You trout guys have me stumped

[Ketchup]

So, recently we were headed to Beaver, but somehow the boat ended up launched at Rockaway. Better half has never caught a trout, so that was the plan. I tied on about the only thing i own that might catch a trout, the ol’ #5 Flicker Shad. We ran up to where the water got pretty skinny, somewhere around Pointe Royale “had to look that up”. Fished most of the way back and not a single bite, nibble, tuggy, nothing. Being one of those hot days, and that cold air coming off the water, it wasn’t to boring of a trip. Looking back now i should have tied on a jig and looked for the bass. 
 

I see/hear people catch more trout than they care to on that water. Guess i better check out “Trouting On The Como” on youtube. 
 

“Don’t steal my new youtube channel name”. 😉

[johndarin]

What has been working up in the Trophy area has been 1/50oz jig under a float or a 1/16oz jig without the float when the water is slow or off.  If the generators are running more just up your jig weight so 3/32 or 1/8.  Down below Fall Creek dragging worms on the bottom has been the best.  The last couple days the Corp has been running half a generator in the morning and the around 1pm turning it up to around 3 generators.

[dpitt]

Trout mostly eat small aquatic insects  and crustaceans (i.e scuds).  I think they kinda have to be in a certain mood to eat other fish. They like to chill have food delivered to them. 

[Seth]

Should have stopped at Lilleys and picked up some 1/8oz sculpin/ginger and all black jigs.  🙂

Flicker shads are good for trolling and when the water is really ripping. I've had my best luck with low flows trolling them from Lilleys down to the Landing. In high flow, you can just beat the eddy pockets near the bank and get bit.

[Ketchup]

1 hour ago, Seth said:

Should have stopped at Lilleys and picked up some 1/8oz sculpin/ginger and all black jigs.  🙂

Flicker shads are good for trolling and when the water is really ripping. I've had my best luck with low flows trolling them from Lilleys down to the Landing. In high flow, you can just beat the eddy pockets near the bank and get bit.

3 trips the past 2 years, and total i have caught 4 trout. My trips usually target the bass, but some i fish with want to target those shiny fish at times. Kinda like my crappie fishing success stories. Typically catch 2 of them when others are pulling in limits in 2 hours.  I don’t eat fish, so makes my task after getting home from the lake more simple. Back the boat in the shop, and done. 

[Seth]

4 minutes ago, Ketchup said:

3 trips the past 2 years, and total i have caught 4 trout. My trips usually target the bass, but some i fish with want to target those shiny fish at times. Kinda like my crappie fishing success stories. Typically catch 2 of them when others are pulling in limits in 2 hours.  I don’t eat fish, so makes my task after getting home from the lake more simple. Back the boat in the shop, and done. 

Trout fishing definitely has a learning curve unlike most species. I've taken a lot of guys who are pretty solid bass anglers and they struggled to catch trout.

[Johnsfolly]

1 hour ago, dpitt said:

Trout mostly eat small aquatic insects  and crustaceans (i.e scuds).  I think they kinda have to be in a certain mood to eat other fish. They like to chill have food delivered to them

1 hour ago, Seth said:

Flicker shads are good for trolling and when the water is really ripping. I've had my best luck with low flows trolling them from Lilleys down to the Landing. In high flow, you can just beat the eddy pockets near the bank and get bit

I don't/didn't fish Taney much, but fished the Current a lot. So I agree that in moderate flow situations, there will be trout eating other fish. More likely brown trout which tend to be more piscivorous that rainbows, but bigger rainbows will as well.I fished a lot of rapala floating baits or mid water running baits. Not great for Taney where you need to get closer to bottom. 

Down below the trophy section, I'm sure that the stockers would be eating cheese, vienna sausages, etc. 😅

[Ketchup]

In the mid 90’s i spent a year in a small town near the rim in Arizona.  I had little to do during the day, so i would make the short drive to one of the mountain lakes that were full of trout, towing the 16’ Starcraft with a 20hp. I caught lots of fish casting salmon eggs or trolling rooster tails in those lakes. Not sure of those would work on Taney, but going to give this trout catching another try in 3 weeks. 

[Quillback]

I never hear of anyone using a drop shot for trout.  If I was going to fish bait, I'd give it a try.  Hook a redworm once through the middle and drag it around.  Something else you don't hear people using any more for trout are crickets.  That would be interesting on a drop shot too.  

When I first started trout fishing, Pautzkes Balls of Fire were an excellent trout bait.  Used to fish them on a slip sinker rig, cast it out there, prop your rod on a forked stick, wait for the bite.

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24 minutes ago, Quillback said:

I never hear of anyone using a drop shot for trout.  If I was going to fish bait, I'd give it a try.  Hook a redworm once through the middle and drag it around.  Something else you don't hear people using any more for trout are crickets.  That would be interesting on a drop shot too.  

When I first started trout fishing, Pautzkes Balls of Fire were an excellent trout bait.  Used to fish them on a slip sinker rig, cast it out there, prop your rod on a forked stick, wait for the bite.

Don’t let the kids hold the cricket tube in the car on the way fishing.   Trust me😆