Summer Trout Lures – 3 Lures That You Should Always Have When Trout Fishing During The Summer

Fishing for freshwater trout, whether you are talking about rainbow, brown, cutthroat, or brook trout is a popular summertime activity, but can be a challenge in many instances. Things like rising water temperatures, activity on the waterways where trout are fished for, and low water conditions can make catching trout consistently a difficult task. One of the ways to combat some of these problems that face the summer trout angler is to utilize the most effective trout lures.

I have been spin fishing for trout (mainly rainbow trout) for more than two decades and in that time have learned that certain trout lures are more effective than others during the summer months and these lures will be outlined in this post.

Let's begin with a very prevalent insect in many trout fishing area's and that insect in the grasshopper. Fly fishermen are well aware of the fact that "hopper" patterns are a great summertime trout bait option and it's high time that we as ultra light spin fishermen use this information to our advantage as well. During the summer months make sure that you have a Rebel Crickethopper or two in your fishing vest at all times. Twitching one of these little lures on the surface of slow moving water is deadly when you notice grasshoppers jumping along the bank.

Next we have a sort of spinner/fly combo called the Mepps Spinner Fly. These unique trout fishing lures are effective all year, but seem to be particularly effective during the summer months. Make sure that you have a couple of spinnerflies available to you as well anytime that you are fishing for trout during the summer. I have found black and brown color patterns to be effective, but there is nothing scientific about this conclusion.

Finally, we have my peronal favorite and that is any form of crayfish imitation. You can use a crayfish crank bait such as the Rebel Crawfish or a soft plastic Berkley Powerbait crayfish, but the point is that trout (especially large trout) LOVE to feast on tiny cray fish. The point is that some form of cray fish imitation needs to be a part of your summertime trout fishing repertoire.