How To Catch Rainbow Trout In Rivers

Rainbow trout are a very popular species of fish among anglers and one of the most enjoyable and productive places to catch them is in rivers. Rivers are where I spend at least 75% of my time when I am fishing for rainbow trout and over the past twenty plus years I have learned some tips and tricks that have enabled me to become a very successful river rainbow trout fisherman. In this post I will reveal some of these tips and tricks so that they can be added to your trout fishing arsenal and with any luck will help you to experience more success the next time that you hit your favorite river in search of these beautiful fish.

If you want to consistently catch rainbow trout while fishing in rivers you need to use the correct gear, which means and ultra light rod that is from five to six and a half foot in length that has a comparable ultralight reel attached to it and the reel needs to be spooled with two or four pound test fishing line. Many trout fishermen tend to use gear that's entirely too heavy and it's a mistake that costs them fish.

Next you need to concern yourself with the way that you approach the trout that you are going to fish for. You want to approach any area of the river that you intend to fish from parallel or the downstream side of the area. Why is this the case? Because 95% of the time when a rainbow trout is feeding, it will be facing upstream and therefore will be much more likely too see you if you approach the area from the same side that the trout is looking.

Next we come to one of the most effective river trout fishing techniques that has ever been created and it's a technique known as drift fishing. Drift fishing is an amazingly effective way to catch rainbow trout in rivers and has been my "go to" trout fishing technique for more than two decades. Drift fishing can be accomplished with small trout lures and jigs or with live bait such as minnows or live fishing worms. The technique involves casting parallel to a bit upstream of where you are standing in or along the river and allowing your bait or lure to drift with the current of the river. Drift fishing takes some practice to get used to, but is as effective a rainbow trout technique that there is once learned.

Follow these simple rules and tips and you will never again wonder how to catch rainbow trout in rivers, you will in fact know how to do it.