Winter Trout programs

[CMAC]

Anyone located near winter trout stocking (park lakes) programs.

Got any tips for fisherman using a spin cast outfit?

Much appreciated.

[gonefishin]

I dont live near a park lake anymore but, I used to. Advice depends on how you want to fish.

First thing to remember is light line, 6 lb will work 4 lb is good and 2 is better.

If you are fishing with artificials small Roostertails, mini jigs, small plastic worms and cast until your arms hurt.

Jig and bobber works well and slows down the casting required for other lures.

If bait fishing then powerbaits applied with lots of patience.

Most important get out on the water a lot, talk to other fishermen and learn how to catch them.

[jjtroutbum]

Ok im gonna admit somthin the only success ive had at urban trout fishing was at Suson Park in south St. Louis county. I have tried the fly rod on many trips for the winter fishing there but have only caught fish using bait. "excluding summer fishing iv caught "it" all including crappie there "on the fly".

I use ultra light spinning rods with 2 or 4 lb mono, weighted boobers, and egg hooks with the redhot salomon eggs two or three per hook .

My best trip consisted of me and a buddy with two rods each setting up a kind of spread out pattern so that when the fish came threw we had much of the area covered. Now this was done later in the season when we were aloud to use multiple rods and were planing on keepin fish. Several times during the course of the day we had all bobbers movin even if it was a challenge to set the hook on all of the rods at once . It was one of the best days of fishin iv ever done with that character....LOL...JJ

[Kayser]

Went mid-October with a fly rod to Randolph County Conservation Area (by Chester, IL). Used streamers (#8 wooly buggers and mohairs, mainly black, brown, and olive), stripping bead head crackle-backs, and tossing #12-16 nymphs under a strike indicator (hare's ear or shiny things). The key was to find where the fish where, catch a few, and switch presentations. Stripping buggers and cracklebacks: let them sink to 1-2 feet, or just above the school, and start stripping. Keep it steady, but if you see a reluctant fish following, strip it faster. Reaction strike will follow. For the Nymphs, peg them under an indicator (or bobber) even with the school, let it sink, and move it a couple of inches. Probably caught over 40 each day. 2# only matters for the slower presentations (slow strips and idicator rigs). You can probably get away with 4# for average-faster stripping.

Best guess for a spinning rod, if you want to use artificials: rooster tails (black/yellow and white always produce), and tinsel, marabou and mini jigs, jigged or fished under a cork.

Rob

[tgard27]

Ok, I live in KC by Alex George and James A Reed. If you go, look for gravel roads to where the MDC Stocked the trout at. This year they are all browns and I have had success on 1/16 oz white spinners with silver blades. This is heavy equipment for me, I am more used to 1/100th oz jigs, but these have not been successful for me. Fish these spinners slow and about three feet from the surface. As far as fly fishing, I have had minimul success except for white wooly buggers with flashbabou for the tail. If you want to go during the week some time let me know. Tgard