Stocked Trout Fishing Help

[Joshticoun0]

Over the past week I've went out fishing at a local stocked trout pond that I've had good luck with. At the end of May and early June I was catching 4-5 every time I went out there on inline spinners. However in this past week I've either got skunked or only got 1. Yesterday I seen a guy pulling them out one after another using some type of float rig with bait.

My assumption is the water has warmed up and they aren't active in the middle of the water column anymore so that is why they aren't hitting my spinners as often anymore. Although today I seen a guy fly fishing and getting them on the surface.

I'm wondering if anybody could help me with catching these trout. I'm making a trip to Cabela's to get some lures for pike fishing so if anybody has suggestions for some good lures for trout that would also be appreciated.

Thanks!

[mattpreat]

It sounds like the fish were just a little less active this week and didn't want to take to a spinner, but instead prefer the bait or fly that they did not need to chase. I would try either going the bait route, slowing your retrieve down and add more pauses to it, or buying a couple flys (muddler minnow, woolly bugger, coachman) and use them a few feet behind a bobber to sorta kinda match what that flyfisherman was doing.

There'll be lots of opinions on what'll work, so just gotta try as many options as possible till you find the best one!

[Joshticoun0]

Fish are weird sometimes! Haha thanks for the reply. For the bait setup just a float with a few split shots and a hook at end would probably do it then? I do have a fly fishing rod that I got recently but I have still yet to figure out the cast.

[Justfishin73]

Originally Posted by Joshticoun0

Fish are weird sometimes! Haha thanks for the reply. For the bait setup just a float with a few split shots and a hook at end would probably do it then?

Yup, small leeches work great on that set up too

[pinelakeperch]

If it's a small pond, I'm guessing it's due to pressure. Could also be weather, water temperature, or the fish Gods. Anyways, in these situations it's good to have multiple strategies. I normally have a rod for casting lures, a rod for casting a slip bobber, and a rod for chucking a weight and bait rig. Throw in a fly rod, and if you're not catching them at that point, it probably isn't anything you're doing wrong.

You can obviously use one rod for the three spinning methods I mentioned, but for the sake of convenience and ease, it's nice to have tailored, dedicated rods for each method. The rods don't need to be expensive.

[Joshticoun0]

Originally Posted by pinelakeperch

If it's a small pond, I'm guessing it's due to pressure. Could also be weather, water temperature, or the fish Gods. Anyways, in these situations it's good to have multiple strategies. I normally have a rod for casting lures, a rod for casting a slip bobber, and a rod for chucking a weight and bait rig. Throw in a fly rod, and if you're not catching them at that point, it probably isn't anything you're doing wrong.

You can obviously use one rod for the three spinning methods I mentioned, but for the sake of convenience and ease, it's nice to have tailored, dedicated rods for each method. The rods don't need to be expensive.

I've actually talked to the caretaker of the pond and he said he thinks people take more than their limit because at the end of the the summer its incredibly hard to catch the trout. So there is a ton of pressure on this pond but I think they're just not active this week. Guess I'll have to go out with a bait rig and wait for the bites.

[TROLLER]

Throw it out with some bait and make sure to use a slip bopper, keep the line slack, that way the fish can take the bait and you have a chance to set the hook.