The Best Ways To Catch Trout : For Spin Fishermen

For more than two decades I have been fishing for trout, many times in rivers and/or streams, and in all that time I have done so while using ultra light spin fishing gear. When asked what I like to do, I reply that I love to fish for trout and most people automatically assume that this means that I fly fish, which isn't the case. I then have to point out that although I love to fish for trout, I don't fly fish. It's not that I have anything against "fly fishing" (although many fly fishermen seem to take themselves quite seriously), it's just that I have always chosen not to partake in the form of fishing known as "fly fishing".

With that being said, over the past twenty plus years that I have spent fishing for trout as a spin fishermen, I have learned some very effective ways to catch trout, a few of which I will outline in this article. Are these the out and out best ways to catch trout for spin fishermen? It would be impossible to say that this is the case, but what I can say is that in my experience these are some of the best ways to catch trout, and they have all served me well for many years.

The first of the ways to catch trout that I want to outline is called fishing with dough bait, and it involves "still fishing" in a pond or lake that has been stocked with trout while using dough bait trout bait. Now, you can use whatever type of dough bait that you prefer to use, but the most popular form of dough trout bait is called Powerbait. The bottom line is that there is little doubt that fishing with dough bait is one of the best ways for spin fishermen to catch trout.

The next of the best ways to catch trout is called drifting a worm, and it involves "drift fishing" a live worm in the current of a river or stream, with the goal being to have your worm bounce along the bottom of the river or stream as it drifts with the current. This particular trout fishing technique has been very good to me over the years and is my preferred method of catching trout. Drift fishing for trout is much like drift fishing for steelhead except for the fact that much lighter gear and fishing line are employed. If you are an ultra light spin fisherman "drifting a worm" needs to be a part of your trout fishing repertoire.

As I said earlier, the best ways to catch trout are based largely upon personal fishing preferences, but when it comes to spin fishing, the aforementioned techniques have to, at the very least, be among the best ways to catch trout. For the spin fishermen, ultralight trout fishing is an excellent way to catch trout, there's no doubt about it.