| your preference when fishing for Trout? Live | | | | shops as night walkers but some bait shops do |
| bait?..........or Lures? | | | | have them. This weekend I was doing some |
| For these Trout Fishing Tips I’m going to | | | | landscaping and found tons of earthworms just |
| focus mainly on fishing small Trout streams and 3 | | | | under the sod as I was digging up my lawn. Also |
| different types of live bait that Trout absolutely | | | | you can find them under rocks and dead logs. |
| love. | | | | Night walkers will work
..not as well
. but |
| Understand
I like to use lures as much as | | | | they will work. If you have to use night walkers |
| anyone else but when it comes to Trout Fishing, | | | | cut a small piece off
.about ½ to 1 |
| whether in a stream or spring fishing in a lake, I | | | | and use that. |
| will always choose live bait over lures. | | | | Crayfish — early in the spring when the |
| Why?.........because fishing live bait is more natural. | | | | water is cold it’s better to use small |
| Live bait will work more often than | | | | crayfish about 1long. Once the water warms |
| Lures
and likely so because when Trout get | | | | up and the Trout are more active they will be |
| up in the morning and head out to their favorite | | | | more apt to attack larger bait. If you can find |
| set of rapids for breakfast this is what they will | | | | soft shelled crayfish then you just hit the jack |
| normally eat
.and you can get live bait free if | | | | pot. Trout love um. |
| you want to go to the stream for crayfish, field | | | | Grasshoppers — are fun to use as bait. |
| for grasshoppers or dig up your own earthworms. | | | | Watch for rising Trout, hook a grasshopper |
| So
first choose a bait you know trout normally | | | | through the back without any weight so he floats |
| eat everyday | | | | and watch for a Trout to come to the surface |
| Second serve it to them in a way their used to | | | | and nail him. How exciting is that. If you |
| having it served to them. | | | | don’t want to catch your own |
| EARTHWORMS — a large earthworm is | | | | grasshoppers you will probably need to go to a |
| about 2 long and works great for Stream | | | | pet store to find them. Pet stores usually sell |
| fishing Trout. When hooked properly they can be | | | | them for reptile food. |
| deadly. They aren’t as popular in the bait | | | | |