Some Trout fishing methods

[Razor]

Some methods i use to catch trout is to use a Blue Fox spinner. I use silver in the daytime and pink in the afternoon (sunset). Then maybe neon yellow in the dark (put on very bright colors at night). I cast out and reel it back in. I keep it on the surface so the sun could reflect of the spinner.


Here are some of the spinners:

http://cdni.llbean.com/is/image/wim/236376_0_41?wid=330&hei=295

Another method i also enjoy to use is to sit at night and put on a glow in the dark hook and put a worm on it. I keep a lamp above the water to attract more fish.

Try these methods and it might be a success!

[fatworm]

Glow-hooks are my preferred method. Another method that I prefer is a mini red hook with one piece of corn on it. It's very easy for trout to swallow and when it does, you are guaranteed a successful catch!

[Razor]

Another method I recently tried is to use a glo hook with a worm and powerbait. The fish just can't go by it. As fatworm said, corn works really good as well... Just try to change methods once in a while if they don't bite.

[dguss]

Some very good suggestions. I've never heard of a Glo-Hook.

[loball0818]

This is the truth....ran out of corn one day and put a little piece of balled up white bread on the hook....couldn't believe my eyes when I brought up a nice rainbow...

[dguss]

Some very good suggestions. I've never heard of a Glo-Hook.

It might help if I Google'd them. NOW I know what a glo-hook is. I'll have to try that one myself! Thanks Guys!

[JoeW]

Velveeta cheese, too! When I was young and couldn't afford Salmon Eggs, I'd take a little chunk of our Gov't surplus "Velveeta" cheese out to the trout streams. Just pinch off what you need, mold it around the hook, and you're all set! Worked really well! Haven't tried it in years. Best---- JoeW

[dguss]

Hey Joe...I remember that cheese and it was some good stuff! I'll give that a try also. Someone I just talked to told me to use WD-40 and the trout will bite like crazy. Have you ever heard of that before? :confused:

[dguss]

Nice Pike Joe!

[JoeW]

Hey Joe...I remember that cheese and it was some good stuff! I'll give that a try also. Someone I just talked to told me to use WD-40 and the trout will bite like crazy. Have you ever heard of that before? :confused:

But I also heard some other very strange stuff about WD-40! Like it takes the sting out of bee stings and cures warts, etc. I don't know if I'd try it for anything like that, but maybe as a fish attractant! LOL! Best---- JoeW

[dguss]

But I also heard some other very strange stuff about WD-40! Like it takes the sting out of bee stings and cures warts, etc. I don't know if I'd try it for anything like that, but maybe as a fish attractant! LOL! Best---- JoeW

Joe, I think I'd try it on a bee sting, but warts????? I don't have any, but I don't think I'd try that either.

I'm going to try the WD-40 tomorrow on hopefully some FAT Montana Rainbows! I'll post and let you know if it's not a big fairy tale.

By the way, my name is Darrell. :)

[JoeW]

Good luck!

http://www.wackyuses.com/wd40.html

Best---- JoeW

[PoppaBear]

I have always had very good luck with bright green Power Bait. I've used it all over Arizona and up in Vernal Utah, when I was up there a few years ago. If anyone gets a chance to fish Flaming Gorge they should take it.

[dguss]

I've fished Flaming Gorge, but that was back in about 1979. It definitely is a great place to fish!

I'll have to try the Green Power Bait. :D

[dguss]

Good luck!

http://www.wackyuses.com/wd40.html

Best---- JoeW


Joe, I never even got a bite using this method. :( I caught one nice little rainbow, but it was on Orange Power Bait. Fishing is just like gambling...sometimes you win, sometime you win big, sometimes you lose. :rolleyes:

[JoeW]

Yep--- Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear eats you! I've never tried WD40 as fish attractant, and probably never will. But that stuff works for what it's supposed to do! I heard an expression: If it moves and isn't supposed to- use Duct Tape. If it doesn't move and it's supposed to- use WD40! Works 99% of the time! LOL! Best--- JoeW

Oh- PS to using Power Bait- There's a bit of a controversy around here. There are several sections of trout/Steelhead water that are limited to "Artificial Lures ONLY" and no one seems to know whether Power Bait is considered "artificial" since its "made", or "natural" because it is a "bait" not a lure! Haven't heard a definitive answer yet!

[Malottguy]

The top one in metallic blue Blue Fox Vibrax is my go to number one spinner for steelhead I use a number 3 or 4 and have caught all my steelhead on that color.

[dugger]

just did the Flaming Gorge thing great place for lakers and rainbows and then Bear lake giant cutbows

[WildernessWomen]

:D My mom used wd-40 on her leeches in Minnesota for Walleye.
I could not say if it worked any better, she has always caught the most walleyes.
And Duct Tape, I used it on a wart and it is gone........?:)

I wonder about the wd-40 in the eco-system????

