Finally got my Rainbow Trout!

WaffleJaw · 02-14-10, 03:00 PM

Well it was cold,wet,and worth it!....Me and my buddy Nate have been trying for these trouts since they started stocking in TX...Everyone that we meet at the different lakes were all getting skunked..They stocked 3200 at Samual Farms out here and we went for one last try before the Sandbass run coming up...At first,we were the only two idiots there,then more and more started showing up...We were using light spinning rigs with a 1/4 oz egg sinker,barrel swivel..Then attached a 12'' leader of 4lb test with a small double barred brim hook...We were using the Powerbait Trout ''floating bait'' to float the hooks..We also had Salmon eggs,and Philsbury cinnamon dough,haha!..
Nate caught one early on..Then about an hour later the bite just went insane!!...That Powerbait was the winner by far,The bites were so subtle,that you had to watch your tip like a hawk..We had alert bells on the rods,and the bites were so light that the bells wouldnt jingle....I missed several due to trying to set the hook like it was a 4lb bass

.....So finally I would leave the rod in the rod holder and when the tip would bounce,Id pick it up keeping the line tight.And when it bounced again,I would flick my wrist back and started reeling....Didnt miss after that.
It was a blast,and in the end we both caught our limit of 5 and called it a morning...Were gonna go back and do it again this Saturday.I got mine defrosting right now and getting ready for a Trout lunch!!! (I dont think Ive ever eaten Trout,lol)

First fish of 2010,and a species Ive never caught before...Awesome day!

CamG · 02-14-10, 03:07 PM

Sweet! I get the chance to fly fish every now and again in Wyoming. Trout are good to eat!

Congrats!

woody · 02-14-10, 03:10 PM

Congrats Waffle, nice fish!

-Mark

BassinNC · 02-14-10, 03:35 PM

Congrats on a nice bag of fish.

nofearengineer · 02-14-10, 03:41 PM

Awesome day, Waffle!!! You're going to love rainbow trout. It is very, very different from bass or panfish. Pink flesh with a nutty flavor. I like mine pan-fried in butter with spices.

CamG...you're from Wyoming? Where from? I lived in Casper and Riverton for a while as a kid. Did a lot of trout fishing, but never flies.

MallenManson · 02-14-10, 03:45 PM

Way to go Waffle!

screwballl · 02-14-10, 04:22 PM

I grew up fishing and eating trout in cold water lakes of SD. Just wait until a bigger one catches on, they can fight like a big small mouth... oh and another bait that may be worth trying (as long as it is legal there) is canned sweet corn, just the normal stuff you eat with steak and potatoes type of corn. We used to catch limits in SD on corn but they outlawed it on several lakes to lower the number of fish taken

WaffleJaw · 02-14-10, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by nofearengineer

Awesome day, Waffle!!! You're going to love rainbow trout. It is very, very different from bass or panfish. Pink flesh with a nutty flavor. I like mine pan-fried in butter with spices.

CamG...you're from Wyoming? Where from? I lived in Casper and Riverton for a while as a kid. Did a lot of trout fishing, but never flies.

Your right I did!..haha,I left the bones in and brushed oil and spices on them inside and out.Then broiled them for 5 minutes on each side..The skin and meat just fell of the bones...I probably looked like a crack head eating them...Now I gotta hide the evidence before she gets home

Jrob78 · 02-14-10, 05:10 PM

Man I wish I would've gotten up yesterday and gone with you guys! Hopefully I can tag along next weekend. You're making me hungry for some fish!

bamabassman · 02-14-10, 06:13 PM

Congrats waffle, trout is a very tasty meal. grilled, sauted, baked. Have fun eating man.

islandbass · 02-15-10, 02:20 AM

Right on, WJ!!!

Hmmmph. I didn't realized it snowed in Texas.

Just kidding. Power bait is usually a slam dunk for trout.

Sure wish I had some homemade inline spinners to send you.

BigBassin144 · 02-15-10, 10:40 AM

Way to go Waffle!

I've learned from fishing for steelhead that trout fishing is definately not for fair weather fishermen!

I'd wrap those fillets in foil with some onions, garlic, salt, pepper, and olive oil (and whatever other veggies you want to throw in) and stick them on the grill.

BB

WaffleJaw · 02-15-10, 11:37 AM

haha,thanks guys...Yea thats the record breaking snow we got last week....Its almost all gone now and getting back to 40ish and sunny!

BB- We were discussing it,and its funny how we were getting skunked on the other outings during colder days in the low 40's ...But here it is snowing and in the 30 range and they were active as hell.....A lesson learned....I wonder how it will be this Saturday?

lilmule · 02-15-10, 01:11 PM

Not just texas 49 states had it only one lacking was Hawaii which normally has some on the tops of mtns.
Nice trout,myself I prefer wild ones and brookies.

CamG · 02-15-10, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by nofearengineer

CamG...you're from Wyoming? Where from? I lived in Casper and Riverton for a while as a kid. Did a lot of trout fishing, but never flies.

Not from Wyoming, but Nebraska. I've just spent my fair share of time in Wyoming. Beautiful country!

nofearengineer · 02-15-10, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by lilmule

Not just texas 49 states had it only one lacking was Hawaii which normally has some on the tops of mtns.
Nice trout,myself I prefer wild ones and brookies.

Brookies are like trout nuggets!

I remember when I was 12 or so, going up to Bates Creek, near Casper, WY and catching huge stringers of Brook Trout. We did practice catch and release though....right into Lake Crisco.....delicious!!

MallenManson · 02-15-10, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by nofearengineer

Brookies are like trout nuggets!

