Help with trout fishing please

[Ksam1234]

Sooo I hve been bass fishing for couple years  and I live up in western NY so we don’t have a long season of warm weather specially this year. I decided I want to try trout fishing as we have tons of creeks , and rivers around me that have tons of trout. Some small lakes and of course Lake Erie with big trout runs in early spring and fall. I have a 6 ft 6 inch spinning rod medium light and a couple spoons but not sure exactly how to fish for trout. I seen some posts on eggs? Or types of bait. Someone mentioned inline spinners but not sure how to start out for this.  Not looking for huge trout but just to catch anything would be fun. Sorry for the long post but any help from you guys and gals would be very appreciated 

[avidangler8]

Joe fly spinners are always good. Powerbait trout dough is also a decent bait. 

[bish0p]

Worms are good. Float bubble and fly (i.e. woolly bugger) also works.

[mrmacwvu1]

trout magnets, inline spinners and gulp minnows are my go to baits.

 

all three slightly cast up stream and retrieve just fast enough to keep them off the bottom.

 

I always start down stream and fish up stream. Most of the time trout will be facing upstream. Look for eddies, those are little swirls that will be caused by rocks and longs in the stream. These little breaks are where trout like to lay as they ambush prey that floats or swims by them. I like to use 6 pound line however if they are picky I will drop down to 4lb line. Remember to be quiet and move slowly. If they see you they won't usually hit.

 

If the water is really slack I have good luck bouncing trout magnets off the bottom. Believe it or not one of my favorite colors is the hot pick one. White and Chartruese are my next two best colors. Good luck and tight lines.

[NYWayfarer]

1 hour ago, mrmacwvu1 said:

trout magnets, inline spinners and gulp minnows are my go to baits.

 

all three slightly cast up stream and retrieve just fast enough to keep them off the bottom.

 

I always start down stream and fish up stream. Most of the time trout will be facing upstream. Look for eddies, those are little swirls that will be caused by rocks and longs in the stream. These little breaks are where trout like to lay as they ambush prey that floats or swims by them. I like to use 6 pound line however if they are picky I will drop down to 4lb line. Remember to be quiet and move slowly. If they see you they won't usually hit.

 

If the water is really slack I have good luck bouncing trout magnets off the bottom. Believe it or not one of my favorite colors is the hot pick one. White and Chartruese are my next two best colors. Good luck and tight lines.

Great advice! I agree with all of this it is spot on.

 

Try to use the lightest clear line you can get away with. I use 4lb P-Line Florokote. I drop down to 2lb from time to time. Ultra-light or light action rod with a size 1000 reel.

[Ksam1234]

4 hours ago, mrmacwvu1 said:

trout magnets, inline spinners and gulp minnows are my go to baits.

 

all three slightly cast up stream and retrieve just fast enough to keep them off the bottom.

 

I always start down stream and fish up stream. Most of the time trout will be facing upstream. Look for eddies, those are little swirls that will be caused by rocks and longs in the stream. These little breaks are where trout like to lay as they ambush prey that floats or swims by them. I like to use 6 pound line however if they are picky I will drop down to 4lb line. Remember to be quiet and move slowly. If they see you they won't usually hit.

 

If the water is really slack I have good luck bouncing trout magnets off the bottom. Believe it or not one of my favorite colors is the hot pick one. White and Chartruese are my next two best colors. Good luck and tight lines.

Awesome thanks for help! I hope I can get some trout even if it’s a 6 inch one just for feeling of something on the other end of the line

2 hours ago, NYWayfarer said:

Great advice! I agree with all of this it is spot on.

 

Try to use the lightest clear line you can get away with. I use 4lb P-Line Florokote. I drop down to 2lb from time to time. Ultra-light or light action rod with a size 1000 reel.

