| Rainbow Trout are one of the most enjoyable | | | | swivel. Now tie on a set of size 8 or 10 gang |
| fish to catch in freshwater, especially if that | | | | hooks (you can make your gang hooks yourself |
| water is moving. Although rainbow trout can be | | | | or buy them from JRWfishing.com). Now add |
| found on lakes and ponds in my opinion they are | | | | enough split shot to get you to the bottom. Start |
| meant to be caught in the flowing water of a | | | | with 2 and see what happens. Some |
| river or stream which is what I'm going to discuss | | | | experimentation is involved until you get the |
| in this article. I'm not going to discuss the act of | | | | correct amount of weight. Now add a live worm, |
| flicking feathers back and forth either. I'm going to | | | | and your good to go. You want to cast this rig |
| discuss the most effective way that I've | | | | parallel to yourself and let it flow naturally with the |
| personally ever seen for catching Rainbow Trout, | | | | current as it bounces off the bottom. You will get |
| especially when it comes to the flowing water | | | | snagged from time to time, it's inevitable. As my |
| provided by rivers and streams. | | | | mentor used to say, "If you're not getting |
| The technique is really quite simple and only | | | | snagged, you're not fishing in the right place." |
| requires a few things. Here's what you're going to | | | | The technique described above is the most |
| need: small barrel swivels, split shot sinkers, gang | | | | effective technique for catching rainbow trout in |
| hooks, and live worms (I suggest having a way | | | | moving water. The same rig, with an egg sinker |
| to carry your worms, such as a bait bag, but this | | | | instead of split shot will work well for lake fishing |
| obviously isn't an integral part of the technique). | | | | also. The gang hooks allow you to present the live |
| Simple enough, right? I think the fact that the | | | | worm in a completely natural manner, the way |
| technique is so simple is also what makes it so | | | | God intended, which is a huge advantage to the |
| effective. | | | | angler. Using this technique will not only enable you |
| The goal is to bounce your live worm off the | | | | to catch more Rainbow Trout, but trout of all |
| bottom, as it flows naturally downstream. First, | | | | kinds as well. |
| take the end of your line and tie on a small barrel | | | | |