3 Of The Best Ways To Catch Trout
There are many different ways to catch trout and the one single "best" way is impossible to determine.
At the end of the day the "best" way to catch trout is up to personal preference and what the trout are doing on a particular day.
However, in this article I will draw upon my two decades of trout fishing experience to outline 3 of the best ways that I have found to catch trout.
If you fish for trout and don't use any of these trout fishing methods, you probably want to add them to your repertoire sooner, rather than later.
An important point to point out when it comes to trout fishing is that almost all of the time trout are found in cold, clear water.
Couple this with the fact that trout have very keen eyesight and you will find that using very light fishing line if of the utmost importance when you are fishing for trout.
And to use lightweight fishing line (two to six pound test) effectively it means that your will need to use an ultra light rod and reel.
A rod from five to six and a half feet long (depending on current flow and water depth) with a matching reel is what is in order if you want to use very light fishing line and catch trout with any consistency.
With that being said, let's get down to the first of the best ways to catch trout.
It involves the use of a live worm that is drifted with the current of a river or stream.
This method of fishing is often referred to as "drift fishing" and is an excellent way to catch trout.
One of the keys to this trout fishing technique is to use the proper worm rigs to rig your live worm.
You want your worm to be rigged outstretched, in the most natural way possible.
If you "drift fish" a live worm naturally with the current of a river or stream, adjusting the weight so that the worm bounces along the bottom as it drifts, you will find that "drift fishing" a worm is one of the best ways to catch trout.
The next way to catch trout involves the use of an artificial fly of your choice.
A main food source for trout are insects and the best way to mimic an insect is an artificial fly.
Whether you "fly fish" with fly fishing gear or fish with artificial flies while using spinning gear by using a fly fishing bubble, the bottom line is that using artificial flies as bait is an excellent way to catch trout.
Flies can be used wherever trout are found and are an excellent bait choice.
The final of the best ways to catch trout pertains specifically to trout that have been stocked or planted by your local fish and game department or local conservation agency.
These trout (which many people fish for) are less susceptible to the prior two ways of catching trout, while being much more susceptible to being caught while using manufactured dough baits.
One of the most common of these types of trout bait is known as Powerbait.
Fishing with a bottom rig that is baited with Powerbait (or similar dough bait) is one of the best ways to catch trout there's no doubt about it.
This is of course as long as you don't mind catching freshly stocked, hatchery raised trout.
In any case the aforementioned 3 ways to catch trout are all great ways to go about catching these beautiful fish.
As I said, if any of these methods aren't a part of your trout fishing arsenal, they should be added sooner rather than later.
At the end of the day the "best" way to catch trout is up to personal preference and what the trout are doing on a particular day.
However, in this article I will draw upon my two decades of trout fishing experience to outline 3 of the best ways that I have found to catch trout.
If you fish for trout and don't use any of these trout fishing methods, you probably want to add them to your repertoire sooner, rather than later.
An important point to point out when it comes to trout fishing is that almost all of the time trout are found in cold, clear water.
Couple this with the fact that trout have very keen eyesight and you will find that using very light fishing line if of the utmost importance when you are fishing for trout.
And to use lightweight fishing line (two to six pound test) effectively it means that your will need to use an ultra light rod and reel.
A rod from five to six and a half feet long (depending on current flow and water depth) with a matching reel is what is in order if you want to use very light fishing line and catch trout with any consistency.
With that being said, let's get down to the first of the best ways to catch trout.
It involves the use of a live worm that is drifted with the current of a river or stream.
This method of fishing is often referred to as "drift fishing" and is an excellent way to catch trout.
One of the keys to this trout fishing technique is to use the proper worm rigs to rig your live worm.
You want your worm to be rigged outstretched, in the most natural way possible.
If you "drift fish" a live worm naturally with the current of a river or stream, adjusting the weight so that the worm bounces along the bottom as it drifts, you will find that "drift fishing" a worm is one of the best ways to catch trout.
The next way to catch trout involves the use of an artificial fly of your choice.
A main food source for trout are insects and the best way to mimic an insect is an artificial fly.
Whether you "fly fish" with fly fishing gear or fish with artificial flies while using spinning gear by using a fly fishing bubble, the bottom line is that using artificial flies as bait is an excellent way to catch trout.
Flies can be used wherever trout are found and are an excellent bait choice.
The final of the best ways to catch trout pertains specifically to trout that have been stocked or planted by your local fish and game department or local conservation agency.
These trout (which many people fish for) are less susceptible to the prior two ways of catching trout, while being much more susceptible to being caught while using manufactured dough baits.
One of the most common of these types of trout bait is known as Powerbait.
Fishing with a bottom rig that is baited with Powerbait (or similar dough bait) is one of the best ways to catch trout there's no doubt about it.
This is of course as long as you don't mind catching freshly stocked, hatchery raised trout.
In any case the aforementioned 3 ways to catch trout are all great ways to go about catching these beautiful fish.
As I said, if any of these methods aren't a part of your trout fishing arsenal, they should be added sooner rather than later.