Finally caught a trout!

NJBassDevil · 09-24-05, 11:15 AM

I have been trout fishing all my life. I have caught over 1000 trout. I have lived in my house for 12 year and the first year we moved up there, my cousin caught a trout out of the creek behind my house. Sence then there have been a few sightings but no catches. Today, I went to the creek. This creek is wide and long ( about 20 feet wide and about 10 miles long ) and I bet that there is only about 30 trout in the whole creek. I went to a hole that is ok but there are alot of creek chubes in it. And then.......I SAW HIM! He was a Brook Trout and I got so excited. I only had a white spinner on me and he wouldnt touch that so I had to snag him. I Snaged him in the lower lip. The fight was awesome and lasted about 20 seconds. When I pulled him in I could not believe my eyes. In the 12 year that we have lived here, only ONE trout was caught out of that creek by my family and my family are big fisherman. I have set a new record to beat. The trout was 13 inches long and had about a 5-6 inch girth. I can't wait to tell Powerbass because the last time me and him went fishing back there, we saw him in the same hole but he didnt bit. I am so proud of myself and I know now that my little creek has some big potential!!!

Dyas · 09-24-05, 11:24 AM

Im sure you read what I posted on our forum so I aint gonna post all that here again lol........ Congrates dude!!

454ss · 09-24-05, 11:49 AM

Hey man wtg i aint never tried trout fishin.

lizardsrule · 09-30-05, 07:10 AM

Is it legal to snag trout where you live?

Lizards

flachristopherkeene9 · 09-30-05, 07:24 AM

Im gonna go to a pond in Ohio on Monday where there is Trout in it. How do I catch them. What kind of lures, etc. I know most catch them fly fishing. But will little jigs for like Crappie fishing work?? give me some pointers please.

Chris

H2O · 09-30-05, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by christopherkeene9

Im gonna go to a pond in Ohio on Monday where there is Trout in it. How do I catch them. What kind of lures, etc. I know most catch them fly fishing. But will little jigs for like Crappie fishing work?? give me some pointers please.

Chris

I'm not sure which kind trout you fish for. Any way, try spoons or spinners. If the weather is getting cold, those lures will work well.

lizardsrule · 09-30-05, 07:45 AM

Canned corn can also work for trout.

Lizards

Bender · 09-30-05, 10:05 AM

Or small spawn sacks. A little flourecent meshbag with spawn eggs in it tied up with string. Like these: http://www.lakemichiganangler.com/st...k_Products.htm

flachristopherkeene9 · 09-30-05, 11:11 AM

And does anybody from Ohio know whats in the Maumee River around Perrysberg or Maumee at this time of year. Anything I just wanna catch something.

Chris

JB · 09-30-05, 11:36 AM

I fish there, and soon the steelhead will be comming in, usually its full of white bass and walleye in april/may, then in winter you'll see people steelhead fishing

JB · 09-30-05, 11:38 AM

Chris,

On the trout, we usually use a small yellow pop eye jig (yellow or white maribou jig) with a minnow.
Other choices can be a small piece of cheese or corn as lizards mentioned, on a 1/32 or 1/16th ounce yellow jig, witha bobber, maybe 18-32 inches.
The rule around here is colder weather, overcast and windy for the trout bite

flachristopherkeene9 · 09-30-05, 11:52 AM

But whats in the River now???? And how do I catch that?

Chris

WTL · 09-30-05, 12:26 PM

For stream trout I've always done best with tiny wet flies in dark, natural colors (brown or black). And stockies, they will hit most anything thats flashy so the yo-zuri pins minnows have given me good success. Admittedly though, I fish for trout like I fish for bass, so I'm not too good at it. But its a fun diversion and I prefer them for eating.

flachristopherkeene9 · 10-03-05, 04:25 PM

We went to the Grand Rapids dam today and all that I could catch was a ton i mean a ton of carp trying to jump up the dam. Some guy waded out and had 3 walleye but that was a ways away. Hopefully going back later just to catch something.

Chris

Bender · 10-03-05, 05:48 PM

Are you in Toledo or Grand Rapids, MI? If you are in Toledo you could run up 75 to Luna Pier, I have always heard there are smallmouth and a ton of perch there.

flachristopherkeene9 · 10-08-05, 10:50 AM

Went back to Grand Rapids on Thursday. Caught a bunch of white bass and two 2 to 3 pound largemouths. The larges were caught on a yellow bucktail jig. All made a nice dinner.