[bass or bass?]

WD-40 is a water pollutant. Of course our outboards are even bigger pollutants, but why exacerbate the situation? If you want to use a fish attractant, use biodegradable commercially prepared attractants for the species you are targeting.

[bdpeters]

I am a big fan of those Blue fox spinners for stream fishing. They used to make one called a blue fox wisper. similar to the vibraz but with a willowleaf blade and a hammered or dimpled finish on the blade. Love it in a size 4 or 5 for some nice browns.

[JoeW]

Yep, me too! Big fan of Blue Fox Vibrax on larger creeks for trout- good on Steelhead, too. Smaller creeks and streams- give me a little Panther Martin with a yellow spotted body! Something about that "convex-concave" blade that really thumps up the trout. And don't forget the little tiny Eppinger Dardevle spoon in R/W! That'll sometimes get strikes when they don't want a spinner!
Tough decision coming up for me! Steelhead on the bigger Lake Erie feeders (they're not there for long in the Spring), or smaller stream trout next week. Hmmmmm- may keep at the Steelhead, and try the small streams in a couple weeks (maybe fly fishing season will be then?). Oh, woe is me! Have fun. Best---- JoeW

[slipperybob]

I like to use micro cranks fro trout. My favorites are Yozuri Aile Goby and Snap Shads. I also like the tiny Yozuri Pins Minnows. I've got some of those new Xrap04 and they're going to be very good compliments to the already small floating raps in size 3 and the countdowns in size 2. I also have some small Rebel tracdown minnow and the Excalibur verions called Mystic Minnow.

Inline spinners and spoons still take more trout, but my bigger trouts have all came on micro cranks.

[dugger]

Small blue glass raps have just been killing them in new mexico tried them at blue mesa by chance, limited out in a hour. So had to try them @ Elvado lake and got one heck of a limit fun fun day fishing

[PaJNS]

Since there wasn't any safe Ice to Fish around me this year, looks like next season coming up is Trout season. I figured I would move this thread up and see what some of the other and New members Trout Fishing methods are.

[cwd]

I really do not target Trout. When I do fish for them I use bait and lures.
Bait, Salmon Eggs, Cheese, Corn and power bait.no certain color.
Lures. Supper Dupper #503 silver with red tip. Small Silver Kastmaster, Small Rooster Tails &
Panther Martains.
Most of the times I fish for Trout is when the Fish & Game Dept. plant them.
I can check their web site and find out where they are planting them. They normally plant them
in 8 to 10 areas a week, all with in 35 miles of my house.

[mo65]

At one time or another...I have probably used all these techniques for trout...and they all catch fish...but most of the time its a good old Mepps Black Fury for me. Those little stockies we get around here just smash that spinner. They love 'em! :D

[sllloyd]

i like useing the fly rod for trout
but for the first week when they come in it is waxies on a size 12 or 14 dry fly hook
i usally get 4 to 500 trout every season

[sharps4590]

It's always a fly rod for me. When they work, a dry, when a dry doesn't work, then whatever it takes. I really like fishing streamers and at times they're effective. I just wish some of those gorgeous Rangely Lake streamers were productive here.

[Turks8806]

I have heard of using WD-40 on stuff before to catch fish. I was talking to a friend from Canada some years back and she said put WD-40 on a marshmallow and throw it out. I thought she was off her rocker and so I gave it a shot and sure enough......it worked wonders!

[tholmes]

I don't get to fish for trout much, but I've gone out to Colorado to a place called Rainbow Lake Resort several times. Great place, 25 acre private lake (no license requires) full of stocker rainbows and native browns. I use ultra-light spinning gear and have had success with small in-line spinners such as Panther Martin, Rooster Tails and Mepps. Last year, the fishing got kinda slow one day, so I ties on a tiny lipless crank in chrome/blue back. Got some strange looks from the fly-fishing fellas shrug , but I caught 3 really nice rainbows with that lure.

Tom

[cwd]

Just shows, The fish are the only one's who know what is going to work for them.

[sllloyd]

as of lately if the trout are really aggresive i use a size 6 rapala x rap and i work it really hard the brownies and brookies go nuts over them

[PSUFan8023]

Hey everyone, new poster here! I had a pretty rough spring last year fishing for trout in streams in Central PA. (Pretty good year with bass in the rivers, though.) I usually use baby night crawlers on a small hook and cast out and let the current take the line downstream. Once in a while, I'll throw a rooster tail on ... didn't have much luck last year, so what suggestions do you guys have?

