FS Digest

I plan on fishing a trout stream this winter/spring (not fly fishing). I’ve never done it before, anything special I should know? Does it matter if I’m going upstream vs downstream? Etc.

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by PDZ9506

FS Digest

Find a deep whole in the water where its moving slow because of a rock blocking the current

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by demomboi69

FS Digest

Upstream is generally more productive. What region?

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by SammyboySauce

FS Digest

Wisconsin

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by PDZ9506

FS Digest

Specifically around Plymouth.

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by PDZ9506

Ron620DVS Loc: Guntersville Alabama

4 Reasons Spinners Out-Fish Flies for Winter Trout...

Here in northwestern Pennsylvania it’s the time of year when you take advantage of whatever outdoor opportunities present themselves. If something is in season and the weather decides to cooperate, you jump at the chance to get out of the house. When the often whimsical conditions finally paired an above-freezing day with nice flows in area waters, my friend Dave and I decided to spend the afternoon prospecting a wild trout stream.

I took my 7.5-foot four-weight fly rod; Dave a light action 6-foot spinning rod. I was confident I could coax a bite or two in the 35 degree water by drifting a nymph, egg pattern, or by working a Woolly Bugger tight to the bank. Dave opted for a small spinner.


During the two-and-a-half hour outing Dave experienced all the action, landing three lovely stream-bred browns and rolling several others. On the ride home we discussed the day’s events, theorizing on why the spinner, a seemingly more aggressive lure, had outperformed more subtle presentations. We decided on a few reasons a spinner is more effective for stream prospecting:



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Seafoam Loc: Nampa, ID

As long as you cast upstream from the hole you want to fish you should be ok either way. Fish face against the current. I try to fish around the seam of current and slack water usually. Like behind a rock. Look for undercut banks too.