I remember when I was 12 or so, going up to Bates Creek, near Casper, WY and catching huge stringers of Brook Trout. We did practice catch and release though....right into Lake Crisco.....delicious!!

I hear Lake Crisco can get quite warm.

Bubba_Bruiser · 02-15-10, 04:29 PM

Nice haul Waffle. Do they put up a good fight?

WaffleJaw · 02-15-10, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Bubba_Bruiser

Nice haul Waffle. Do they put up a good fight?

Well if I was on a light rod it would have been more fun...but using a MH you get a few where your reeling in and you cock your head to the side and ask yourself ''is he still there?''..lol...For the most part they just came right in.

BigBassin144 · 02-15-10, 05:26 PM

Even the little guys are fun on an UL or even a flyrod. And when you hook a big one, it's a blast.

BB

BlueDaksi · 02-16-10, 08:26 AM

Congrats! It's always fun catching something new.

02-14-10, 03:00 PM	#1
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	Finally got my Rainbow Trout! Well it was cold,wet,and worth it!....Me and my buddy Nate have been trying for these trouts since they started stocking in TX...Everyone that we meet at the different lakes were all getting skunked..They stocked 3200 at Samual Farms out here and we went for one last try before the Sandbass run coming up...At first,we were the only two idiots there,then more and more started showing up...We were using light spinning rigs with a 1/4 oz egg sinker,barrel swivel..Then attached a 12'' leader of 4lb test with a small double barred brim hook...We were using the Powerbait Trout ''floating bait'' to float the hooks..We also had Salmon eggs,and Philsbury cinnamon dough,haha!.. Nate caught one early on..Then about an hour later the bite just went insane!!...That Powerbait was the winner by far,The bites were so subtle,that you had to watch your tip like a hawk..We had alert bells on the rods,and the bites were so light that the bells wouldnt jingle....I missed several due to trying to set the hook like it was a 4lb bass.....So finally I would leave the rod in the rod holder and when the tip would bounce,Id pick it up keeping the line tight.And when it bounced again,I would flick my wrist back and started reeling....Didnt miss after that. It was a blast,and in the end we both caught our limit of 5 and called it a morning...Were gonna go back and do it again this Saturday.I got mine defrosting right now and getting ready for a Trout lunch!!! (I dont think Ive ever eaten Trout,lol) First fish of 2010,and a species Ive never caught before...Awesome day! Attached Thumbnails __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

02-14-10, 03:35 PM	#4
BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	Congrats on a nice bag of fish. __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

02-14-10, 03:41 PM	#5
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Awesome day, Waffle!!! You're going to love rainbow trout. It is very, very different from bass or panfish. Pink flesh with a nutty flavor. I like mine pan-fried in butter with spices. CamG...you're from Wyoming? Where from? I lived in Casper and Riverton for a while as a kid. Did a lot of trout fishing, but never flies. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

02-14-10, 03:45 PM	#6
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Way to go Waffle! __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

02-14-10, 06:13 PM	#10
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	Congrats waffle, trout is a very tasty meal. grilled, sauted, baked. Have fun eating man. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

02-14-10, 03:07 PM	#2
CamG BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Superior, NE Posts: 974	Sweet! I get the chance to fly fish every now and again in Wyoming. Trout are good to eat! Congrats!

02-14-10, 03:10 PM	#3
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	Congrats Waffle, nice fish! -Mark

02-14-10, 04:22 PM	#7
screwballl BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NWFL Posts: 654	I grew up fishing and eating trout in cold water lakes of SD. Just wait until a bigger one catches on, they can fight like a big small mouth... oh and another bait that may be worth trying (as long as it is legal there) is canned sweet corn, just the normal stuff you eat with steak and potatoes type of corn. We used to catch limits in SD on corn but they outlawed it on several lakes to lower the number of fish taken

02-14-10, 05:10 PM	#9
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Man I wish I would've gotten up yesterday and gone with you guys! Hopefully I can tag along next weekend. You're making me hungry for some fish!

02-15-10, 02:20 AM	#11
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	Right on, WJ!!! Hmmmph. I didn't realized it snowed in Texas. Just kidding. Power bait is usually a slam dunk for trout. Sure wish I had some homemade inline spinners to send you. __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

02-15-10, 10:40 AM	#12
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Way to go Waffle! I've learned from fishing for steelhead that trout fishing is definately not for fair weather fishermen! I'd wrap those fillets in foil with some onions, garlic, salt, pepper, and olive oil (and whatever other veggies you want to throw in) and stick them on the grill. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

02-15-10, 11:37 AM	#13
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	haha,thanks guys...Yea thats the record breaking snow we got last week....Its almost all gone now and getting back to 40ish and sunny! BB- We were discussing it,and its funny how we were getting skunked on the other outings during colder days in the low 40's ...But here it is snowing and in the 30 range and they were active as hell.....A lesson learned....I wonder how it will be this Saturday? __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

02-15-10, 01:11 PM	#14
lilmule BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Buchanan,Tn Posts: 2,685	Not just texas 49 states had it only one lacking was Hawaii which normally has some on the tops of mtns. Nice trout,myself I prefer wild ones and brookies.

02-15-10, 04:29 PM	#18
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	Nice haul Waffle. Do they put up a good fight? __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

02-15-10, 05:26 PM	#20
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Even the little guys are fun on an UL or even a flyrod. And when you hook a big one, it's a blast. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

02-16-10, 08:26 AM	#21
BlueDaksi BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 148	Congrats! It's always fun catching something new. __________________ -Paul Shipman, Ph.D., Team FishGator.com, Team Malibu Kayaks Pro-Staff

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