The one that got away Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 I headed out for a few hours yesterday to one of my local spots (34 acre pond), planning to fish for bass. I have bringing my light spinning rod with me recently to fill in some of the dead times when the bass aren't hitting. I usually put on a small spinner and get panfish, perch, and the occassional LMB. Better than nothing. The place I went to yesterday is usually stocked with trout, at least in the spring. I'm not aware of fall trout stocking there. Anyway, I started out fishing with my light action rod, mostly because it already had a small swivel on and it was ready to go. I put on a weighted Joe's Flies inline spinner and went to work. Got my first hit within 5 minutes, and to my surprise, it was a rainbow trout! I was psyched because I've been trying for several years, with no luck, to get trout. Got another trout a few minutes later. He wasn't a rainbow, and by looking at online photos after I got home, I think it was a small brown trout. I was out for 2-3 hours and ended up with six trout and a bunch of crappie, all on the same Joe's Flies spinner. The biggest trout was 13-14". Lots of fun on cheap light tackle (6ft light action St. Croix Triumph, a $29 Shimano Sienna reel, and 6lb Trilene XL). I know they weren't huge trout, but it was more than enough for me because I've only caught three trout in my life before yesterday. Even before yesterday, I've become a big fan of the Joe's Flies. Seems like anything will bite it. Sorry, NO PICS because I didn't expect anything camera worthy. I know...no photos - didn't happen. I was just killing a Sunday afternoon and blowing off yard work for a day, and had a ton of fun doing it. I'm hoping to get out again this weekend, with the camera. Here's the pond:http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/habitat/maps/ponds/pdf/dfwpratt.pdf If anyone has any other tips for trout, I'm all ears. Thanks for reading. Quote
CoBass Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 When I target trout with spinning gear I usually go with small, rainbow trout pattern jerkbaits. Rapala makes some really nice ones. Bigger trout love to eat small trout. Experiment with different retrieves until you figure out what works. If that doesn't work, try the good old fly and bubble. When it comes to flies, bigger isn't always better. Some of the biggest trout around here are caught on flies/nymphs in the 18-22 size range. Also, trout can be extremely line shy, I rarely fish heavier than 4 lb test when I'm targeting trout. Quote
Super User Jigfishn10 Posted October 26, 2011 Super User Posted October 26, 2011 Sounds like you had a great day and caught a lot of nice fish...Congrats! Quote
Super User J Francho Posted October 26, 2011 Super User Posted October 26, 2011 Those Joe's Flies spinners produce. Up here, they're not legal until you cut off the treble stinger, but they still work well. A nice brown on a tough day in the mid teen temperatures a couple of winters ago: click me. Caught it slipping a Joe's Fly into a log jam from upstream. Quote
Super User clayton86 Posted October 29, 2011 Super User Posted October 29, 2011 Those Joe's Flies spinners produce. Up here, they're not legal until you cut off the treble stinger, but they still work well. A nice brown on a tough day in the mid teen temperatures a couple of winters ago: click me. Caught it slipping a Joe's Fly into a log jam from upstream. That spot looks familure that the oak? Quote
Super User J Francho Posted October 31, 2011 Super User Posted October 31, 2011 Absolutely, bro. Quote
Super User webertime Posted November 1, 2011 Super User Posted November 1, 2011 Panther Martin or Mepps XD spinners and Yo-Zuri Pin's Minnows (2") are fantastic Pond Trout baits and you'll slam the Crappie with them too. Quote
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