Super User the reel ess Posted June 29, 2020 Super User Posted June 29, 2020 I spent a guys' weekend in the NC mountains with a couple of coworkers. There was a stream nearby with stocked rainbows and brown trout. I fished with corn and worms with no success, unless you count the 4" chub I caught on corn. I switched to a pink Rooster Tail and got a couple bites, but they both immediately jumped and spit the hook-frustrating. My buddy had already caught a couple on worms, but I know how I like to fish-chunk and wind. We drove to another section of the creek and I tied on a pink and white plastic crappie tube jig on a 1/32 oz jighead. After walking about 30 yards down the bank, I got bit! My drag was loose because it's an ultralight spooled with 4 lb. mono and the fish took a good bit of drag before I could turn it. I finally got control of it. I was too far from my buddy to show him the fish so I took the attached pic and quickly released it. The fish is about 14" long! I understand from my buddy he hasn't caught one much bigger than 8" in this stream. Next time I'll be looking to add a brown trout to it. 11 Quote
haggard Posted June 30, 2020 Posted June 30, 2020 Beautiful fish, congrats. I've only ever caught one rainbow and can't wait for more. 1 Quote
redmeansdistortion Posted July 4, 2020 Posted July 4, 2020 Trout are my favorite. Bass is fun, but it's a different kind of fun than trout. Trout can prove very challenging to catch and many days you'll have to work to coax them from their hideouts. Learning to read the anatomy of a trout stream is a priceless skill, there are lots of great articles and YouTube videos out there. Heck, an entire 3 part documentary aired on PBS about it in the 90s. You're doing it the old fashioned way with no fish finder. I think my favorite aspect of trout fishing is stomping through the woods to that creek. You get there and enjoy solitude, the sounds of nature, and good fishing. You don't get much of that bass fishing. I do enjoy both thoroughly, but every time I fish trout I feel like I'm going on an adventure. 1 Quote
Super User the reel ess Posted July 4, 2020 Author Super User Posted July 4, 2020 8 hours ago, redmeansdistortion said: Trout are my favorite. Bass is fun, but it's a different kind of fun than trout. Trout can prove very challenging to catch and many days you'll have to work to coax them from their hideouts. Learning to read the anatomy of a trout stream is a priceless skill, there are lots of great articles and YouTube videos out there. Heck, an entire 3 part documentary aired on PBS about it in the 90s. You're doing it the old fashioned way with no fish finder. I think my favorite aspect of trout fishing is stomping through the woods to that creek. You get there and enjoy solitude, the sounds of nature, and good fishing. You don't get much of that bass fishing. I do enjoy both thoroughly, but every time I fish trout I feel like I'm going on an adventure. Yes, I watch YouTube a lot. People will sometimes ask me how to learn basic bass skills and I'll tell them you can find almost anything you want to know on YouTube. This was a roadside creek so I didn't get to hike to the spot but I'd love to do that. Around my region of SC you can hike into creeks and small rivers and do some good bass fishing. You can even walk some creeks in old athletic shoes and a bathing suit. You can also catch all kinds of panfish, catfish, suckers, chubs and possibly gar. When you get to the fall line (between the piedmont and coastal plain) you can add bowfin and pickerel. Possibly eels. Since bass are easily accessible most people won't go to that trouble for some below average size bass. But the journey is half the fun. It's also a great way to stay cooler when summer fishing. I took a kayak trip down a small river near here several years back. We could walk some of the river and had to portage once. It was a lot of work for some small fish but it was a blast. Quote
Fallser Posted July 4, 2020 Posted July 4, 2020 Nice rainbow. I fly fish for them, so I've got a lot of them on my score card including a few 20 inch fish. You know what though fly fishing gets too technical. Match the hatch. Tie a size 20 fly, because that's the only thing the trout are taking. Which is B.S... When I kept them I sometimes I found cigarette butts in their stomachs. I've caught them on miniature marshmallows. I live in an urban area, so I enjoy getting to places where I have to hike in to find small streams that hold wild fish. Whether it be trout or bass. For browns, try a small minnow lure or crayfish lure or a larger spinner. Let's see what do I have up in my tying room. I'm sure I can tie up a white paddle tail fly. 1 Quote
Super User the reel ess Posted July 4, 2020 Author Super User Posted July 4, 2020 59 minutes ago, Fallser said: Nice rainbow. I fly fish for them, so I've got a lot of them on my score card including a few 20 inch fish. You know what though fly fishing gets too technical. Match the hatch. Tie a size 20 fly, because that's the only thing the trout are taking. Which is B.S... When I kept them I sometimes I found cigarette butts in their stomachs. I've caught them on miniature marshmallows. I live in an urban area, so I enjoy getting to places where I have to hike in to find small streams that hold wild fish. Whether it be trout or bass. For browns, try a small minnow lure or crayfish lure or a larger spinner. Let's see what do I have up in my tying room. I'm sure I can tie up a white paddle tail fly. LOL. If I was going to try to tie what they're taking, it would look just like a worm. My buddy was catching them on those but I wasn't. Quote
Fallser Posted July 6, 2020 Posted July 6, 2020 On 7/4/2020 at 1:22 PM, the reel ess said: LOL. If I was going to try to tie what they're taking, it would look just like a worm. My buddy was catching them on those but I wasn't. I've got them. Haven't tied one wacky style yet but I'm thinking about it. Even got an idea for the Ned rig. Sometimes you have to tie up an imitation of what the others guys are catching fish on. A different take on matching the hatch. 1 Quote
Whatever Posted July 28, 2020 Posted July 28, 2020 Well done! For what it is worth, I always replace my treble hooks with a single hook, They are required in many places, they snag less, and they catch fish (at least trout) just as well as a treble. And always sharpen your hooks with a stone when you tie them on. 1 Quote
Super User J Francho Posted July 28, 2020 Super User Posted July 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Whatever said: For what it is worth, I always replace my treble hooks with a single hook I do this as well, though I mostly fish spoons. The larger single hook allows you to instinctively swing on them as well. Nice fish, 14" is a respectable stockie from your parts! 2 Quote
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