What i the best method for catching trout?

[gadetemple]

Ive tried everything...and it seems like trout hate me...What i the best method for catching trout?

[mtnbasser]

are you talking bout stock trout, native, etc.?  Around here for stockers a night crawler works best, for natives flies "royal wolf"  I'm in the mountains of north Carolina.

[J Francho]

Describe the situation, and perhaps I can offer some help.  Depending water, time of year, and location, the techniques can vary WILDLY.

I took this fish Sunday on a 10mm trout bead on a 30" leader under a 7.5g float and 4' shot line.

[farmpond1]

You're in the wrong section for this topic.  Don't be surprised if/when this gets moved.  Good question, just wrong section.

[Pitchinkid]

For novice trout fisherman, id suggest Trout magnets, 1.5" tubes , Powerbait nymphs. But would really like to know what kind of water you are fishing, creek, river, lake, pond mountain stream. Like other said, species is also a factor of what to use. Just give us some more clues and im sure you will get tons of info back.

[Jimzee]

Describe the situation, and perhaps I can offer some help. Depending water, time of year, and location, the techniques can vary WILDLY.

I took this fish Sunday on a 10mm trout bead on a 30" leader under a 7.5g float and 4' shot line.

That is a beautiful fish.

[rickster]

That is a great fish J Francho!!

I found if your fishing a stocked lake, best to take a can of corn with you and toss out a handful every few minutes in the same location. The stocked trout are use to the sound of feed hitting the water from being raised in the hatchery, and will come to your corn and feed. Then use corn on your hook and you will limit out in no time. For river, I guess flyfishing, but always best to match the hatch and talk with the local fly shops to see what they suggest.

[J Francho]

Problem is that chumming with corn is illegal in NY - or chumming of any kind (roe is very effective). In fact, there are restrictions on how much roe you can have on your person at one time, since its a common old school technique to dump a few pints in upstream, and wait an hour. Personally, I like using artificial baits, but I have no shame stooping to bags or skein when the opportunity and bite presents itself. The fish in my avatar came on a roe bag.

[J Francho]

Describe the situation, and perhaps I can offer some help. Depending water, time of year, and location, the techniques can vary WILDLY.

I took this fish Sunday on a 10mm trout bead on a 30" leader under a 7.5g float and 4' shot line.

That is a beautiful fish.

Poor bugger, I interrupted him in the middle of "the move."

[rickster]

Throwin corn is what I learned growing up fishing with hillbillies  ;D

Don't know anything about fishing with roe, will have to google it

[KYntucky Warmouth]

corn and marshmellows   ;D

[Calcutta]

For natives Fly rod= bead head nymph. Ultra light= trout magnets.

For stockers, go up stream and stir up the mud, then go down stream and fish with berkley power bait as the water clouds up. I gaurantee youll catch trout!

[1inStripes]

Problem is that chumming with corn is illegal in NY - or chumming of any kind (roe is very effective). In fact, there are restrictions on how much roe you can have on your person at one time, since its a common old school technique to dump a few pints in upstream, and wait an hour. Personally, I like using artificial baits, but I have no shame stooping to bags or skein when the opportunity and bite presents itself. The fish in my avatar came on a roe bag.

Pea size gravels have the same simulation as far as the sound of feed for stocker trout if your trying to lure them in.  Hard to put a gravel on a hook though.    

Theres numerous trout applications.  Corn can work early on.  A good nightcrawler, or salmon egg will work.  I like fishing artificial anymore though and I just cant beat a Yozuri Rainbow trout pin minnow as small as you can find.

[J Francho]

I crushed them on 10mm beads and "meatball" sized spawn sacs this weekend.  Met up with a bunch of guys from PA, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and beyond and had a blast.  Found a nice trench, but had to wade chest deep carrying my gear over my head to get there, but an awesome and secluded place to be fishing.  Today, I smacked two in my local ditch with pink worms under a progressive shot line and float.  I love the pink worm.  As a side note, I don't fish for stockies.  I'd rather they go out to the lake, get pelagic, and come back to be caught when they are 10#+.  Anyway, there's three baits that worked for me right now.