Favorite trout spinner?
06-18-2014, 08:25 AM
#2
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 592
It you're not fly fishing (even the Sierra bubble and fly) use small Panther Martins of many colors. I like to start with the black ones, then migrate towards the trout colored ones.
You're in the area I cut my trout fishing teeth on. Never overlook a stream because it is too small. They are in there.
You need to go to a very small nymph or wet fly on a bubble. Use 4# test. You'll thank me.
You're in the area I cut my trout fishing teeth on. Never overlook a stream because it is too small. They are in there.
You need to go to a very small nymph or wet fly on a bubble. Use 4# test. You'll thank me.
06-20-2014, 08:57 AM
#6
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: West TN
Posts: 847
I haven't seriously trout fished in nearly 30yrs but for my sophomore year of highschool I went to a boarding school in the Rocky Mountains of New Mexico back in the mid 80s. The campus was at 8500ft and near the headwaters of the Pecos River, the river was only 10-20yds wide and rarely over waist deep where it flowed through the campus. About 5 miles downstream was a state fish hatchery so the local vicinity was always stocked regularly. The place was FULL of rainbows, german browns and even tiny little cutthroats. There were likewise several dammed up streams/impoundments on campus. Besides flyrods and handtied flies, I caught TONS of fish on Panther Martin's, even in the river in the larger pools! We tried Mepps, Mister Twister and other such lures and spinners but NOTHING produced like the Panther Martins! They are just a higher quality lure and work properly in nearly any condition.
06-20-2014, 12:03 PM
#7
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Maine
Posts: 12,564
I enjoy trout fishing and I am almost done for the most part up here. As white perch fishing out of the boat beats getting attacked by insects. While I am not a big fan of panter martins as some sre to each there own. I do like my Mepps trouter kit with dressed lures. 2 of my favorites is a super duper and a cast master. Either one of these you can attach a small piece of artifical pork rind to it for added attention. That is even though they work great without it. Also in this area at least we have trout spinners that come in different colors and I like the copper/brass single blade while some preffer the 2 blade. I also like the pearl colored blades with either a black dot or the red dot on them. We use a snelled hook on back that you can bait with either a real worm or in your case a small rubber worm would work as well. You can attach a small streamer instead of a snelled hook... Any ways good luck to you. Yes, i do agree with the royal coachman being a great fly for brook fishing.. I have caught many trout using that fly although most in the dry fly form..
06-25-2014, 01:56 PM
#8
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 9,230
MEPPS #00-#2 in silver, or brass. Silver for bright sunny days, brass for overcast days. These work on the streams I fish on. I've caught rainbows, browns, brookies, lakers, cutthroats, kokanees and even suckers on them.
If I don't toss a spinner I'll usually go with a jig in black, white, yellow or olive green from 1/32nd of an ounce to 1/4 ounce. Hop a jig along the bottom and trout can't resist it. Drifting it in current or suspending it under a float work as well.
If I don't toss a spinner I'll usually go with a jig in black, white, yellow or olive green from 1/32nd of an ounce to 1/4 ounce. Hop a jig along the bottom and trout can't resist it. Drifting it in current or suspending it under a float work as well.
