Freshwater question?

[Rob Rockcrawler]

How long after trout stocking do the fish start to bite? I think it was stocked on wednesday. I did see a heron take one yesterday. They were browns if that makes a difference.

[jasonsnova]

stocked trout are not the brightest bulbs in the water...1/2 the time you can toss a line 1/2 hr after the truck leaves and limit out. I think they are actually tougher to get the longer they are in. Figure the hatcherys use nasty liver pellets to feed them, a worm or a shiny lure is probally pretty good looking to them.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Pretty much immediately......There are guys that pretty much chase the trucks around

[Raven]

they are definitely early morning and or early evening feeders
and prefer to feed off the bottom specifically worms
or power bait....

the other species will readily take a spotted brown rooster tail
spinner gold blades on sunny days and silver blades (spoons)
on rainy days... requiring many casts....
they smash the smallest rapala swimmer when trolling

[Sea of Atlas]

I like fishing the browns at sundown. I have all kinds of smaller trout lures but usually end up with a small brass spoon like the Thomas rough rider or luhr jensen krocodile. I use a little lift fall action. Browns can definetly become educated and very difficult to catch.