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Trout Baits
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Natural Baits -
Using live bait is one of the easiest way to
catch fish. You will want to use a swivel on
your line to prevent line twist when using
live bait. Live worms are a good choice. Use
a small hook, #8 or #10 and insert it under
the neck band on the worm and thread it
through the body of the worm. In
shallow water, use a small bobber (foam or
cork bobbers are preferred to plastic ones,
2’ – 3’ above the hook.
Salmon Eggs -
Samon eggs can be placed, one or several at
a time as desired, on a hook. In shallow
water, use a small bobber 2’ – 3’ above the
hook.
Dough Baits - A dough bait
such as Berkley Power Bait, Sierra, etc. Use
a small treble hooks such as a #16. Make a
ball around the hook and gently roll it in
the palm of your hand to form a oval/worm
appearance. Do not roll it out too thin or
it will disolve fast and fall off the hook.
Spinners -
Spinners are one of the easiest to use and
effective artificial lures. Spinners are
small lures that have a blade that revolves
around a shaft as the lure comes through the
water. They come in a variety of sizes and
colors. Generally, black, white, brown or
yellow are good body choices with silver or
gold for the blade. The best sizes to use
are from 1/16 oz to 1/8 oz.
Lures -
There are several varieties of floating and
sinking lures intended to imitate the
movements of live bait. Thomas Bouyant,
Kastmaster, Panther Martin, Rapala, etc are
ighly effective lures. Lures include
crankbaits, spoons, jigs, and plugs that
resemble minnows or small fish.
Flies -
Dry flies usually imitate terrestrial
insects (i.e. insects that live on land,
such as ants, bees, grasshoppers, etc.) or
the adult versions of aquatic insects that
have risen to the surface to fly away. They
are allowed to float on the surface with the
current as you fish them, and as such, are
probably the easiest and most fun to fish
with. Wet flies usually imitate an aquatic
insect that is under the surface of the
water, rising to the top to fly away. These,
along with nymphs (discussed below), are
probably the most difficult to fish, since
you often cannot see them, and the fish’s
strike can be subtle. Wet flies are allowed
to drift in the current under the surface of
the water. Nymphs usually imitate the
immature stage of an aquatic insect’s life
in which the insect lives in the water. They
can be fished with various amounts of weight
on the leader to keep the fly in the same
depth of water the fish are holding in.
Often, a small strike indicator (think of it
as a small bobber), usually red or orange,
is attached to the leader to allow subtle
strikes by the fish to be detected. |
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