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AnglerWise
1M ago
Anglers can catch trout with spin fishing setups, bait casting setups, and even a stick and line. As long as you have a line, hook, and realistic bait, you can catch trout. Bait choice and presentation are the things to prioritize regardless of your rig. Novice anglers hear trout fishing and think of scenes from ...
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AnglerWise
1M ago
Yes, brook trout and brown are distant relatives. They are both members of the Salmonidae family. But they are not naturally found in the same habitat. Browns are originally from Europe and western Asia. Brook trout are native to eastern North America. I can still remember the first brook trout I caught as a kid. ...
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AnglerWise
1M ago
The best hook size for trout is generally fairly small, particularly if you’re fishing rivers for trout that either come from behind lures or flies to eat, or for fish that rise from the bottom. Most trout food is fairly small. You want your flies or lures to resemble natural food sources. Last winter, I ...
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AnglerWise
1M ago
It’s bad form to fish for spawning trout, and in some places, it’s illegal. But fishing during the spawn is perfectly OK if your angling target isn’t spawning fish. Here, a Dolly Varden is caught on a leech pattern that’s the same color as a salmon egg. Rather than targeting spawning fish, target the fish ...
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AnglerWise
1M ago
Yes, trout have a very acute sense of smell. They are able to pick up very subtle scents ranging from food, threats to their survival and even other fish. I’m a fly fisher. I can’t remember the last time I fished for trout with bait. I don’t frown on anglers who fish with bait, but ...
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AnglerWise
1M ago
For whatever reason, trout have, indeed, shown that they are attracted to the garlic scent. Anglers have been using garlic baits for trout with great success for decades. Some things just don’t make sense. Like the little hook-keeper just above the cork handle on your fly rod. Nobody uses them anymore, yet manufacturers keep building ...
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AnglerWise
1M ago
PowerBait works well for trout. It’s colorful, scented, and floats. PowerBait looks similar to the pellets trout eat at hatcheries, so stocked trout tend to flock toward it. Most anglers prefer to use it in pressured waters for stocked fish. It’s versatile and effective in various situations. There are days when nothing we throw at ...
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AnglerWise
1M ago
Bass are aggressive, less skittish than trout, are carnivorous, and live in all types of water. They survive in water temperatures over 80 degrees and below 40 degrees. Trout can’t live in water warmer than 65 degrees and feed mainly on insects while spending time hiding from larger predators. Trout anglers and bass anglers tend ...
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AnglerWise
1M ago
When fishing for trout, your leader should be between 4 and 6 pound test. If you’re using a tippet, you want it between 2 and 4 pounds so the trout don’t see it and spook. The lighter and thinner the line, the better because trout usually live in clear water and are easily spooked. Every ...
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AnglerWise
1M ago
Brook trout and rainbow trout are both members of the Salmonidae family, which means they are related. But brookies aren’t really trout. They are members of the char genus. Rainbows are true trout, however. A few years ago, while fishing a gorgeous little trout stream outside of Ennis, Mont., my fishing buddies and I were ...
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