Trout Fishing Lures

Hey folks, welcome to my hub about trout fishing lures. I wanted to do a hub on "how to catch a trout" but someone already had a really good hub on it so I thought that I would talk specifically about lures. Let me introduce myself first. I was born in Buford, Georgia which is really close to Buford Dam. This is the Dam that feeds water into the Chattahoochee river - commonly called the "hooch." I was bound to become a fishing addict being this close to a lake and a river. My dad introduced me to trout fishing and hunting at a very young age and it was evident that I was hooked. I have fished the Chattahoochee river so many time that I know every fishing hole from the Dam all of the way to Highway 20 which is several miles. Trout fishing is one of my passions folks, so naturally I am good at it. I mean aren't we all good at the things we love to do? Some dream about making money and the city lights - i dream of waking up at the crack of dawn and experiencing the serenity of the outdoors. There really isnt anything like the sound when the day breaks folks, there really isn't.

That enough of an introduction, so lets get to trout lures.

Let me start off by saying that there are a ton of different trout lures. I am going to break them down between spinners, which are used for regular fishing methods, and flies which are used when fly fishing

Types Of Spinners

Spinners are just a name that I give to lures that are used for fishing with a "spinning" or open cast reel. This are the kind of lures that most of you have probably seen.

Spoons

A spoon is basically what is says, it is shaped like the end of a spoon and wobbles when being retrieved. My favorite trout lure is a spoon called a "Little Cleo." This lure is my favorite for a reason folks. The little cleo has worked the best for me in so many different places that I just assume use it over any other kind. I have been trout fishing in many places all across the United States. I have been trout fishing in the San Juan river in New, Mexico and several places in Yellow Stone National Park and Glacier National Park. I believe that yellow stone is in Wyoming and Glacier is in Montana - sorry my memory is terrible. The Little Cleo outperformed most every other lure in my arsenal 90% of the time. However, it really depends on what the trout are feeding on in an area. A spoon lure is imitating a small bait fish, so if there are no bait fish in the area then the trout might not hit is. This is rare, but it does happen. A golden rule about trout fishing is that you have to adjust to what they are feeding on. That is - if you look down in the water and see a bunch of ants floating by, then you need to tie on a floating ant to your fly rod. Trout will many times get into a feeding frenzy when a certain type of food is plentiful and will hit nothing else but that type of food. Anyways, the spoon is a fantastic trout fishing lure. I will post a picture on this hub of a huge trout that I caught out of smith's creek near lake Burton in Georgia. I am sorry, I left out why spoons like the Little Cleo are so great. When they wobble in the water, they imitate a bait fish. Trout like most other fish have a lateral line (sort of like our spinal cord) that is very sensitive to vibrations in the water. Many times, even if they are not attracted to the shiny lure, they will attack anyways as a predatory reflex and you will have a fish on. Most spoons come in either silver or gold. I have had better luck with gold spoons, but silver works pretty well too. They are also made in different colors. I try not to use these because they do not shine in the water. When you are using a spoon, the technique is pretty simple. When you get up to the hole that you are going to fish, simple chunk it out there and retrieve it. If that doesn't produce a fish then try a variation. You may want to jig it - that is reeling a little bit and then jigging it up or you may want to try reeling it in a little slower.

Rooster Tails and Lures

Rooster tails are a very popular bait when it comes to trout fishing. The have a spoon, but it is much smaller than a little cleo's. The have a small tuft of some kind of animal hair on the end. there are lots of other hard bait lures that people have a lot os success with. Some of them are made by companies like Rapala. These trout lures imitate a minnow and can either dive or stay close to the surface, The ones that dive can either dive shallow or deep. To achieve a different dive level, all that you have to do is tweak the lip on the lure. I do not suggest you do this yourself for the first time, have someone else show you because I do not want you to break your lure. Most of these are about 3 to 4 inches in length. The have both the rainbow trout and brown trout pattern which have always worked out great for me.

Another spinner that I forgot to mention is the Panther Martin. This is a lure that needs no introduction because it has already proven its success. The Panther Martin also has a small spoon on it and has a treble hook on the end.

Fly fishing usually only involves two types of lures or flies and they are either wet or dry. Wet flies usually imitate nymphs and sink to a desired depth determined by the length of your liter. Dry flies float on tom of the water. Some well known flies are the wooly booger and the caddis. Other baits used to catch trout are worms, grub, plastic worms, and salmon eggs.

Well, thanks for reading this article about trout fishing lures, I hope you were enlightened. Good luck on your next fishing trip.

Now for some basic tips on using these lures. First of all, before getting into the subject thinking that it is hard and all, you need to first slow down and analyze things. So if you come up to a stream or a part of a stream that you think has a trout in it, then you need to first think about the presentation of the trout lure. I mean think about it, the fish are sitting there waiting on flies and nymphs that are coming down stream, so you need to try to copy that same pattern. Whether you are fishing with flies or lures, it doesn’t really matter, however with fly fishing, the presentation is a little bit more difficult. So what you want to do is throw the lure up stream from the fish and then try to bring right in front of them. If you plop the lure right on their faces then you may spook the fish so just remember to cast up stream. If you are using a spoon or any other kind of artificial bait then you want to try to vary your retrieve in order to figure out what works best. Your first cast is usually going to be your best chance at hooking a trout in that area or hole. If you get no action out of that spot then try a few more and then make some changes. Try reeling it in slower with a few pauses or jerks, maybe try to imitate an injured bait fish with your lure. If you are still not getting any action, then you should either change your lure or try a new fishing hole.