Best Bait For Trout

Four Fresh Water Trout Fishing Lures

One of the most challenging fishing you can take up is freshwater trout. It is also the most enjoyable. This kind of fishing never gets boring. A big part of trout fishing is the lures. Below are the four most common lures you will find in any sport fishing or sporting goods store.

Trout Flies

Flies are one of the most popular trout lures. They cover a large range of insects in every stage of development. Depending on the kind of environment you fish, you will need specific flies. Read up on the kind of flies to make sure the trout will take your hook. For most trout fishermen the two most popular are dry flies and wet flies. Nymphs are great for slower, shallow waters with occasional knee-deep patches and streamers are for the bigger mouth trout.

Early Spring Trout Spinners

Trout spinners come in all shapes and sizes. The right spinner depends on the waters you fish. A spinner tries to mimic the flash made by the creek chub when it darts through the stream. It is most effective in early spring when the streams winter’s run off occurs.

Trout Jigs

Jigs are used in deeper waters. They are fun to use and give a lot of enjoyment. The best way to fish with a jig, is with a long pole. The further you get the jig from yourself the more comfortable trout will be around its potential meal. If the trout can see you, it may ignore the jig. You want to make the jig look like it’s wounded.

Attach some weight to the line and send it off. When the jig hits the bottom, it will bounce a few times. Once at the bottom, pull up on the line hard to cause the jig to jump up. An insect that looks crippled will try its best to move toward the surface of the water. Coming to the surface in a jerking motion is the kind of lure trout will go after. Make the jig mimic a wounded insect and you may find a nice size trout on your hook.

Trout Bait

There are fishermen that don’t use anything else but trout bait. Live bait like night crawlers are one of the most popular. Bait powder, cheese and others are available. If you stop by a sporting goods store or sport fishing shop you will get an idea of how many different types of bait are available. When it comes to trout bait, live bait is the best.

About the Author

Billy Ray D HillsBourgh is an expert fisherman. As a kid, his father passed down to him the secrets to trout fishing lures. Billy Ray would like to share his secrets with you through his 10 day email course. Grab his FREE E-course at his website: http://troutfishinghints.com

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