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Most experienced anglers switch to trout fishing, but beginner anglers are also interested in this type of fishing. Trout fishing is interesting because it is a very tasty fish, and fighting it, after a bite, is no less interesting.
About trout
Trout belongs to the salmon family and has a second name – trout. There are three types of trout – migratory, lake and river. The last two species, lake and river trout, are called trout.
In nature, you can find trout of various sizes, depending on habitat conditions. The average size of a trout varies within 35 cm, but in large lakes its length can reach 1 m with a weight of 8 kg or more. This fish can live for at least 20 years, but individual specimens survive to this age.
It is very interesting to know that each type of trout is interchangeable and the division into such species is very arbitrary. The fact is that if the lake trout is moved to the river, then it will become river or migratory and vice versa.
Tackle for trout fishing
Since trout can be found in lakes and rivers, it is possible to use any gear, depending on the place of fishing. The main gear are:
- spinning
- regular fishing rod (float)
- fly fishing
All three types of tackle can do a great job. Each trout angler has his own tackle, which he is used to and which he manages well. All three gears are good, but among them there is the simplest and the most difficult. The simplest tackle is a float rod, and the most difficult is fly fishing, the use of which requires special skills. Well, spinning is something in between, although it requires certain skills, but spinning is much easier to master than fly fishing. Each tackle involves the use of a certain type of bait.
What is trout fishing for?
Having chosen a certain tackle, you should take up the choice of bait for trout. In spring and summer, trout is caught with various baits, such as worms, insects, corn, etc., but closer to autumn, the predator instinct wakes up in it, so during this period the use of spinning is more justified, since it is caught on most artificial lures .
If trout are caught on a float rod, then the following baits can be used:
- muckworm;
- earthworm;
- insect larvae, bloodworm or maggot;
- live bait or dead fish;
- Red caviar;
- corn;
- cheese;
- male.
All of them have proven themselves well when fishing for trout with a regular bait. Trout active caught on red caviar, although this is a very expensive bait and not everyone can afford such a luxury.
Trout takes well on the worm, but the dung worm, as it has a brighter reddish tint. For catching small specimens, you can get by with a piece of a worm, but if large individuals peck, then you can’t do with one worm. As a rule, in such cases, several worms in the form of a garland cling to the hook. The fact is that a large trout is unlikely to bite on a piece of a worm.
Trout is a cautious fish, so the bait should be set so that the hook does not look out, otherwise you may not wait for the trout to bite.
As for the fish or live bait, then the hook should not be hidden here, since it will be difficult to hook the fish. The fish is hooked by the fin or by the lip. It is also possible that one hook clings to the lip, and the second to the tail. Moreover, the hooks should be at different levels. When the hook peeks out of the body of the fish, the trout may confuse it with the sharp fin of the fish.
Live bait should be located in the water column or closer to the bottom. When fishing on the river, the live bait is allowed to flow in the direction of the whirlpool, where the trout likes to be. To provoke a bite, you can play along with the tip of the rod.
When fishing on a lake where there is no current, the movement of the fish is controlled by winding the fishing line, as well as using pull-ups with a rod.
Dead fish or live bait are used to catch large individuals, since the “little thing” does not bite on the fish. The use of live bait is justified in the autumn, when the trout instinct of a predator is aggravated.
Various flies are used in the spring when fishing from the surface. This is just the period when nature begins to come to life and many insect larvae and insects themselves appear on the surface of the water. Flies cling to thin hooks so that the fish are not cautious once again, and the bait has a natural game. During this period, the use of fly fishing is justified.
There are other baits, but it makes no sense to dwell on them, since they are not very popular among anglers. They are able to attract trout or not, depending on what kind of water the trout is found in. For a “successful hunt” for trout, the list presented in the article is enough.
Spin fishing trout is also unpredictable and requires a series of experimental casts with different types of lures. As practice suggests, good results when fishing for trout are shown by such a bait as “castmaster”. When fishing for trout, this can be the most catchy lure, although it is successfully caught on “scramblers” and spinners. At the same time, it is very important to choose the right lure both in size and in color.
Trout can attack a potential prey on the surface of the water, while it rises from a depth of up to 10m. In such conditions, the “popper” will work perfectly. For fishing in the water column, a “wobbler” is suitable, and you need to have several lures with different immersion depths. And, of course, we should not forget about such a lure as a “castmaster”, the advantage of this spinner is that it has excellent flight characteristics, which allows you to cast it over a considerable distance.
