are once more slaves. -D.H. Lawrence | |||
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Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated |
Some Gitzit jigs especially in silver fleck color 1/8 oz or so can be deadly too. "Someday I hope to be half the man my bird-dog thinks I am." looking forward to 4 years of TRUMP! | |||
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This is what I do when using spinning gear for trout. Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark. “If in winning a race, you lose the respect of your fellow competitors, then you have won nothing” - Paul Elvstrom "The Great Dane" 1928 - 2016 | |||
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If I'm going to catch planters from a hatchery I'll use artificial eggs on a #6 hook. If I'm going catch & release for natives I'll use a lure. Either a rooster tail or Kastmaster. Ask questions at your local sporting goods store or lookup a web site that has info on where you are going. Enjoy Cheers~ | |||
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I usually have good luck with the brown, black or green Mepps Aglia wolly worm 1/12oz. I've used it in fast and slow water. My spinning rod for trout is a 5'6 UL fast action using 2-4lb test it works great for the lighter lures. __________________________ | |||
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