Trout fishing is a fun freshwater sport that can be enjoyed by anyone old enough to hold a fishing pole. There a few different ways to fish for trout the two most popular ways are spin-casting and fly fishing. There are several different types of trout. The trout most commonly fished for are:
Rainbow Trout
Brooke Trout
Brown Trout
Depending on where you fish the trout could be wild or hatchery rose. The trout raised in hatcheries are used to stock rivers, lakes, streams, and man made water facilities. No matter wild or hatchery raised, trout are great to fish for and usually put up a good fight. Trout are also very delicious and there are lots of recipes on how to prepare trout. Of course if you are going to eat some fresh caught trout you are probably going to want to catch some first.
One of the most important tips to catching trout is what type of equipment to use. For spin-casting most trout anglers agree that an ultra-light fast-action rod be used. The rod should not be shorter than four feet and no longer than six feet. This type of rod is great for casting lightweight fishing line attached to small lightweight lures and baits that are used for this spin-cast trout fishing. A light rod combined with light weight monofilament line will assure you the maximum in trout fighting excitement!
You will also need a reel. You can use most any type of spinning reel just make sure that the rod and reel are balanced. The reel should be spooled with a light weight monofilament type line no heavier than 6 pound test however 4 pound test or lighter seems to work best since trout have excellent eyesight. A few different types of hooks can be used depending on local fish and game and private water way regulations and the type of bait you use. If you use natural bait i.e. worms, nightcrawlers, hellgrammites, grasshoppers, crickets, crayfish, minnows etc. then split-shank hooks #10 - #14 should be used. When using nightcrawlers a tandem hook rig can be used. This rig consists of two hooks connected by a leader line and inserted into the nightcrawler with one hook at each end. The hooks should be inserted into the nightcrawler at opposite ends so that the points of the hooks are facing in opposite directions, one facing up the other facing down.
You can also use light weight lures and prepared baits. When using lures you should choose lures on the smaller side 1/16 – 1/32 of and once. Prepared baits can also be a powerful way to entice a trout onto a hook! Prepared bait ranges from several commercial brands to many secret home made baits and potions. Many of the commercial baits use a cheese base and come in almost every color of the “rainbow”. They are available in both bulk and preformed ball form. These baits usually float in the water. There are also imitation worms, nightcrawlers, minnows, etc. made by the same commercial companies and they all have the secret trout attracting “smell”. When using the commercial prepared bait you should use a #16 or #18 treble hook. Use the least amount of bait to just barley conceal the entire hook and the knot connecting the hook to the line. When pond or lake fishing use a 1 – 2 ½ foot leader line 2 -3 pound test with either a #14 barrel or hook snap swivel with one end tied to the main line, the other tied to the leader. This allows your bait to float in the water off of the bottom of the lake or pond. You won’t need to cast out very far but you will need to use a “sliding sinker”. They come in many sizes however a smaller size should be used. A #8 should be the heaviest used for maximum distance. The slider should be placed above the swivel on the main line. As far as homemade baits go, people use everything from marshmallows to processed cheese food to whole kernel corn! There are also many commercial and homemade fish sent potions that you either spray onto the bait or dip the bait into.
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