Want to catch trout on bass equipment

[KlubbaT]

Hey everyone. I fish for bass 99% of the time. I would like to start fishing for some trout though. The rod and reel I currently own is a Fenwick 6'6" HMG MF rod with a Pfleuger Supreme 8035MG reel. The reel is spooled with #6 Yo-Zuri hybrid. Some of the places I fish have both trout and bass. So my question is what types of bait can I use with this rod and reel that will catch trout? I would think baits like inline spinners and spoons would not weigh enough to get good casts with this setup (I fish from shore). If you could recomend something that would catch both bass and trout, that would be great. My go-to bait for bass is Fat Ikas. Anyone ever catch a trout with one of them?

[DeepStructure]

Unfortunately many bass lures are too large for an average 10" trout to get its mouth around. They also probably wouldn't put up much of a fight. If you know the places you fish have larger trout, then minnowbaits/jerkbaits, decently-sized spoons and inline spinners, and maybe crankbaits.

[bilgerat]

I've caught exactly ONE trout in my entire life, and that was when I was fishing for bass. It was big as far as trout around here go, about 15"-16" long. Got him on a Johnson's Beetle Spin. I'm convinced it was a fluke.

The bottom line is you will have a tough time getting trout on bass tackle. If it's trout you want, you'll have to downsize your gear.

Maybe J Francho will see this, he knows a lot about trout. Or you could PM him.

[Jake.]

Try an LC Pointer 65:

http://www.tackletour.com/reviewluckycraftpointer65sp.html

[SirSnookalot]

inline spinners are good and mepps spoons 8 gram size.  You can always try trout flies, use a casting bubble or a split shot or any kind of bobber.  Trout go crazy for worms, colorado spinner with live redworm trailer (best I ever used for trout)

[iceintheveins]

REAL trout grow larger and fight harder than any bass. The world record rainbow is 46 pounds. Stocked trout placed in fisheries as put and take resources do trout as a whole an injustice.

For real trout, cranks and minnow baits rock, as do curly tail grubs. Trout are often much more aggressive and willing to chase down lures than bass are.

That being said, I often catch 10 - 12" stockers on accident while bass fishing, they will hit 5" lures pretty often. I've even caught trout on buzzbaits.

Real trout are for catching. If the trout can't regularly grow to over 20" or they can't really reproduce in an environment, they don't belong their. Stocked trout are for feeding bass and pike.

[KlubbaT]

Thanks for all of the advice. I did want to start adding some LC's to my arsenal. Guess I'll have to start off by getting a Pointer 65.

[DeepStructure]

REAL trout grow larger and fight harder than any bass. The world record rainbow is 46 pounds. Stocked trout placed in fisheries as put and take resources do trout as a whole an injustice.

You're lucky enough in Colorado to be able to access those larger trout, some of us aren't nearly as fortunate....  

I did always find it funny that bass eat stocked rainbow trout in so many places, but the world record rainbow is over twice what the world record bass is...

[Boots]

believe it or not i actually have caught a few bass on rapala top water originals.  do you have any rooster tails ? they work well on trout, bass, and a lot of other types.

[fishfanatic]

I have been fishing a local stocked lake with a castmaster 3/8oz spoon    I have brought in trout, bass and even pickerel on them   most luck with the silver with a white feather tail

[rocketball]

Fishing trout up here in eastern Canada is probably as popular as Bass fishing and i have done a lot of it. If you are after brookies go with light gear. An ultr light will make the experience even better and go with a #2 or 3 willowleaf gold inline spinner with a nice worm. Thats what they like in my neck of the woods

[sambrochill]

during the winter i caught trout on strike king 1/4 OZ diamond shads and small XR-8 rapala x-raps.

hope that helps

[J Francho]

Live Sawbellies fished deep.

[VA-Cal]

I've had some experiences with rather large Brown Trout in Penn's Creek (PA) that are minnow chasers.  They usually lay up in undercut banks on the outside of bends, mostly around tree roots and such.  Any 20# or 30# test braid that has a diameter less than 8 lb mono, tipped with any of "minnow imitations" will solicit strikes . . . not many strikes mind you, but when they hit, you'd better be hangin' on!!

Tight lines,

Cal

[Raul]

You can fish for trout with your bass gear, the "catch" is where, my experience with trout is limited to stocked trout ( which can grow really large ) in lakes and ponds, most of the baits I fish for bass also catch trout with a few exceptions, spinnerbaits don 't seem to catch trout ( have never caught one ), soft plastics do catch trout, just avoid the long slender baits like 4"+ worms ( 99% of the time they return tail less ) but short 4" worms do catch them, cranks also catch trout ( or at least mine do ). In-line spinners and lipless cranks are killa baits with trout.

Smaller trout do offer a lot more acrobatical display than bass when hooked ( they jump like mad ) and are quite fun to catch.

[Hammer 4]

I've caught 4-7 lb rainbows on 8lb yozuri with a black and silver rat l trap..also have got trout on 4" finesse worms t rigged.