There are alot of good trout baits out there. For streams i find helgramites work great, but you can also stick with the basics such as worms, corn, roe(if it is legal), salmon eggs. I find powerbait does work good for trout but it comes off the hook to easy in the moving water, but if you are setting your bait in pools then powerbait will work.
Without a doubt for me.... Meal worms or wax worms!!! Powerbait is always a given on freshly stocked trout! The key is not so much the bait, but the presentation of it!
Artificial~~ You cant go wrong with a hand tied spinner(joe's flies, etc..)
My favorite bait above all is a black and gold rapala #13. Do some research on trout the world record brown is much larger than the world record bass. Trout are a much more agressive fish than bass are, it just stands to reason bigger bait bigger fish. It doesnt allways work that way but its worth putting some pluggs in your bag of tricks and throwing them when you can. Also mepps spinners #2 #3 and #4 red and gold. Im actually throwing a large spinner bait some in the larger holes this year just to see what happens?????? I ll let you know how it goes.
Live bait its tuff to beat night crawlers or spring lizzards.
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All I use arewax worms and salmon eggs here in PA.
Im not a fan of meal worms tho....
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Stocked rainbows ( or ANY rainbows, for that matter) hit eggs very well..
For stocked browns and brookies, small worms or salted minnows are good...
However, if you are looking for large, wild or holdover brown trout, it's tough to beat a lively whole nightcrawler...Hooked once through the collaron a # 6 hook with just enough shot to keep it rolling naturally along the bottom, it is deadly on big browns... Lob it upstream and let it drift naturally on a slack linethrough deep pools undercuts, logs or other cover...
ive had success with the yellow and red salmon eggs with canned corn. ina few weeks, im going to try to use the rapala countdown size 5 - in both brown and rainbow.
..The key is not so much the bait, but the presentation of it!
That says it all. I couldn't agree more.
The use of worms, crawlers, power bait, salmon eggs, etc will all catch trout. The above comment by WMH is the difference in catching trout or not.
Trout are natural bottom feeders. Having the bait look natural is the key. IMO, less weight is better and less bait on the hook is better. Test the waters to determine if the bait is acting the way you want. Adjustments can make all the difference.
Also, if you start geting hits, whether you catch the fish or not, keep the same setup. You are doing something right. Also, stay in that same area and don't be in too much of a hurry to fish further downstream Trout like trout and there are probebly more fish in that same area than you realize.
Good Luck.
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..The key is not so much the bait, but the presentation of it!
That says it all. I couldn't agree more.
The use of worms, crawlers, power bait, salmon eggs, etc will all catch trout. The above comment by WMH is the difference in catching trout or not.
Trout are natural bottom feeders. Having the bait look natural is the key. IMO, less weight is better and less bait on the hook is better. Test the waters to determine if the bait is acting the way you want. Adjustments can make all the difference.
Also, if you start geting hits, whether you catch the fish or not, keep the same setup. You are doing something right. Also, stay in that same area and don't be in too much of a hurry to fish further downstream Trout like trout and there are probebly more fish in that same area than you realize.
Good Luck.
This is a great statement by both Jimmy S and WMH
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