The size of the bait is selected depending on the size of the fish., which is found in this reservoir. If the reservoir is paid, then the trout can reach a weight of 3 kg and more. The same applies to large natural reservoirs, where trout can weigh 10 kg or more. As for small or mountain rivers, these can be specimens of no more than 1 kg. Therefore, under such conditions, smaller baits are used.
Very effective trout fishing using on the flywhich involves the use of artificial flies. They do not fly off the hook, but very plausibly imitate natural insects. And you need to keep track of which flies should be used. If this is a fly of a larva that has not yet flown out or has already flown out, although not so long ago, then this fact may alert the fish. She without any fear grabs those flies that imitate insects and larvae that are part of the diet of trout at the moment. But even here there is a huge field for imagination, as trout can peck at flies that have a unique appearance or at flies that were previously ignored by them.
When to fish for trout
Trout can be caught throughout the year, and only the spawning period is an exception. Trout is a fish that prefers clean, cool water, so it can be found in mountain rivers, which are characterized by a special purity of water. In the summer, when the water begins to warm up with the sunrise, the trout goes to the depths and waits for the sun to go down and the water starts to cool again. That’s why the best hours for trout fishing in summer are evening, night and morning. Fishing for trout during the day is a waste of time unless the weather helps.
In spring it is better to catch trout in the afternoon, and in autumn it bites around the clock. It can only be caught in crystal clear water. In case of cloudiness, the activity of this fish also decreases. Depending on the region, the activity of trout is especially pronounced during the periods of emergence of mayflies. As a rule, this is the end of May and the beginning of June. In summer, the activity of trout decreases due to the heat, but in autumn its activity increases again and it is hardly possible to be left without a catch.
Where and how to fish for trout
Since trout loves clean and cool water, its main habitats are mountain rivers, mountain lakes, where only trout and, possibly, grayling are found, as well as in large lakes, where other fish species are found along with this fish. This is a very cautious and shy fish, so it is advisable to catch it in complete silence. She can be frightened away by an extraneous loud voice or the silhouette of a person. In this case, she will try to go to quieter places where there are no such noises.
When going fishing, you should stock up on camouflage clothing so as not to stand out against the backdrop of nature. The trout stands with its head against the current in places where the current is the fastest and the water is the coolest. Therefore, having determined the place of the trout parking, they approach it very carefully, and also, against the current, so that it cannot see the movement on the shore. In such places, as a rule, the water is more oxygenated than in places where the current is not so fast. In addition, in areas of slow flow, the water warms up faster, so trout will always leave such places if the water temperature is above +20°C.
Small flocks of small trout accumulate in areas of fast current or at the boundaries of fast and slow current. If there are large boulders in these places, then it can certainly be behind them, gaining strength after a long struggle with the current. Larger individuals prefer deeper places where there are natural shelters, in the form of snags or fallen trees. It can be seen near steep banks and in places where there are differences in depth.
Trout can be found both in the water column and closer to the surface, where it collects various insects that have fallen into the water. Depending on weather conditions, it can be found almost at the very bottom.
In other words, her favorite places are where visually there are changes in the speed of the mountain river. Behind boulders in the area of bridges and various rapids, near waterfalls, where water is saturated with oxygen, in river mouths, whirlpools, pits, as well as at great depths, where the water is always cool, in the area of various natural or artificial shelters where it can hide at any time, sensing danger.
Bait for trout
Since trout is more of a predatory fish, the composition of the bait should include ingredients that have a natural fishy smell. It can be fishmeal, shrimp (smell) or squid smell. As with any other fish, the bait must be properly prepared so that it creates a food cloud in the water, actively attracting fish. To do this, you can use special purchased components (geysers) or add floating components to the bait. You can use pellets for trout. They can not only feed fish, but also be used as bait. The activity of biting trout is strongly influenced by the color of the bait or bait. She prefers bright colors. For a greater attractive effect, bright dyes should be introduced into the composition of the bait.
Most anglers do not even realize that trout can be baited so that fishing is always productive. If it is possible to fish in one reservoir, then you can use the following recommendations: to begin with, the trout is fed every hour, and then the feeding process is brought up to once a day, and then up to once a week. Thus, the fish will constantly visit the place of interest to it. In this case, you can always be with a catch. But this option is not suitable for a reservoir that is located at a considerable distance.
Video “Catching trout on spinning”
Many spinners are fond of trout fishing if it is found in nearby water bodies. Such anglers can very easily switch from catching one type of predator to another. Spinning can be considered a universal tackle that can catch any, even peaceful fish. It all depends on the level of imagination of the angler and the ability to handle a spinning rod. Many spinners use spinning for bottom fishing, just change the configuration of the equipment.