Excluding flies. I am not a fly-fisherman, i just wanted to try something "sorda" new. Last time i went, i still fished worms and caught a trout & a bass. The trout was around 12-13 inches. So, what are some lures that have worked for you on the trout? Your opinion. I have some rooster tails & beetle spins, are they effective for 'bows? If so, what are the colors & sizes you like?
Haha. I know you guys will probably think i'm a hypocrite for asking this question, since i posted a question not too long ago about not liking people asking these "What are the best lure?" Q's. But, i just want to know what has worked for you, not what the internet says.
I've read quite a bit about the float & fly, bassplayer. Can't remember the magazine but, it had numerous pictures of Largemouths, Smallmouths & sunfish. I always wondered if it would work as good as the magazine said it would. I haven't tried the kastmaster before on any species, i'll check it out.
I have caught trout from coast to coast and from Georgia to Alaska using a method that is the most consistent producer of fish that I have ever used. Depending on where I fish and for what, the method varies only in the size and in the depth of water I fish it. Other than that, it is always the same. I have used it for trout in ALL of the northwestern states (except Idaho) from California to Colorado and up the Alaska/Canada Highway through British Columbia and the Yukon Territories to Alaska where I am still using it. Need I say more? IT WORKS! Take a small lead-head jig (I prefer 1/32 and 1/64 ounce sizes.) I prefer the lighter colors like white, silver, yellow, or pink. I tip the bare hook with the front or back inch or two from a lively nightcrawler. Suspend the baited jig beneath a float. (I use a clear "Cast-a-Bubble".) Vary the depth depending on whether you are fishing in lake or stream. I try to keep the offering a foot or so from the bottom. A slight chop on top of the water gives a good bounce to the bait and the active twisting of the lively worm makes for a combination that most fish can't resist. I have taken a LOT of trout using this trick, but have also taken a bunch of other fish for the pan as well. Crappies, bluegills, and yellow perch are equally susceptible. I have upped the size of my offering to 1/8 and 1/4 ounce jigs tipped with half of the worm to capture walleye, large & smallmouth bass, and even northern pike. The largest fish I have taken with the tactic was a 25# carp. If given my choice of all bait/lure options to take on a survival outing, it will be with NO hesitation, the jig-n-worm combination. It WORKS! Have fun with it. I do. ;o)
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03.June, 2009 um 4:41 pm
chrome and/or gold Kastmasters have always worked and so have Roostertails.
You can still use flies, eventhough you're not a fly fisherman. the ol' Float 'n' Fly method is killer on trout (and bass, bluegill, redear, crappie, etc etc). the F'n'F was originally meant for a slip float and a teeny tiny jig that looks like belly-button-lint for smallmouth.
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I use an 8' fly rod with a small underspin reel armed with #4 line for trout and panfish with the float 'n' fly "technique" using a tiny wet fly. I caught my first crappie that way.
03.June, 2009 um 4:54 pm
use a wet fly , rigged carolina way with a split shot a head of it, you can then cast it, with ultra light tackle !!!
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03.June, 2009 um 5:11 pm
I would just use bait in the winter, the water is cold and the fish will most likely not want to chase its food, it wants to find something sitting at the bottom. Best bait for trout in winter in my opinion is salmon eggs.
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03.June, 2009 um 5:44 pm
I have caught trout from coast to coast and from Georgia to Alaska using a method that is the most consistent producer of fish that I have ever used. Depending on where I fish and for what, the method varies only in the size and in the depth of water I fish it. Other than that, it is always the same. I have used it for trout in ALL of the northwestern states (except Idaho) from California to Colorado and up the Alaska/Canada Highway through British Columbia and the Yukon Territories to Alaska where I am still using it. Need I say more? IT WORKS! Take a small lead-head jig (I prefer 1/32 and 1/64 ounce sizes.) I prefer the lighter colors like white, silver, yellow, or pink. I tip the bare hook with the front or back inch or two from a lively nightcrawler. Suspend the baited jig beneath a float. (I use a clear "Cast-a-Bubble".) Vary the depth depending on whether you are fishing in lake or stream. I try to keep the offering a foot or so from the bottom. A slight chop on top of the water gives a good bounce to the bait and the active twisting of the lively worm makes for a combination that most fish can't resist. I have taken a LOT of trout using this trick, but have also taken a bunch of other fish for the pan as well. Crappies, bluegills, and yellow perch are equally susceptible. I have upped the size of my offering to 1/8 and 1/4 ounce jigs tipped with half of the worm to capture walleye, large & smallmouth bass, and even northern pike. The largest fish I have taken with the tactic was a 25# carp. If given my choice of all bait/lure options to take on a survival outing, it will be with NO hesitation, the jig-n-worm combination. It WORKS! Have fun with it. I do. ;o)
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03.June, 2009 um 6:29 pm
in winter a trouts diet consists mainly of midges, these are tiny little flys and they eat them by the thousands. there may also be some small mayflys call blue winged olives, if BWO's are coming off then the trout will key in on those but the midges will still work. you could use any number of jigs & worms or lures but if I was there I'd likely outfish you with tiny flys you wouldn't believe would catch much of anything…..
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don't believe me look it up for yourselves…..
03.June, 2009 um 6:44 pm
panther martin spinners any color, cast masters rooster tails, small broken back rapalas, little cleo spoons, meps and blue fox spinners.
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03.June, 2009 um 6:56 pm
It depends on where you live. Im in cali and in the winter it doesnt get that cold (maybe 40s) so I always have luck on Chartreuse and Rainbow powerbait dipped in Garlic oil for trout. If they arn't biting on that use a kastmaster but if its too cold they will be sluggish. Salmon eggs should work.
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03.June, 2009 um 7:32 pm
try vibramax my friend,red body,chrome blade&get some model paint,paint little yellow dots on the blade,i fish for them all the time in australias high country&and it works for me
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