How Do You Troll For Trout In The Spring?

What lures to use for trout in spring?

Spoons and Spinners for Trout Fishing
An enjoyable method for spring trout is chucking spoons and spinners for active fish that pounce on a metal bait with surprising force. The market is loaded with many such options, but a favorite would be a Panther Martin spoons in sizes 1 and 2.

What is the best speed to troll for trout?

1.5 to 2.5 mph
Many experts recommend 1.5 to 2.5 mph when trolling. Others argue that while this works well for walleye or other predator species it is too fast for trout. In general, trout will spend the least amount of energy necessary to catch their next meal. This is especially true with water is warmer.

What depth do you troll for trout?

Even without resorting to a downrigger, you can reach 25 to 30 feet of trolling depth simply by using heavy lead weights and letting out more line from your reel. This is usually deep enough to target rainbow trout, which rarely hold deeper than that.

How do you troll for trout without a downrigger?

Flat lining is a simple practice of trolling along the shoreline and letting out a fishing line behind the boat with a floating/shallow running lure. With some simple tools like planer boards, anglers can flat line several lines at once behind the boat covering large amounts of water.

How do you fish for trout in April?

Streams are usually flowing strong with higher water levels in the early spring due to melting snow and rain runoff so you can usually catch rainbow and brown trout on action lures such as Mepp’s or Blue Fox spinners, small jerkbaits and crankbaits, spoons and Mepps Wooly Worm Spin Flies.

What do trout bite on in early spring?

Many anglers find night crawlers among the best all-around choice of baits for early-season fishing. Others do well with wax worms, minnows, redworms, wigglers (Hexagenia mayfly nymphs) and — especially, if spring spawning rainbows are present in your chosen stream — salmon eggs.

How far behind the boat should I troll?

Every boat is different and you should make your boat your own study. Proper distance for most boats will be anywhere from 20 feet to 150 feet behind your boat. Whether you have inboard diesel or outboard gas engines, your power dictates the distance you troll your baits and lures.

How much line should I let out for a troll?

Trolling Depth Trick #3
Consider the following example: If you’re trolling a tandem rig tied with two five-ounce bucktails (5 x 2 = 10), and you let out 100 feet of line (double 50, so multiply by two again), according to the Rule it will run at about 20 feet below the surface (5 x 2 = 10 x 2 = 20).

What color line is best for trout fishing?

The best fishing line for trout fishing on small streams is the 4-pound Suffix Elite monofilament line, but there are times when 6-pound or 8-pound line is a better option. The best fishing line for trout when lake fishing is a braided line like 15-pound PowerPro Spectra in the green color.

What is a good trout lure?

The 20 Best Trout Lures

• Panther Martin Holograph Trout.
• Worden’s Original Rooster Tail.
• C.P. Swing Spinner.
• Mepp’s Aglia Spinner.
• Blue Fox Classic Vibrax.
• Joe’s Flies.
• Trout Magnet.
• Marabou Jig.

Can you troll without a downrigger?

The secret to trolling without a downrigger is being able to replicate success. That is why I highly recommend a level-wind reel with a built-in line counter. If you don’t have a line counter for your reel, just find a repeatable method to play out line. Another consideration when choosing a reel is spool size.

What do trout eat in spring?

All trout are carnivores and large trout will eat small fish where they are available. For instance, they will prey on young-of-the-year minnows and suckers that often crowd shorelines in the spring. Fly-fishers capitalize on this occasion by favoring visible, streamer-type patterns such as Bucktails and Muddlers.

What time of year does rainbow trout spawn?

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Rainbow trout spawning season is in the spring. However steelhead, which are anadromous rainbow trout, seasonally move in and out of streams. They will enter lake or ocean tributaries in fall and remain in the stream most of winter before spawning in the spring and heading back to the lake usually by April.

Do fish bite in early spring?

Small and Slow.
The spring bite is much less explosive than say summer top water fishing for bass in the summer. Fish are reluctant to strike anything, especially fishing lures that are big and moving fast. Probably the most important early spring fishing tips are to downsize your baits.

What season is best for trout fishing?

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Conventional wisdom suggests that late spring is the best time to catch trout, especially if you’re looking for larger fish. The warmer it gets, the more fishing pressure from other anglers, the thicker the grass and brush surrounding their habitats and the lower the water levels.

What color lures do trout like?

Chartreuse and white or red and white produce the most contrast and are the best combinations under any light. Black, due to its contrast is the most visible color under most conditions and best at night. Use darker colors like black, blue and violet under low light or when fishing deep.

How do you catch trout in March?

Give the water time to warm up and the trout to become active. Wait patiently and you will be rewarded. In early March a good place to fish is a deep pool where a small creek, or big spring, enters the main flow. The small creek, or big spring, will bring warm water into the pool.

How do you catch lethargic trout?

Try to be on the water at sunrise — or shortly thereafter. As the air temperature rises, so does the water temperature. Mornings are cooler than afternoons. When the water temps hit 70 degrees, trout become lethargic and feed very little.

What speed should you troll at?

So, what is the best trolling speed? The best trolling speed depends on several factors including the type of fish, water conditions and lure choice. In general, trolling speeds between 1.5 and 2.5 mph, as measured by GPS, are a good starting place for most species like walleye, trout and salmon.

Should you troll with or against the current?

When in an area with current, troll crosscurrent as opposed to with and/or against the current. Going crosscurrent, you don’t have to worry about how the current is affecting your lure’s or bait’s speed through the water. Plus, fish generally swim into the current.