Best bait for trout

[Headhunter]

Re: Best bait for trout

In tailwaters I have the most luck with midges.



In wild streams, I almost always fish with elk hair caddis flies or bead head pheasant tails.



Although, recently I've been catching a bunch of fish on the pink squirrel.



I've been thinking about tying this with cat hair and calling it the pink........ feline.
Not all the time but a majority of the time, this post wins.
Not all the time, but a majority of the time, this post wins.

I pretty much tie all flies in size 16, including the midges.

 

[MidTennFisher]

Re: Best bait for trout

I can't believe nobody has mentioned Trout Magnets yet.

They flat out catch fish, all species, hands down. I've caught just about everything that swims in Tennessee on them but in the Caney you can't keep the trout off your line. It's almost cheating except it can be challenging to not lose the fish on 2# test line. Don't be fooled that such a small lure only catches stockers. You'll catch plenty of stockers but lots of trophy Browns have also been caught on them. It hasn't happened to me yet but the time is coming.

 

[gat51]

Re: Best bait for trout

Best bait? Small black rostertail works well for me. Smaller the better.

 

[RUGER]

Re: Best bait for trout

I can't believe nobody has mentioned Trout Magnets yet.

 

[deadeye 77]

Re: Best bait for trout

QUESTION: where would be a good place I could take my kids to try some of that trout magnet to put on the grill! :tu: oh yeah I live in Putnam county.