fishingkidPA Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 im getting ready for trout and have about 40 spinners i use and some very small rapalas, i always use these and want to try other lures. But are there any other lures for trout? it seems to me either spinners, rapalas, or live bait! but any suggestions on lures i could try? Quote
VolFan Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 You can get a casting bubble and use any flies a flyfisherman uses, that's one way to go. Small plastic worms (4 ") in natural colors sometimes work on the drift. Kind of depends on where and what you're going for: big browns will hit alot of the same things as bass; rainbows are a little more skittish. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted February 26, 2011 Global Moderator Posted February 26, 2011 The last couple years I've done very well with a 1/16 oz chatterbait with half a trout worm on the back of it. Little Cleos, Slender spoons, and Super Duper spoons do really well too. A micro jig under a bobber or casting bubble can be deadly too. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted February 26, 2011 Super User Posted February 26, 2011 Panther Marten, gold blade, black with chartreuse dots Floating Rapala, Countdown (trout pattern) LC Pointer 78 X-Rap XR08 (white & trout pattern) Puff Balls (yellow & orange) 8-) Quote
zero limit Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 K.o. woblers. Lil. cleo's Krock,s Rapala's j-13. Reef runner's. Rat'l trap's Salmon or trout egg's under a float Quote
VolFan Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 X2 on the trout magnet, sadly enough. A small, 1/32-1/64 oz rooster tail in the color "grasshopper" has worked for me in TN, CO, WY, VA, and KY. It just works everywhere on every species. If you need it to get deeper/farther, add split shot above it. It does everything, and smallies love it too. Quote
Super User webertime Posted February 28, 2011 Super User Posted February 28, 2011 Pheobes Rooster Tails Panther Martins Quote
fishingkidPA Posted February 28, 2011 Author Posted February 28, 2011 lol guys all i use is roostertails and panther martins! they produce nice fish. Quote
CapeFairMO Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 I've been successful with white or black/yellow maribou jigs as well as white rooster tails. Quote
Ern Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 I do ALOT of trout fishing. I will give you some of my go to lures. 1) Berkley Powerbait Trout worms. Carolina rigged. 2) Blue fox Vibax Minnow 3) #2 size blade gold spinners. 4) Little Cleo Spoons 5) Up to #9 Original Rapalas Quote
CoBass Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 1/8, or 1/4 oz Kastmaster in chrome, rainbow trout, or brown trout patterns kill in rivers and lakes around here. Quote
fishingkidPA Posted March 2, 2011 Author Posted March 2, 2011 I do ALOT of trout fishing. I will give you some of my go to lures. 1) Berkley Powerbait Trout worms. Carolina rigged. 2) Blue fox Vibax Minnow 3) #2 size blade gold spinners. 4) Little Cleo Spoons 5) Up to #9 Original Rapalas got a blue fox vibrax minnow, ive had it for awhile but never got it wet much. i'll try it out Quote
wvbucketmouth Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Best bait I have ever used for trout is Joe's Flies. They make several different styles, sizes, and colors and none of them has ever let me down. The trout go nuts over these things for some reason. Here is a link to their site: http://www.joesflies.com/ Quote
Super User NorcalBassin Posted March 12, 2011 Super User Posted March 12, 2011 Small tube baits work great, especially on pressured fish. However, I've caught more trout on a gold 1/4 oz Kastmaster than anything else out there. Quote
northern basser Posted March 13, 2011 Posted March 13, 2011 Shock the stream. ;D Just kidding. I've always done livebait, spinners and raps too. A guy I see every year at the local tackle shop by where I trout fish keeps saying to use large floating rapalas. Like #11 up to the biggest floater. Yes, that giant one. He swears he uses it all the time. Less fish, but bigger fish according to him. I haven't used anything bigger than #9. Quote
fishingkidPA Posted March 15, 2011 Author Posted March 15, 2011 Best bait I have ever used for trout is Joe's Flies. They make several different styles, sizes, and colors and none of them has ever let me down. The trout go nuts over these things for some reason. Here is a link to their site: http://www.joesflies.com/ used them, they are great. Quote
Gavin Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 Depends on where your fishing, and what your fishing for...I've trout fished all over the place and some local knowledge is key, especially if you want to fly fish for them. Here's a couple general rules... Brookies & Rainbows...tend to hold in current and eat small stuff...they love flashy little nymphs, egg patterns, small jigs, & inline spinners. Brown Trout...are ambush predators like a bass...My best lures for them are suspending jerkbaits & floating minnow plugs in the 3.5-5.5" range...Get there first and make your first cast count. They are low light feeders...so early or late is a must if the water is clear and its sunny. They might bite all day if the water is up and a bit stained. Cloud cover is a plus. Brown trout seem hate the flashy little bugs that rainbows & brookies go for....Drab natural colored nymphs & jigs seem to be preferred. Big bushy dry flies when they are looking up. Cutthroat Trout...are suckers for most anything that a rainbow or brookie might eat..and they love big bushy dry flies. Cheers. Quote
wisconsin heat Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 ive been rigging a 2in. artificial minnow on a 1/32 jig head and just DEADSTICKING IT! let it just sit there (out of your sight, if you see them-they see u) they should hit it pretty quick.. under 30 whole seconds if the water is moderately clear. Quote
bigredxlt Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 drift half a nightcrawler on a small hook with no weight through fast moving water and watch the line! will catch trout absolutle anywhere Quote
northern basser Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 Best bait I have ever used for trout is Joe's Flies. They make several different styles, sizes, and colors and none of them has ever let me down. The trout go nuts over these things for some reason. Here is a link to their site: http://www.joesflies.com/ Is there one that works better than others (color)? Quote
Grinch Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 Around here the cast master's, panther martin's, and rooster tail's work well. Last year I started using the fly on a bubble method and it worked really well. Gulp alive and worms always produce just not as much fun in my opinion. Quote
fishingkidPA Posted April 4, 2011 Author Posted April 4, 2011 Is there one that works better than others (color)? we found some in a local store that had a black fur trailer and had like a silver double blade connected ( looked like a helicopter blade) it worked great Quote
Super User Raul Posted April 4, 2011 Super User Posted April 4, 2011 Heres are some of my favorite trout lures: Lipless cranks ( and they don´t have to be teeny tiny ) 5" Grubs 4" worms Hard Jerkbaits Cranks ( Rebel´s Wee Frog is a killer trout lure ) In-line spinners One bait family that I don´t get why it doesn´t work with trout for me are spinner type baits ( buzzbaits, spinnerbait, spin jigs ). Actually some of my largest trout have been caught with cranks. Quote
northern basser Posted April 5, 2011 Posted April 5, 2011 we found some in a local store that had a black fur trailer and had like a silver double blade connected ( looked like a helicopter blade) it worked great I ordered a bunch of the joes flies spinners. I got some 1/8oz for trout and some 1/4oz. for smallies. They just came in yesterday and man do they look good. They look even better in person than they do online. I will be surprised if these don't work good. Quote
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