3 Tips That Will Help You Catch More Trout When You Are Fishing With Powerbait

There is little doubt that for spin fishermen, Powerbait is a "go to" bait when it comes to fishing for trout. This fact is especially true during the spring of the year when river flows become high and muddy due to spring rains and snow run off from the mountains. When these things occur, rivers become all but un-fishable and when this happens, the only recourse that many spin fishing trout anglers have is to head out to their local lake or pond that contains trout.

When a lake or pond contains trout (often rainbow trout) it means that these fish have been stocked (or put there for the express purpose of being caught by fishermen). Well, when you are fishing for trout that have been stocked one of the best trout baits on the planet to use to catch them is Powerbait , which is a dough bait that is manufactured by Berkley. Powerbait is used for trout fishing by molding in around a fishing hook and then "bottom fishing" until a hungry trout swims by and smells your bait.

The first tip that I have in relation to fishing with Powerbait is to use fishing hooks that are very small. Small balls of Powerbait seem to always outfish large chucks mainly because small chunks are easier for hungry trout to engulf than large balls of Powerbait. If using a single bait holder, salmon egg, or set of gang hooks this means that size #10 hooks should be employed. If using a single treble hook, size #12 or even #18 hook is the way to go for trout fishing.

The second tip is to make sure that the Powerbait that is being used is as "fresh" as possible. A new jar of bait for each fishing trip certainly isn't necessary, but replacing your bait every season is. I have always found the "fresh" Powerbait will outfish stale or old Powerbait.

The third tip that will help you catch more fish when fishing with Powerbait is to be on the water at the most productive time of the day. How are you supposed to determine the most productive time of the day? By learning and paying attention to how the weather and moon impact trout fishing. You would be surprised at how much these these two factors have to due with whether or not the trout fishing will be productive.

Make these 3 simple tips a part of your trout fishing repertoire and you will catch more trout the next time that you are using the trout bait known as Powerbait.