1. Look for a Seam of White Foam
Wild trout love to target white foam for food. All you have to do is cast your lure into a white foam line. Take care to be as accurate as possible. If you don’t take this picture precisely at the white foam seam, they’ll know.
If you don’t get it right the first time, don’t give up. Almost nobody does. This will need some practice. But the key to catching trout is accuracy and caution. You cannot lower your bait below the foam line because the fish will scatter away at the slightest disturbance to the clear water.
Well, here are a couple of trout I took out of the Columbia River last night using a bobber at the end of my line and a plain old no. 1 hook stuffed with maggots about three feet up the line (i find having the hook between the bobber and me lets me feel the nibbles better). I paid attention to the best times… caught them in the hour after dark when everyone else had gone home! I just let the current carry my bobber out across a little bay, then sloooowly reeled it in. Works in just about any season for me
Try Pautskis Balls-O-Fire in red, orange or shrimp pink. Put a couple of eggs on a # 6 or 8 short shank hook with an 18 to 24″ leader. Put a ¼ oz. barrel weight on the line, coupled with a snap or swivel fastened to the line’s end Put your leader on the snap and launch it out there with a loop in the end. The eggs will float above the vegetables on the bottom as the barrel weight descends to the bottom. The weight of the barrel will enable the fish to take the bait without immediately sensing the weight, but by then it will be too late since you’ve already set the hook.
There is nothing special about fly fishing. All you’re doing is lure fishing with a very light lure. Because the lure is so light, it cannot be thrown away. So they use a weighted line. However, fly fishers will undoubtedly tell you otherwise! Trout fishing is nothing special. They are just like most other fresh water fish. They will take lures and bait. When selecting lure or bait just follow the golden rule. match the hatch. Thus, you could use just about anything you would for any other freshwater fish. Grasshoppers, worms, maggots etc. If using a lure again there is nothing special. Hard lures, soft plastics, tiny spoons, and of course flies are all acceptable to trout. The Tassie Devil is a highly well-liked lure for trout; in fact, it’s so well-liked that it’s frequently referred to as “the trout lure.” Naturally, though, fly fishers will tell you otherwise. You can also get trout bait pellets. That could be a good place to start because they are made especially for trout. itsaboat mate. After all, life is just a boat, so get married!
2. Find a Big Rock in the Stream
Try to find big rocks or objects in the current of water as there is always a pool of calm water upstream from the rock. Abundant trout can be found here. This is a proven trick we have often used for catching trout without fly fishing equipment.
Simply toss your bait upstream away from the pool so that the water’s current directs it toward the pool. If everything about this setup appears natural enough, the trout will be drawn to it right away.
However, avoid setting a strong hook because the fish might snatch the bait out of its mouth, preventing you from making a fantastic catch.
FAQ
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