[PaJNS]

Welcome to Outdoor-Fishing PSUFan8023 Glad to have you aboard. I have Luck here in Western PA using Red or Gold mealworms in the Creeks/Streams and also Butter worms. Seems you never know what they are in the mood for so when I go Trout Fishing I bring everything...LOL

[PSUFan8023]

Thanks pajns - ill have to give it a shot

[John T.]

Hey Psufan what streams do you fish

[PSUFan8023]

John, I usually fish the little Juniata that runs from Bellwood/Tipton up to Tyrone area.

[cwilliams]

psufan try an all gold panthermartin,a rebel teeny wee craw, and a white size 1/32 jighead with a tiny white twistertail on it. one of these three metods are sure to get a trout to hit. pink trout magnets and other assorted small crank baits such as rapalas,yozuri pins minnows, and daiwa dr.minnows are sure to catch trout also.

[PSUFan8023]

Thanks cwilliams. I do use rapalas once in a while and other crank baits that seem to work well on bass. Have never tried the other three you suggested, tho... will have to get some and see how it goes.

[dugger]

Just tore up the trout with black marabou jig under a cork letting the current swim thw jig busing split shot under the. Cork to make it stand up in the current!

[JoeW]

That cork and jig technique is deadly! I use it all the time for steelhead with a fly under the cork. I also fish some real small creeks overgrown with bushes. I'll also add a float above my bait, stand upstream, and let it carry the bait under the brush into places you can't cast. Most guys skip that kind of spot! Fishing today- fongers crossed! Best---- JoeW

[dugger]

GO get em Joe!

[JoeW]

LOL Dug! Drove a half hour to a bigger steelhead creek which I heard was in "perfect" fishing condition! Well, it wasn't! High and dirty--- not good for Steelies! Fished for two hours and all I hooked was a nice fat, mebbe 2 pound Smallie--- which I lost on the first jump! Sheesh! Sometimes the bear eats you! Geez, if i wasn't looking at youse guys pics, I wouldn't be looking at any fish at all! Thanks!

Didn't mean to get off the subject- who's got some trout tips?

Best---- JoeW

[cwd]

Don't know why I just remembered this one.
I have also taken mini marsmellows and put them in a salmon egg jar
I allow them to soak up the egg juice.
They turn pink and float.

[JoeW]

When stream trout fishing, whether it's fly fishing, spinning, bait, or whatever. A real important point is to try and position yourself in the best possible location to cast to the spot where you think the fish are. You want to get the best possible drift or retrieve that you can from you FIRST cast! A lot of times on a creek, you'll only get one chance, so make sure it's from the best possible location- sometimes moving just a few feet can mean success! Best---- JoeW

[dugger]

You betca they are always looking for something to eat or someyhing that wants to eat them I call them sneak up trout !

[sharps4590]

Joe and dugger hit a very important point. Some of the waters I fish are really skinny and gin clear. I've long said you don't go fishing for those trout, you go hunting for them. One shadow carelessly cast across the water, standing too close to the stream and letting them see your shape, a lot of flailing movement or a sloppy cast and you send every fish in the pool or riffle into hiding with lockjaw. That's one of the big reasons I've come to prefer silk fly line. NOTHING will lay down or come off the water as gently as silk. If you can do it well with a plastic line you will do it better with silk.

[JoeW]

Yep, absolutely right Sharpy! And it's also about getting into the best position to make the best presentation to the fish. One case in point that I will always remember:

I was fishing along the right hand stream bank (facing upstream), and spotted a VERY nice brown actively feeding about 15-20 feet upstream. Nice, easy short cast! However- problems! the fish was directly upstream of me along the right bank and there was brush and small saplings hanging out over the water directly between me and the fish. The only way to cast (I was fly fishing) was to do a back hand cast with my rod leaning out to the left. OK- not real good at that! But also- if I made a straight backhand cast, my line leader would come directly over the fish before the fly passed it! OK- make the cast out toward midstrea, but with a "hook" in the leader to the right! No prob- done that before! But now wait! the chances of ME making that cast- backhand and with a right hook--- about the same as me winning the NYS lottery last night!

Soooooo- the only solution was to find a better location. That involved carefully coming out of the water, walking downstream for 30 yards or so where I could cross the creek without alarming it. Then slowly wading up the left side to where I was across stream and somewhat below that fish! It took about a half hour to get into this ideal position! result--- I made several "perfect" presentations without alarming the fish, and he finally took! The whole story behind that one, I best save for another time!

Point is-- whether it's a fly, bait, or a lure, find that perfect spot to make the perfect cast! Best---- JoeW

[mo65]

Wow...just got back from the first trout fishing trip of the year. This year they paid no attention to my old stanby, the Mepps Black Fury. Joe's Flies were the rage...ever use a Joefly for trout? Check 'em out! http://joesflies.com/ :D