Trout Are Impossible To Catch?

[dave potts]

Well done Mike. The world needs more people like you.

Dave

[3wt]

Almost everybody that tries out trout fishing without a buddy that knows what he's doing feels this way for a while. Even with help, there are plenty of fishless days.

There is a whole different feel to trout fishing - keep everything very natural as it would present itself without line attached to it - if it's supposed to swim, make it swim, if it's supposed to drift aimlessly down the stream, make it drift "dragless."

Use lighter tackle and stay 2lb. on line. Sometimes you can cheat and go up to 4 lb, but if you learn to use 2, you'll never have to question if you're too heavy. It's plenty of strength for most trout situations.

To get the most out of trout, give up the bait. Go artificial. Rooster tails, mairbout jigs, drifting tiny lures under a float all much more fun and very productive ways to catch trout. You'll thank yourself and one day be able to look down on bait fisherman the way people here once looked down on you...maybe you'll even become a fly fisherman and learn how to be a real snob towards bait chuckers. Also, the bait zones in trout parks attract the "meat hunter" crowd that do their best to pull out as many fish as possible as quickly as possible in as close proximity to eachother as possible. So those areas get fished out quickly.

Learn to MOVE ON. Work the stream. If the trout aren't moving or looking at your offering, change, if they still aren't wade on and try again. Many aimless hours have been spent trying to force fish that are just not eating to eat. Just because you can see them doesn't mean they want to gorge themselves. If you could see Bass the same way you see trout, you would probably be surprised at how many there are and how many don't just jump at the opportunity to feed.

If trout were easy to catch, most of us wouldn't be doing it. It eventually gets rewarding. Don't give up, just give up the bait.

[NoLuck]

Whatever you do, don't buy flyfishing gear. It is the devil!!!!! You will be addicted for life man.

Glo balls of various colors drifted under a strike indicator. Vary your depth before changing colors first. After trying different depths and if that don't work then change colors or flys. One thing about glo- balls is how bad the hook gap is. I twisted the hook to the side a little to open the gap up and it made a huge difference in the amount of fish caught as opposed to just getting bites.

I don't fish trout park lures anymore and catch way more fish than I ever did with them. Use 3lb maxima ultra green line. 4 is too heavy and 2 is too light unless you have a real light drag. Most beginners don't have the finesse required to fish 2lb test line.

[podum]

_{Buy the flyfishing gear! Buy it! Buy it.}

[NoLuck]

_{Buy the flyfishing gear! Buy it! Buy it.}[/quote

That is the problem. That little voice that keeps saying"Buy it.. Buy it!!!!".

[Bill Anderson]

Four pound test mono or flurocarbon is pretty much the standard line for ultra light trout spinning rods.

[Aggressor1988long]

I saw this post and the store by the hatchery sales a rooster tail, it christmas bulb green with same color hair on the single hook, the blade is Christmas bulb green and chrome. Now this one does the trick. Im out of them or id post a pic. Also rainbow balls are hot as well. Im sure others will agree.

[Gavin]

It's not hard if you know how stocked fish behave. They tend to suspend instead of hug bottom and they look up for food. Keep your candy at our slightly above their level and drift it naturally and darn near anything will work. Fish below them and you won't get a bite. The fresh ones are conditioned to look up for food. Use it to your advantage.

[JustFishin4Fun]

If I'm fishing a 6wt fly rod but still want to fly fish for trout what pound leader should I use

[fishinwrench]

If I'm fishing a 6wt fly rod but still want to fly fish for trout what pound leader should I use

Depends on what (fly) you are throwing, and where. Tippets from 6lb. to 2lb. (4x-7x) are the norm.

7x is sketchy on a 6wt. setup.