Finicky Trout

[tynan19]

I just got back in from Trout fishing. Well actually I didn't get to fish. Went to about 4 diff ponds. All the ponds are still frozen over. Nothing was open. Some still have 8 inches of honeycombed ice. There was a few guys who were about 100 ft off shore jigging through some cracks but I was all set with maybe taking a swim.

Most of the rivers are in a raging torrent also.

[Clammer]

if they arn,t suckers odds are they are browns // get up stream /usually on the other side of the road or further up if its just a small bridge //
float down stream a live mummie[minnow, chubs , whatever you want to call them // hook them thru the lips /if they don,t take it on the drop ==which they will if they are browns / then very S L O W L Y retreive

[Christian]

i cant wait till ponds round here open up, ive got mobility this year, go whenever i want

small worm or small shiner. take a picture. trout are awsome.

[Crazy Alberto]

I’ve been trout fishing all winter long and under the normal circumstances, they are finicky! It is also true that if you can see them… they can see you and your odds of catching them are slim.

If you are fly fishing, try to use a dark olive wooly bugger (#8) and work it really close to the bottom. Short strips (3 “) with a light tippit (4 lbs. fluorocarbon) with a sink tip line usually does the trick.

If you are using a spinning outfit, DOWN SIZE IT! Use fluorocarbon leader tipped with a small “gold” kastmasters or gold bladed rooster tail is a killer.

Hope this helps.

“Crazy” Alberto
NonStopFisher@Optoponline.net

[rizzo]

A good point was brought up of them being able to see you. You can try to sneak up on them now that you know where they have been holding.

I've learned a lot from fly fishing for trout, and grew up learning on a crystal clear river where you can see every fish you target. At first things were tough, but after a while I had it down to where if I could see a fish I could catch them, no matter how hard they have been pressured. I would fish small nymphs size 20-16 without an indicator with very light tippet. The water was clear enough to actually see the nymph drift in the water. At times it would be best to purposely get the nymph stuck on the bottom in front of the trout, and then suddenly lift it off the bottom like it were being washed away or ready to hatch. Since the trout were given a split second to make up their minds they almost always fell for this technique. With the fly rod if you get a perfect drift and presentation more often than not they will hit the fly if it is something they would realistically be feeding on. Its amazing to see how fast the fish can eat the fly then spit it out right before your eyes.

[Nebe]

Pickeral and large mouth... all day long today

[bart]

thanks for all of your responses, i appreciate all the pointers.

i just got back a a little while ago and unfortunately we did squat. we pretty much tried every technique mentioned. we tried to sneak up from the otherside of the bridge/tunnel but they were stacked up on that side as well. i could see them as soon as i cleared the brush. we drifted worms, power bait, shiners and again they wouldn't budge. i'm almost positve that they're trout, i can make out the pink coloration when they flash in the current. i think these fish might've been washed downstream and are trying to make their way back up. theres's a dam on the otherside of the bridge, so i'm guessing they're trying to get back up it. they didn't seem interested in eating at all.

wish i hadn't sent my waders back a coupla days ago, i could really use them right about now. thanks again...

[livewhya]

they love em! they normally hit on the return swing of the cast as it goes bye them.
Marty