Awesome thank you

[TnRiver46]

I was going to reply but @mrmacwvu1 pretty much covered it all. To get started with inline spinner, just buy some panther martins and start throwing them. As long as the blade is spinning trout will eat it 

[Angry John]

If your fishing in 's small pond I have had great luck trawling the little duo crankbaits.  The clear gill and crome gill.  Tried most of the other colors but those work the best and most often.  I was using 6lb sniper.  I have also done well on 3" Keitech baits on drops hot and a small ball head.  In moving water the kvd 1.0 squarebills are amazing.  

[CirrusMan]

From a new guy I was looking for the same advice ? thank you!

 

PS @Ksam1234 sounds like you’re in my neck of the woods.

[tbone1993]

Light line and light baits. Our stocked trout seem to be bobber shy. Couldn't buy a bite after we lost our small thill bobbers.

[Ksam1234]

On 4/22/2018 at 10:54 PM, CirrusMan said:

From a new guy I was looking for the same advice ? thank you!

 

PS @Ksam1234 sounds like you’re in my neck of the woods.

Oh really where are you located ??

[Yakalong]

light line, 4lbs max but 2 lb test would be better, also rooster tails can work very well

[soflabasser]

I caught 38 rainbow trout ( Including a palomino trout) and my better half caught 4 of them for a total of 42 rainbow trout in a couple hours while fishing on vacation a couple months ago. We used 6 pound test line and for lures we used mostly inline spinners and small crankbaits.

[CirrusMan]

On 4/24/2018 at 10:54 PM, Ksam1234 said:

Oh really where are you located ??

Just north of Erie, PA

[Ksam1234]

Thanks everyone for the input! I went and got some panther Martins and some blue fox vibrax today! Can’t wait to try them 

[Crestliner2008]

One of the most overlooked and - in my opinion - one of the most effective lures for trout, are the crappie sized 2" curly tail grubs on a 1/16 oz. ball head jig. You should hear all the "ohhhs....and ahhhhs" I get pulling in trout after trout along side dough bait, shiner and spinner fishermen. They can't get over what I'm using. All I can say is that for "stockies" it's the only presentation I will ever use - or need. JMO!

[Subaqua Adinterim]

All good advice. I will add that when using bait, such as worms (I prefer the wriggler type) or salted emerald shiners, that smaller hooks and lighter line work better.

I use a #12 hook, and I will admit that when I look at it, I always think - man, this is really, really tiny.  But guess what, that's one of the keys to success. I know that if you put that next to a 2/0 EWG hook that you use for bass, you would question it even more.  Do not doubt it, a small hook will hook and hold a trout, especially smaller stocked trout.

The lighter line is also key, 4# floro leader will help you as well.

i will add that if you are going after larger trout, such as steelhead, you may go up in size to a #8 or #6 hook (Raven, Redwing Tackle, or Trout Bead Hooks are brands).  Try to use the smallest hook you can for trout.

Good luck.

 

PS

I downloaded a picture from yesterday, when I went out for a few hours and caught 6, using salted emerald shiners.  Hook is Eagle claw L042BPG size 12, 4# Floro leader(you can see above the water and not below), a small split shot which if you look closely is about a foot above the hook which is in the corner of the fish's mouth.  Above that about 3 feet - not in picture is an EZ trout float, which is very small and is useful to me with this technique in relatively shallow water, so I can see where things are in the drift. Hope this is helpful.  

[TnRiver46]

10 hours ago, Crestliner2008 said:

One of the most overlooked and - in my opinion - one of the most effective lures for trout, are the crappie sized 2" curly tail grubs on a 1/16 oz. ball head jig. You should hear all the "ohhhs....and ahhhhs" I get pulling in trout after trout along side dough bait, shiner and spinner fishermen. They can't get over what I'm using. All I can say is that for "stockies" it's the only presentation I will ever use - or need. JMO!

Curly tail grub is trout candy!!!!

@RichPenNY, great advice on small hooks, it doesn’t really make sense but it works. I have better odds of landing them once hooked with a size 20 zebra midge than a 1/4 oz spoon