Trout Fishing in Lakes

[Captain Rhino]

I recently went fishing with my dad and brother in-law on Laurel River Lake, in Kentucky. We were night fishing, targeting brown and rainbow trout. My grandpa used to go often and catch lots of fish almost every time. We caught a couple of decent sized fish, and we know a little bit about fishing for this species in the lake, but I would like to know if anyone else has any advice or tips for catching more of these fish.

From what I understand, these fish stay very deep in the daytime (70+ feet), but come up a bit more shallow at night (20 to 40 feet) to feed. We were trying to target these fish around 30 feet with minnows, night-crawlers, and corn. We chummed the water with canned corn before and during fishing. We also used lanterns over the side of the boat to attract bait fish.

Thanks for your help,

Ryan

[Captain Rhino]

Nobody has any trout experience?

[J Francho]

Find the thermocline and the baitfish, and the trout will not be far behind.

[Lynx]

Just want to say that here in California, it is ILLEGAL as nuts to chum any California water, ESPECIALLY using CANNED CORN. If your caught doing it, you possibly be arrested or fined a whole heap of money. I don't know the laws for other states, just letting anyone who reads this know not to come to California & do this.

[Lynx]

Try "DOWN-RIGGER," Trolling.

[Captain Rhino]

Just want to say that here in California, it is ILLEGAL as nuts to chum any California water, ESPECIALLY using CANNED CORN. If your caught doing it, you possibly be arrested or fined a whole heap of money. I don't know the laws for other states, just letting anyone who reads this know not to come to California & do this.

In Kentucky, from what I have read and seen, this is only illegal in the Cumberland River, below the Wolf Creek Dam. If somebody knows that this is illegal in Laurel River Lake let me know, and I'll stop. Thanks for the heads up though.

[scootz]

I am almost posistive its illegeal in NC aswell. I trout fish alot and always thought it was illegal anywhere?

[KYntucky Warmouth]

Just want to say that here in California, it is ILLEGAL as nuts to chum any California water, ESPECIALLY using CANNED CORN. If your caught doing it, you possibly be arrested or fined a whole heap of money. I don't know the laws for other states, just letting anyone who reads this know not to come to California & do this.

In Kentucky, from what I have read and seen, this is only illegal in the Cumberland River, below the Wolf Creek Dam. If somebody knows that this is illegal in Laurel River Lake let me know, and I'll stop. Thanks for the heads up though.

I have never heard anything about it being illegal here in KY.  I've chummed for trout and carp

[RippinLips86]

the reason its illegal in California is that is what they feed the trout or so ive been told in the fisheries