Fishing for Stocked Trout

[LunkerBandit]

The pond by my house was just stocked with farm trout. I have a little Shakespeare reel and a 7' UL Ugly Stick. What would be the best rig and bait to catch trout in a small, dirty pond?

[bwell]

Nightcrawler or red worms and bobber... 

[J Francho]

Berkley Power Trout Dough on a catfish rig.  Slide a small egg weight onto mainline, tie on a barrel swivel, tie an 18" leader to that, and then a small hook.  Use just enough dough to float the hook. 

[NateFollmer]

Stocked trout? Throw them a gold hook! Works around here anyway I think the people who raise our stockies turn them into idiot fish.

Waxworms are another decent trout catcher too.

[webertime]

Corn Kernals, Power Dough, etc.  Those things are raised on liver or corn pellets so they key in on stuff that looks/smells like that.  It takes a bit for them to figure out bugs as food.

Use a LONG shank hook to make unhooking easier and prevent swallowing.  Stoking isn't that cheap so do your part to preserve the investment. 

[LunkerBandit]

One things for sure I'll take full advantage of it. Thanks guys I'm going friday and I'll let you know how it goes

[backseatk]

try some small spinners

[LunkerBandit]

Well I still haven't caught one. Got a couple to nibble on power bait but I couldn't hook one

[Triton21]

Small Panther Martin black with gold blade and yellow dots inline spinner.  This is a killer bait for trout.  I have had a 6 fish limit in 6 cast more than once in a stocked stream.

Kelley   

[Missouribassman95]

White roostertail has always been the ticket for me!

[tholmes]

Small Panther Martin black with gold blade and yellow dots inline spinner. This is a killer bait for trout. I have had a 6 fish limit in 6 cast more than once in a stocked stream.

Kelley

Must be something to that, it's one of my favorite trout lures too.

The white Rooster Tail works well also.

Tom

[Bluebasser86]

Try the new Gulp eggs. I've never had much luck with the powerbait dough but those eggs are killer! A little expensive but if they work I figure they're worth it. Just make a small carolina rig basically with a salmon egg hook on the end and 2 eggs should float the hook off the bottom. My best color combo has been one white and one pink egg. Color does seem to make a difference for me.

[B A S S E R]

orange trout nibblets on a bobber or fished on the bottom. couple on a salmon egg hook and toss it out there.

[gotarheelz14]

Small Panther Martin black with gold blade and yellow dots inline spinner. This is a killer bait for trout. I have had a 6 fish limit in 6 cast more than once in a stocked stream.

Kelley

Must be something to that, it's one of my favorite trout lures too.

The white Rooster Tail works well also.

Tom

Hahaha that's hilarious. This has been my best producing trout bait too!

[WdyCrankbait]

Corn Kernals, Power Dough, etc. Those things are raised on liver or corn pellets so they key in on stuff that looks/smells like that. It takes a bit for them to figure out bugs as food.

Use a LONG shank hook to make unhooking easier and prevent swallowing. Stoking isn't that cheap so do your part to preserve the investment.

X2  the corn works!  Also, this will sound stupid, but a small ball/square of cheese.  I got my largest freshwater fish on that.  A Rainbow, stocked pond,  ok, I will post the picture 2morrow he was probably 30+"

[roadwarrior]

Small Panther Martin black with gold blade and yellow dots inline spinner. This is a killer bait for trout. I have had a 6 fish limit in 6 cast more than once in a stocked stream.

Kelley

#1 for me, too!

8-)