How To Hook A Worm For Trout

One of the most effective baits for trout is the worm, and a worm can mean many different things. It can be a live worm such as a night crawler, red worm, or mini night crawler, or it can be a synthetic worm. What is a synthetic worm you ask? A synthetic worm is one that has been manufactured with trout (or fish) attracting scents impregnated within it to make it pleasing to the fishes sense of smell. The most popular synthetic worms are manufactured by Berkley and are sold under the names, "trout worms", "alive night crawlers", and "Alive angle worms ".

The key to using any of these worms for trout is the way in which the worm is hooked, which is what this article is about. Now hooking a worm seems like a simple thing (probably because it is) yet a vast majority of anglers tend to go about this simple task in the wrong way. Why is this the case? Probably because they simply never considered something simple. You see, rather than hooking a worm through a hook once and leaving most of the body of the worm hanging in the water or attempting to "thread" a worm onto a hook in an attempt to make it look more natural, if you want to hook a worm for trout in the most efficient and effective way possible another hook needs to be added to the equation.

In other words the hooks that are used for trout fishing need to be downsized and configured into what in known as a set of gang hooks. A set of gang hooks is simply a pair of small fishing hooks that have been tied back to back. Why is this a good thing? First of all because by using size #8 or #10 fishing hooks the hook is virtually invisible to the trout that you are attempting to catch. And second because with two small fishing hooks the worm can be presented in an outstretched and natural manner, which means that you receive more bites from hungry trout.

If you want to know how to hook a worm for trout, what I just outlined is it. In my extensive experience fishing for trout in this manner, I have found that "drift fishing" a worm in the current of a river or stream is a very effective way to employ a worm when trout fishing. Using a live worm and "blowing it up" with a syringe, then fishing it on the bottom is also an effective trout tactic.
Add this simple, yet extremely effective method of hooking worm to your trout fishing arsenal and your bite rates will increase exponentially. This method has worked for me for a quarter of a century and I know it will work for you as well.