Chris

09-24-05, 11:15 AM	#1
NJBassDevil BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 899	Finally caught a trout! I have been trout fishing all my life. I have caught over 1000 trout. I have lived in my house for 12 year and the first year we moved up there, my cousin caught a trout out of the creek behind my house. Sence then there have been a few sightings but no catches. Today, I went to the creek. This creek is wide and long ( about 20 feet wide and about 10 miles long ) and I bet that there is only about 30 trout in the whole creek. I went to a hole that is ok but there are alot of creek chubes in it. And then.......I SAW HIM! He was a Brook Trout and I got so excited. I only had a white spinner on me and he wouldnt touch that so I had to snag him. I Snaged him in the lower lip. The fight was awesome and lasted about 20 seconds. When I pulled him in I could not believe my eyes. In the 12 year that we have lived here, only ONE trout was caught out of that creek by my family and my family are big fisherman. I have set a new record to beat. The trout was 13 inches long and had about a 5-6 inch girth. I can't wait to tell Powerbass because the last time me and him went fishing back there, we saw him in the same hole but he didnt bit. I am so proud of myself and I know now that my little creek has some big potential!!! __________________ Fish Hard Last edited by NJBassDevil; 09-24-05 at 12:08 PM.

09-24-05, 11:24 AM	#2
Dyas BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saraland, AL Posts: 1,995	Im sure you read what I posted on our forum so I aint gonna post all that here again lol........ Congrates dude!! __________________ Southern by birth, Redneck by choice... Saved by the Grace of God

09-30-05, 07:10 AM	#4
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	Is it legal to snag trout where you live? Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

09-30-05, 07:45 AM	#7
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	Canned corn can also work for trout. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

09-30-05, 12:26 PM	#13
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	For stream trout I've always done best with tiny wet flies in dark, natural colors (brown or black). And stockies, they will hit most anything thats flashy so the yo-zuri pins minnows have given me good success. Admittedly though, I fish for trout like I fish for bass, so I'm not too good at it. But its a fun diversion and I prefer them for eating. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

09-24-05, 11:49 AM	#3
454ss BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Glennville,GA Posts: 615	Hey man wtg i aint never tried trout fishin.

09-30-05, 07:24 AM	#5
flachristopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 516	Im gonna go to a pond in Ohio on Monday where there is Trout in it. How do I catch them. What kind of lures, etc. I know most catch them fly fishing. But will little jigs for like Crappie fishing work?? give me some pointers please. Chris

09-30-05, 10:05 AM	#8
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	Or small spawn sacks. A little flourecent meshbag with spawn eggs in it tied up with string. Like these: http://www.lakemichiganangler.com/st...k_Products.htm

09-30-05, 11:11 AM	#9
flachristopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 516	And does anybody from Ohio know whats in the Maumee River around Perrysberg or Maumee at this time of year. Anything I just wanna catch something. Chris

09-30-05, 11:36 AM	#10
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	I fish there, and soon the steelhead will be comming in, usually its full of white bass and walleye in april/may, then in winter you'll see people steelhead fishing

09-30-05, 11:38 AM	#11
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Chris, On the trout, we usually use a small yellow pop eye jig (yellow or white maribou jig) with a minnow. Other choices can be a small piece of cheese or corn as lizards mentioned, on a 1/32 or 1/16th ounce yellow jig, witha bobber, maybe 18-32 inches. The rule around here is colder weather, overcast and windy for the trout bite

09-30-05, 11:52 AM	#12
flachristopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 516	But whats in the River now???? And how do I catch that? Chris

10-03-05, 04:25 PM	#14
flachristopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 516	We went to the Grand Rapids dam today and all that I could catch was a ton i mean a ton of carp trying to jump up the dam. Some guy waded out and had 3 walleye but that was a ways away. Hopefully going back later just to catch something. Chris

10-03-05, 05:48 PM	#15
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	Are you in Toledo or Grand Rapids, MI? If you are in Toledo you could run up 75 to Luna Pier, I have always heard there are smallmouth and a ton of perch there.

10-08-05, 10:50 AM	#16
flachristopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 516	Went back to Grand Rapids on Thursday. Caught a bunch of white bass and two 2 to 3 pound largemouths. The larges were caught on a yellow bucktail jig. All made a nice dinner. Chris

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