How To Catch A Rainbow

Some people may think I'm talking about somebottom can be depended on to do the trick; black
"airy fairy" new age subject when I title myand red, especially fluorescent red, seem to add
article - How To Catch A Rainbow - but that's notsomething of value to the presentation.
what's going on here. I'm speaking of the beautifulIf you're more of a bait fisherman, the good old
Rainbow Trout. Otherwise known as a rainbowearthworm or power bait are great bets. A
for short. So how does a person go aboutbottom rig is the way to go when fishing on a
catching a Rainbow? That's what we're going tolake. For those who aren't familiar with this
discuss here.technique, start with a 1/2 ounce egg sinker. Slip it
For our purposes I'm not writing about the "darts"onto your line then tie a #10 barrel swivel onto
that we all know and love. A dart is a stockedyour line. Now tie another section of line onto the
trout. We've all seen them. All of their fins haveother end of the barrel swivel. You want this
been rubbed off from swimming in a tank with solength of line to be the length that you want your
many other fish. It makes them all but finless.bait to float off of the bottom. Now attach a
And they thus resemble a "dart". The other namesmall hook to the end of the line. This is where
that fits these genetic anomalies well is "finlessyou will add a ball of Power bait that will then float
wonders". In any case, that's not what we areoff of the bottom. This technique will work in
going to be discussing here. We're going to focusmost lakes throughout the country, especially if
on a true Rainbow Trout that was born in a bodythere are stocked trout swimming around.
of water and has been swimming free for yearsBut as I said before, I don't want to focus on
just as God created it.stocked trout.
The first thing you have to do is locate aWhen river fishing with bait, live bait will be your
Rainbow. Rainbow Trout like colder waterbest bet. The synthetic baits have never worked
temperatures. They prefer water from 50 to 60well for me with "native" trout. "Native" trout are
degrees and will tolerate temperatures up to 75trout that were born and continue to live in a
degrees. With that little tidbit of information, weparticular stream or river. Thus becoming "native"
obviously want to start looking in the northernrather than planted from an outside source. In
part of the United States. Rainbows inhabit bothany case synthetic baits have never performed
lakes and streams, as long as the waterwell for me for anything other than stocked trout.
temperature is cold enough. This obviously meansSo you're best bet to catch a rainbow in moving
that on hot summer days, as the waterwater will be some form of live bait, whether it
temperature in a given body of water is reachingbe worms, minnows, crickets, crayfish,
it's peak for the day, an angler isn't going to havemealworms, etc. You'll want to use something for
a ton of success fishing for rainbows.bait that the rainbows are used to eating. The
Fishing success is typically greatest in the springmore natural the presentation, the better. You
and fall. Rainbow trout are voracious feeders andmay want to consider employing a set of pre-tied
strong swimmers willing to hit a wide variety ofgang hooks to achieve a very natural
lures, baits, and flies. Many anglers preferpresentation. The bottom line is that you want
weighted spinners. The wobbling spoon is anotheryour live bait to appear as natural as is possible.
fine rainbow lure. Fly fishers find that streamers,The more natural the bait appears, the more
muddlers, and egg patterns fished near therainbow's you will catch. It's that simple.