Trout Fishing Tactics That Will Help Even The Novice Fisherman Catch More Trout

There are many different tactics that can be used to catch trout from drifting a dry fly along the surface of a river or stream to "drift fishing" a live worm along the bottom of the same river or stream to "still fishing" in a lake that has been stocked by Powerbait fishing on a basic "still fishing" rig to name just a few of the more popular trout fishing tactics. In other words there are many different tactics that can be employed when fishing for trout and below I will outline a few that will help even the novice fisherman be able to go out and catch a few trout.

The first tactic that I want to outline involves bottom fishing with an "inflated" worm. If you are wondering what an "inflated worm" is it is simply a live fishing worm that has had air added to it's body with a worm blower, which is simply an empty plastic bottle with a syringe attached to it. This enables you to "blow up" (or add air) to your live fishing worm which means that the worm will float off of the bottom of the water that you are fishing.

This tactic is best served when "bottom fishing" in the slow moving water that exists in rivers. If you "still fish" in a deep slow moving pool of a river that contains trout an inflated fishing worm can often be a "can't miss" trout fishing tactic. Do yourself a favor and give this method a shot sooner, rather than later.

The next of the trout fishing tactics that will help even the novice fisherman catch more trout involves the use of something called trout spinners. Trout spinners, which are also called in-line spinners are an "old standby" in the world of fishing for trout. These small trout fishing lures mimic bait fish and/or insects to a great degree, both of which are major food sources for trout. Trout spinners can be fished by simply casting them into the water and retrieving them. Try varying the speed of your retrieve to trigger hungry trout into biting your spinner.

The final tactic that I want to discuss involves using a trout bait referred to as dough bait. The most popular dough bait that is used for trout fishing is known as Powerbait. Unlike trout spinners, this bait is used with no motion whatsoever using a technique known as "still fishing". The bait is molded around your hook, which is attached to a basic bottom fishing rig, and cast into a lake that contains trout that have been stocked (which means that they have been raised and released into the water for the express purpose of being caught by fishermen). The Powerbait is then "still fished" by allowing it to sit on the bottom of the lake until a hungry trout bites.

The bottom line is that if you are new to the world of fishing for trout, the aforementioned trout fishing tactics will enable you to catch a few trout, and as you hone your skills you will be able to catch trout on a consistent basis.

Trevor Kugler is co-founder of JRWfishing a website focused on river and stream fishing with a focus on fishing for trout. He has more than 25 years experience fishing for all types of fish, and has spent much of that time fishing in small rivers and streams.