| In this quick article I'm going to outline 2 very | | | | line you just cut off to the opposite end of the |
| effective ways to catch rainbow trout. Are these | | | | barrel swivel. At this point tie your spinner onto |
| the only ways to catch trout? Of course not, but | | | | the other end of the line that you cut off. To use |
| they are very effective ways to catch trout. | | | | this spinner effectively some weight will need to |
| These techniques will work for most any type of | | | | be added for casting. Add split shot sinkers above |
| trout that swims in freshwater. One of these | | | | the barrel swivel for weight. The swivel will |
| techniques was taught to me by my fishing | | | | prevent line twist and allow you spinner to spin |
| mentor and the other has been learned through | | | | properly. Whether you're fishing in a river, stream, |
| twenty plus years of experience. In any case one | | | | or lake it's always a good idea to 'snap' your rod |
| (or both) of these techniques will be valuable to | | | | as you reel in. This will give a great action to your |
| most any trout angler. | | | | spinner and result in more bites. |
| One of the trout fishing techniques involves lures, | | | | 2. The Gang Hooks Technique - This trout fishing |
| the other involves bait. Trout bait come in 2 main | | | | technique involves the use of pre-tied gang hooks. |
| forms; live or synthetic. Live trout bait involves | | | | Gang hooks enable you to present bait (especially |
| things like worms, minnows, or bugs. Synthetic | | | | worms) in a totally natural manner. These hooks |
| trout bait involves the various types of trout | | | | are also great for Powerbait trout bait. You can |
| dough (such as Berkley Powerbait and Berkley's | | | | have two balls of Powerbait on your rig, rather |
| Power and Gulp products. Some synthetic trout | | | | than just one, which is a nice advantage. The best |
| baits will actually outperform live bait in many | | | | technique for using gang hooks is again to tie a |
| situations. | | | | small barrel swivel onto the end of your line. Now |
| The bottom line is that either of these ways to | | | | tie a set of pre-tied gang hooks to the opposite |
| catch trout will help almost any trout fisherman | | | | end of the barrel swivel. Your bait (or Powerbait) |
| out. | | | | is now added to the gang hooks. Once again, |
| | | | weight is added by adding split shot sinkers above |
| 1. The Spinner Technique - This trout fishing | | | | the barrel swivel. If you're making a still fishing rig |
| technique involves the use of small spinners such | | | | simply substitute the split shot sinkers with an egg |
| as Rooster Tails. One of the keys is to use very | | | | sinker. |
| small spinners. I like 1/16 to ¼ ounce | | | | These two ways to catch trout are extremely |
| spinners. What color to choose is up to you, | | | | effective. Especially once they have been put into |
| although I tend to like darker colors such as black | | | | practice for a little while. As with anything, the |
| and brown for trout fishing. Start by grabbing the | | | | more experience you get with these techniques, |
| end of your line and cutting off a piece of line 18 | | | | the more nuances you will discover, and thus the |
| to 24 inches long. Set that piece of line aside. Now | | | | more effective they will become. In my opinion |
| tie a small barrel swivel to the line coming from | | | | that's a great excuse to get on the water. |
| the end of your fishing rod, and tie the piece of | | | | |